Global Outreach Staff

Good Shepherd has a long history of sending and supporting our people all around the world. We send our best with the goal of furthering the gospel and strengthening the body of Christ.

14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!

Romans 10:14-15

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Ways To Pray

Pray for each person’s SPIRITUAL WALK

For renewal in the inner self

For strength to stand firm in their faith

For consistent devotions and prayer

Pray for each person’s PHYSICAL health

For adjustment to different time/climate

For strength, stamina and health

For safety in travel

Pray for each person’s FAMILY 

For families left behind

For their testimony to their extended family

For husband and wives, and for the children

Pray for TEAM RELATIONSHIPS

For wisdom and direction for them as a ministry team

For unity and love 

For good cooperation with local workers

For good communication with home church and sending agency

For a servant’s spirit

Pray for GOOD COMMUNICATION

For appropriate cultural communication 

For clear communication through a foreign language

For good connection with those they have come to minister to

Pray for SPIRITUAL FRUIT 

For opportunities to share the Gospel

For open hearts to receive the Love of Jesus

Argentina

Tom & Colleen Feeney

Field: Argentina
Agency: Sunrise Childrens Home

Tom and Colleen serve as chaplains at Sunrise Children’s Home in Argentina, providing teaching, discipleship, and relational care to children while supporting vocational training initiatives and community connections.

Cameroon

David & Karen DeGraaf

Field: Cameroon
Agency: Wycliffe

David works with Wycliffe/SIL to coordinate the Lessons from Scripture rollout, helping minority‑language churches disciple children with mother‑tongue Scripture resources. Karen serves as the incoming Wellbeing Services Coordinator for SIL Africa, providing staff care through counseling resources, TCK support, leadership consulting, and organizational development.

Germany

Matt & Tina Huisjen

Field: Germany
Agency: Cadence

Matt and Tina serve with Cadence International, offering a “home away from home” for US military stationed overseas. They host weekly dinners and Bible studies, weekend activities, trips and retreats, game and movie nights and enjoy entering into life with the military personnel they serve.

Scott & Heather Overby

Field: Germany
Agency: Be One Together

Scott and Heather serve at Black Forest Academy in Germany through Be One Together and VDM, where Scott teaches math and coaches students while Heather mentors women, supports fostercare efforts, and helps build a welcoming community. Their ministry focuses on investing in MKs and local families through discipleship, hospitality, and compassionate care.

Anouxa and Michele Vixathep

Field: Germany
Agency: Teach Beyond

Anouxa and Michele serve with TeachBeyond in France as PE and English teachers at Etablissement Daniel, where they invest in holistic Christian education and support students spiritually and academically.

Haiti

Nick & Hertha Troutt

Field: Haiti
Agency: Interlink Ministries

Nick serves in Les Cayes, Haiti as a university English professor and mentor within the Sou Wòch church community. His work also includes a weekly kid feed, teaching, discipling students, providing Bibles, and supporting spiritual formation in a nation experiencing instability.

Hong Kong

Stephen & Michele Jang

Field: Hong Kong
Agency: Christar

Stephen and Michele Jang serve with China Partner through Christar, training pastors and church leaders across China, Hong Kong, and the global Chinese diaspora. Their ministry includes discipleship, curriculum development, translation, preaching, and leading Navigators groups, and strengthening Chinese church leadership.

Kenya

Shel & Kym Arensen

Field: Kenya
Agency: Commission To Every Nation

Shel and Kym serve in Naivasha, Kenya. Shel works with the Drobo, a hunter-gatherer group in Kenya’s highlands, planting churches and discipling church leaders, while also being involved in friendship evangelism among several other unreached people groups. Kym serves as the curriculum director for Eden Adventures, which teaches creation care in local government schools. She also volunteers at Little Hands, a school for children with disabilities.

Papua New Guinea

Scott & Sarah Carey

Field: Papua New Guinea
Agency: Wycliffe

Scott and Sarah serve with Wycliffe and SIL in Papua New Guinea, where Scott leads the Math Department, teaches, coaches, and directs athletics, while Sarah works in HR and other needed administrative work. They both love serving in support roles, helping to make Bible translation in PNG languages possible.

Romania

Jim Caminata

Field: Romania
Agency: Eternal Truth Ministries of North Carolina

Jim serves with Eternal Truth Ministries across Romania and Italy, focusing on evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development to strengthen churches throughout Europe.

Serbia

Faith Russell

Field: Serbia
Agency: Josiah Venture

Faith serves with Josiah Venture in Serbia. After several short term trips with Good Shepherd and an internship with Josiah Venture, she felt called to serve the people of Serbia long term and now disciples and trains youth in her local church.

Slovenia

Matt & Sharon Mormance

Field: Slovenia
Agency: Barnabas

Matt and Sharon serve in Slovenia with Barnabas International, offering pastoral care, trauma support, and debriefing for global workers through individual sessions, group cohorts, and conference ministry. Their work provides spiritually formative spaces that foster healing and renewal for missionaries.

Josh & Kristi Patty

Field: Slovenia
Agency: Josiah Venture

Josh and Kristi serve with Josiah Venture in Slovenia. Josh serves as the Josiah Venture Council Chair and regional coach for the Balkan countries, while also serving as a teacher and elder at their local church. Kirsti mentors and coaches Josiah Venture staff women and disciples women in their local church.

