MISSIONARIES
Endorsed CP Missionaries Expanding the CPC
Brazil: Rev. Jacob & Lindsey Sims moved at the end of 2016 to Salvador, Brazil. They are currently learning Portuguese and exploring new church development opportunities in Salvador. Their responsibility is planting CP churches.
Colombia: Mrs. Beth Wallace. Boyce Wallace died in January 2017, after more than 50 years as a missionary in Colombia. Just before Boyce’s death, he and Beth were traveling in the United States and actively promoting the Stott-Wallace Missionary Offering Fund. They visited churches and individuals, encouraging them to faithfully support all our missionaries. Beth continues to live in Cali, Colombia, as a missionary emeritus. Rev. Patrick and Jessica Wilkerson are hoping to deploy to Medellin, Colombia, in July 2017, as new missionaries. They will be working in the newly organized Presbytery Emaus.
Guatemala:
Mexico:
Anay Ortega works with the Council of Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in Guatemala. Anay administers the new Hot Lunch Program and helps coordinate work teams that provide assistance in Guatemala.
Rev. Carlos and Rev. Luz Dary Rivera from Andes Presbytery are working in Mexico City with the Mexico Council of Churches. Carlos provides leadership to area pastors and churches and Luz Dary is developing women’s ministry, in addition to working with churches in the council.
Rev. Fhanor and Rev. Socorro Pejendino are from Cauca Valley Presbytery and work in Guatemala as new church planters. They provide pastoral leadership to the Comunidad de Fe Cumberland Presbyterian Church, as well as working with Nueva Esperanza new church development in Guatemala City.
Laos & Cambodia: Rev. D and Rev. S live in Laos, a closed country. They have a CP church in Laos and travel frequently to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where they started the Samaki CP Church.
Philippines: Rev. Daniel and Kay Jang are church planters in the Philippines. Daniel is the pastor of the Iloilo Cumberland Presbyterian Church and also works with the Pavia, and Mostro missions and the Oton Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rev. John and Joy Park are missionaries in Iloilo, Philippines. John works with new church development and leadership development in Iloilo, Philippines.
Missionaries Working With Interdenominational Mission Agencies Kenneth and Delight Hopson work with a mission in Uganda, Africa. T and T G work in Central Asia using a business model as a means to improve the lives of Christians and to develop networks to share Christ. (Initials are used to protect missionaries serving in closed countries.) 32
