From the Desk of Mike and Mary Pinkerton
B1.2G Ministry Leader and Administrator
Transitions in Ministry
When a missionary is assigned to serve on a field, we somehow imagine that is where they will be for the term of service. Sometimes that is true and it is also true; God redirects missionaries either in location or type of ministry.
Over the past year we have seen several transitions take place in the mission:
- Greg and Jen Weaver transitioned from Surf Church, Portugal, to a house fellowship among unbelievers and to an international team of coaches and mentors for others in ministry.
- Kevin and Angela Janzen opened a coffee hospitality ministry in Portugal.
- K transitioned to chief of his village while continuing to pastor in Sierra Leone.
- Eric and Peggy Von Raeder transitioned from Nepal to church pastor in California.
- The mission has missionaries safely serving in undisclosed ministries — a transition for the mission.
- Jeff and Julie Shackelford transitioned a home fellowship to meet in a remodeled pole barn and gather together
- Perry and Sandy Rotenberger added Mission Liaison to their ministry responsibilities.