Team Directory
Allen is the lead software engineer on the growing Live Global technology team dedicated to crafting quality digital tools for directly proclaiming the Gospel and equipping missionaries for greater effectiveness as they fulfill the Great Commission. Summary SENDING CHURCH: Harvest New Beginnings in Oswego, IL START DATE WTIH LIVE GLOBAL: July, 2020 FOCUS OF MINISTRY:Technology […]
Andrew and Hayley seek to use their skills of graphic design to be part of the communication team for the ministry of Live Global. Their goal is to create appealing and engaging materials for the national pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders with which Live Global works. Andrew and Hayley will also be using their […]
Our Mission Build national partnerships for the advancement of the Gospel Mobilize the next generation to use their gifts and skills for Kingdom work Accomplish the first two through building up the platform of Live Global. Ministry Updates Since we travel to high security countries, we’re not publishing any information on this page. Please contact […]
Funding Progress Hi I’m Anglea and I currently work as an ESL teacher in a public school. I help students and families that are new to the United States learn how to navigate life in the United States. I also volunteer with a faith based ministry Literacy Connexus that trains volunteer ESL teachers in faith based ministries. I […]
Funding Progress My name is Ann. I have been a Christian since 1995. I didn’t really start to grow in my faith until I started attending Houston’s First Baptist in 2005. It was at this church that I met real people who were doing life together. I’m interested in going on the trip with Nea […]
Serving through women’s ministry in Asia About Live Global – our organization: Live Global passionately cultivates edifying relationships between the North American Church and ministries across the globe to multiply Gospel impact on their communities and beyond. We don’t start, lead, or own ministries. Rather, we come alongside global brothers and sisters and serve them.After […]
We are Ben and Jessi and we have been married for almost 14 years. We have been blessed with 4 children- Hunter, Grace, Sadie and Eve. God has been so faithful in our lives to shape and mold us to follow Him more every day! In 2018, Ben went on a short-term trip to South […]
Funding Progress Ben is a Professor that runs any chance he can. If you would like to mail a check send it to Live GlobalP.O. Box 8585Harrisburg, PA 17105-8585In the memo line put Account #0820211
Carmen Heffner has served with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) since 2007. Carmen’s ministry experience and educational background include Christian Education in the areas of Children’s Ministry, Women’s Ministry, and Family and Church Ministry. Her first 10 years of service with ABWE were spent in Nicaragua where she supported the church planting […]
About: Cody and Courtney Glodfelter’s vision for ministry is to advance the Gospel through partner ministry. They plan to do this by developing partners, serving the local church, sharing partner ministries through visual media and working with underprivileged women. Cody and Courtney have been married less than a year and are currently living in Southwest […]
David and Brandi Prairie joined ABWE in 2017, and became part of the Live Global team in 2020. They live in Chattanooga, TN with their four children: Judah, Asher, Eva, and Tori. Brandi works as a pediatric nurse, and David served as the youth pastor of Grace Baptist Church from 2011-2021, where they are still […]
David and Diana are serving in Chaing Rai, Thailand. They are working to develop strong partnerships throughout SE Asia. They help with short term teams and encourage national pastors.
Dean seeks to equip national pastors, church planters and ministry leaders serving around the world. He will do this by providing theological and leadership training, providing resources and teaching materials, and establishing ministry partnerships between the North American church and these ministries around the world. Dean is also working with the Project Office of ABWE […]
Hello! We are Dominick and Merida Givens! The Lord gave us both a desire at a young age to reach the nations with the Gospel. Having a heart particularly for Africa, we both grew up with a heavy burden for those who are considered unreached, never hearing the Good News of Jesus Christ. We desire […]
Doug is an avid exercise geek and loves the outdoors. He has run marathons in North, Central, and South America while a missionary with ABWE, and the Marathon in Greece will be his 10th marathon race. Doug has recently also started doing triathlons and after doing four 70.3 mile triathlons the last couple years, in […]
Edward is serving with Live Global, helping to train pastors around the world.
Funding Progress Emily Dunn and her sister Janessa are leading the group of runners in the Athens marathon. Emily is a physician assistant working in the emergency room. In her free time she loves to run – a lifelong passion. Ever since visiting Athens, Greece last year she has longed to return and further support […]
George and Deb serving as Executive Director for the Global Access Partnerships team. They seek to develop partnerships between North American churches and Asian ministries.
