Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
NORCROSS, GA. (ANS) -- Six missionaries have been consecrated by The Mission Society for service in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Most Reverend Dr. Robert Kwasi Aboagye-Mensah, past presiding bishop of The Methodist Church - Ghana and a member of The Mission Society's board of directors, spoke during the Nov. 1 service at the Simpsonwood Retreat Center. In attendance were staff and board members of The Mission Society, along with family and friends of those consecrated.
“Each of these missionaries has a special burden for a distinct region of the world, and God has gifted each with abilities to meet needs in the countries to which they are called,” said Rev. Dick McClain, president and CEO of The Mission Society, speaking in a news release.
He added, “They will be the hands, feet and compassionate heart of Christ in Peru, Ghana, Namibia and Haiti.”
The new missionaries are Theresa Anderson of Phenix City, Ala.; Dave and Ellen Bartlett of Marietta, Ga.; Natalie Brown of Youngstown, Ohio; and Johannes (John) and Lena Ebner of Germany.
According to the news release, for the past year Anderson has served as an intern in Huancayo, Peru, through The Mission Society. She plans to return to Huancayo to provide ministry support wherever needed. She will also be working to develop strong relationships with women, young and old, who struggle with lost hopes and dreams.
The Bartletts will join The Mission Society team in Ghana where they plan to start a recovery ministry for alcoholics and drug addicts and minister to the addicts' families.
The news release said Brown is majoring in religion at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va., and has been active in her community, working in her church and building relationships with the homeless. She plans to minister in Haiti.
Johannes (John) and Lena Ebner livein Indiana where Johannes works as an engineer. Lena has a degree in elementary education and teaches English as a second language. The Ebners plan to join Travis and Lorna Curry at Children of Zion Village in Namibia.
Founded in 1984 in the Wesleyan tradition, The Mission Society mobilizes the body of Christ globally to join Jesus in His mission, especially among the least-reached peoples. To that end, the Mission Society recruits, trains and sends Christian missionaries to minister around the world. It develops diverse programs and ministries in keeping with its missionaries' unique callings and gifts.
Its church ministry department provides seminars, workshops and mentoring for congregations in the United States and abroad, helping equip churches for outreach in their communities and worldwide. Currently, The Mission Society has more than 200 missionaries in 37 countries.
For more information about The Mission society go to www.themissionsociety.org
| Jeremy Reynalds is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service, a freelance writer and also the founder and CEO of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in intercultural education from Biola University in Los Angeles. His newest book is "Homeless in the City." Additional details on "Homeless in the City" are available athttp://www.homelessinthecity.com. Reynalds lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds at jeremyreynalds@comcast.net. |  |
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