Thailand

Paul & Karyn Meier

Field: Thailand
Agency: Seed of Hope

Paul and Karen serve with Seed of Hope in Thailand. Seed of Hope is a dorm for northern hill tribe Akha children with the purpose of serving these children through Education, Vocational Training, and Spiritual Formation. Karyn serves through art workshops and Paul serves as a project coach to the director and staff.

Ukraine

Kendra Patty

Field: Ukraine
Agency: Josiah Venture

Kendra Patty serves in Irpin, Ukraine with Josiah Venture, directing the internship program and leading teen ministry within her local church. She disciples interns, trains youth for evangelism, coordinates major ministry events, and mentors emerging leaders.

United Kingdom

Ezekiel & Elizabet Searles

Field: Ukraine
Agency: Alliance for Transatlantic Theological Training

Ezekiel and Elizabet serve with the Alliance for Transatlantic Theological Training (AT3) in Birmingham, UK, where they are involved in evangelism, discipleship, and local church ministry. Their goal is to share the gospel, develop future Christian leaders, and learn effective ways to reach Birmingham’s large Muslim community with the love and truth of Christ.

United States of America

Jerry & Beth Crosby

Field: Oregon
Agency: InterAct

Jerry and Beth serve with InterAct Ministries in Boring, Oregon, where Jerry oversees organizational operations, finance, and HR, while Beth provides vital hospitality and applicant interview support, helping create a welcoming and efficient onboarding process.

Jim & Carrie Darnall

Field: US
Agency: InterAct

Jim serves at InterAct’s U.S. Office in Boring, Oregon as Director of HR and Mobilization, leading recruitment efforts, building prayer foundations, and managing personnel processes across the organization.

Chris & Kristi Green

Field: Oregon
Agency: Navigators

Chris is a dedicated Bible teacher and first responder ministry leader with nearly 25 years of experience in Scripture and apologetics. A graduate of Multnomah University with a degree in Biblical Studies, he has served as a pastor, police chaplain, and emergency services leader. As co-founder and former president of Responder Life, and now Pioneering & Deputy Mission Director for the Military and First Responder Mission, Chris is passionate about equipping and discipling first responders across the globe.

Terry & Lori Jackson

Field: USA
Agency: Barnabas International

Terry and Lori serve with Barnabas International as Europe Team Leaders, providing pastoral care, counseling, and debriefing for missionaries across Europe while developing regional member care strategies.

Scott & Elaine Jennings

Field: USA
Agency: Cru

Scott serves with Cru as the Global Finance Core Financial Solutions Team Leader, ensuring national ministries around the world have reliable, compliant, and effective financial systems. His work includes improving payroll, restructuring accounting processes, and leading global projects across several continents, enabling missionaries to focus on ministry while navigating complex financial landscapes.

David & Theresa Knauss

Field: USA
Agency: Oasis Rest International

David and Theresa serve with Oasis Rest International in Virginia, offering R.E.S.T. retreats, debriefing, and coaching that provide spiritual and emotional renewal for ministry workers. Their ministry creates a refuge for pastors, missionaries, and leaders navigating burnout or transition.

Jonathan & Janie Martin

Field: USA
Agency: Co-Serve International

Jonathan and Janie serve with Co‑Serve to provide leadership development and organizational transformation training for pastors and ministry teams across multiple countries. Their work includes teaching, team coaching, and long‑term mentoring that helps churches and organizations embrace biblical models of leadership.

Karl & Gwynn Schumacher

Field: USA
Agency: Cru International

Karl and Gwynn serve with Cru, providing theological development, training faculty mentors, and leading global learning communities across multiple countries. Their ministry includes curriculum oversight for Cru’s BA–MA programs, faculty development, and launching new initiatives in the Middle East and Europe.

Jered & Jessica Rothwilson

Field: US
Agency: Exodus 17

Jered Rothwilson serves as founder and director of Exodus 17, overseeing programming, partnerships, communication, and international expansion for the organization. His work mobilizes volunteers across the U.S. and abroad, strengthens church‑planting networks, and supports initiatives such as launching a nursing and midwifery school in Tanzania.

Dan & Kerry Vorm

Field: USA
Agency: Hellenic Ministries

Dan and Kerry Vorm serve with Hellenic Ministries, supporting Greek field staff through pastoral care, U.S. church mobilization, and regular ministry trips to Greece. Their work strengthens missionary teams, builds church partnerships, and provides spiritual care.

uganda

Waffle & Val Lomilo

Field: Uganda
Agency: New Horizons

Val and Waffle work among the Karamojong in NE Uganda. Val is a veterinarian and, together with Waffle, they have been involved in numerous evangelistic and humanitarian projects. These include Peace Villages, church planting, evangelism, training and building church leaders, clean drinking water and well digging, education and school programs, medical and veterinarian programs, and farming and food programs.

GO Staff in Restricted-Access Areas

A note about workers in sensitive areas:

We have a handful of staff working in areas where traditional mission work is not permitted. Due to the sensitive nature of their work, we do not post their information or publicly share updates from them. Despite this, please continue to pray for them, their families and for the people they encounter through their work.

E & J

Field: Asia

E and J and their family moved to Central Asia fifteen years ago. They work in a remote area and have been part of a team involved in a variety of agricultural projects over the years. E has also been working on a number of translation projects and seminary level classes for locals.

A & A

Field: Middle East

A and A are both family doctors working at an outpatient clinic, providing medical care for primarily Syrian refugees. They are part of a team of people who all work in providing medical care with the goal to share Kingdom principles and invite people to follow Jesus.

Due to the sensitive nature of their work, please contact outreach@goodshepherdcc.org with questions regarding these staff members.