Jay is a missionary with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as the Regional Director of Talent Advancement for the Midwest Region, including his home state of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Jay’s major responsibilities include recruiting and hiring, along with training and developing the 230+ staff to continue to expand the ministries’ impact…

Fredrik and Gemma Sandberg are serving in the very southern part of Ireland. Cork is the second largest city in Ireland after the capital Dublin. Ireland has a complex background with religion, and yet this part of Ireland has a booming population growth with many nationalities, and a great need for gospel witness, and continued…

Lee and Violette Abuhl were both born and raised in Africa and have spent most of their life in ministry in several areas in Africa. After faithfully serving in college ministry on the campus of Iowa State University, God called them back to Africa. They served for seven years in Mango, Togo at the Hospital…

Cole and Debbie Albright are missionaries to Lima, Peru with a focus on church planting. Lima is a South American urban city of over 10 million people. After spending 11 years at a Saylorville Church plant in south Des Moines (Living Waters Fellowship), they are thrilled to be able to serve cross-culturally to reach the…

Lucas and Teresa have been married since 1996 and have three sons, Nathaniel, Jackson and Owen.  Both Teresa and Lucas were born and raised in Iowa and both graduated from Faith Baptist Bible College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies.  Lucas was the pastor of college ministries at Saylorville Church in Des Moines, Iowa from…

Nathan and Maam Beckman, along with their 2 children, serve as church planters to the Thai people in Bangkok, Thailand. They have served in Thailand with Baptist Mid-Missions since 1998. The need for evangelism in Thailand is immense.  About 95% of Thais practice Buddhism mixed with Animism. The country has approximately 18,000 Buddhist temples.   Islam…

Tyler and Katherine Betz were sent by Saylorville Church in 2019 to serve the Lord in La Rochelle, France. Their primary focus is assisting an existing French Church, Eglise Baptiste de La Rochelle, to plant churches in neighboring towns where there is little to no gospel influence.

The Boyds have served in Colombia with ABWE since 2006. They worked in a church near Bogota for three years and helped to plant the Impacto Bíblico church in Santa Marta. Jonathan is currently serving as the program director for the Colombia Baptist Seminary in Tenjo (a town near Bogota). They plan to relocate there…

Bill and Deb serve with Baptist Mid-Missions, and have been in Boston for 23 years. Recently, they moved to Williamsburg, Iowa. Although their ministry location has changed, their calling has not changed. Their stewardship is to serve in globalized cities in order to minister to the world. Our goal is to follow disciples home to…

Joseph and Kimberly Frerichs, along with their children, are missionaries to Lima, Peru with Ambassadors Football.  Their main focus is using soccer as a tool to share the Gospel. They partner with local Churches to help them reach their communities. Soccer Ministry is very welcoming to many people that may not be interested in church…