Pastoral training in Haiti
Jacob and Jennifer Rose are missionaries serving with Live Global in Honduras. They are passionate about living among and empowering Hondurans, to share the love of Jesus Christ with others. Jacob has been living in Honduras since 2017. He is originally from Wilmington, North Carolina but left his job at the local aquarium to pursue […]
Funding Progress Janessa is a travel nurse from Houston Texas who will be leading the team of runners in the Athens marathon. If you would like to mail a check send it to Live GlobalP.O. Box 8585Harrisburg, PA 17105-8585In the memo line put Account #0820211
We are the Swartz family, and we are blessed to be on the Live Global team! We believe that deep down every human has a desire to be a part of something bigger than themselves and that this desire ultimately comes from God. We were created unique and for a purpose. Psalm 57:2 Proverbs 16:4 […]
Jason and Kris focus on a few different areas 1. Directors for Indonesian Initiatives 2. Equipping and Training national leaders, and 3. Communicating for Partners. The Sperlings come alongside national leaders to provide mentoring, training, and development.
Jeff and Julie focus on 3 areas: cultivating national leaders, caring for the team, and communicating for partners. The Sanders come alongside national leaders to provide mentoring, training , and development. Jeff and Julie are part of Live Global’s Care Team supporting North American teammates and as Live Global Directors, they develop partnerships and share […]
Susan and Jim began missionary work with children over 20 years ago, traveling to 35 countries and teaching missionary kids from all over the world. They are devoted to training international children’s workers — many of whom live in restricted-access countries — to reach children through chronological Bible teaching. Jim wrote the curriculum, 99 Adventures […]
Funding Progress I am running this marathon to honor my mom who has Dementia, Pinsel Rothchild. I would like to help anyone affected by sex trafficking If you would like to mail a check send it to Live GlobalP.O. Box 8585Harrisburg, PA 17105-8585In the memo line put Account #0820251
John and Becky, along with their nine children have hearts for the lost, desperate, and abandoned children living in the world’s most difficult places. As Live Global missionaries, they work to empower national churches in Haiti and the Dominican Republic through their ministry “Love Goes Home”. They understand that the local church in each national […]
Funding Progress John is from Houston Texas, where he works for an oil company. He has always felt a call towards global missions; he helps with a refugee organization in Houston, and is helping plan a trip to raise awareness against human trafficking in Athens Greece. If you would like to mail a check send […]
Our Ministry Our overall focus for ministry is GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. We are always asking God to direct us to those He is using in different parts of the world where we can be a help. We know in Scripture, God works when like-minded believers bring together their own gifts and resources across cultures to […]
The Lord has called us to evangelize and disciple unreached and hostile people groups to build the church and reach their people with the gospel. Our ministry and heart for the nations is a three phase relationship with the unreached and hostile—knowing and growing that leads to going. Knowing | Evangelism and Servanthood We preach […]
Joshua and Hannah currently live in the Philippines with their son Josiah. Their ministry focuses on empowering locals in poverty to sustain and help themselves while growing in their faith through a next step discipleship program. That means training them on basic finance knowledge, and training them how to become employable or to start their […]
Funding Progress Kaitlyn is by no means an avid runner, if we’re being honest her longest run pre-training was 3 miles. It was after hearing Nea Zoi’s story and mission that she felt compelled to step out of her comfort zone to help in fundraising and bring awareness for this ministry. If you would like […]
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Lee has been married to her husband for over 17 years, they met while both attending Moody Bible Institute. They are from Michigan and have four children. A little bit about me When I was 17 years old, I encountered God in His word and it set me free. It is one of the greatest joys […]
Funding Progress Lexie Beth Nienhuis was born with her feet in motion. She ran her first 5k in a pairs of pink flip flops and has found her way into running shoes. Lexie Beth is currently a high school athlete who has honors in cross country, track and competitive cheerleading. Lexie loves Jesus, time with […]
Mark and Becky serve with the Global Access Partnerships team. They are based in the USA but are involved with partnership development with Latin American partners.
Mark and Kelsey seek to equip national pastors, church planters and ministry leaders serving around the world. They will do this by providing theological and leadership training, providing resources and teaching materials, and establishing ministry partnerships between the North American church and these ministries around the world.
Welcome, reader! We are the Miller’s, and we’d like to tell you a little about our story. Both of us grew up in the church from our earliest memories and came to faith before adulthood but lived our lives in a way that was focused on our ideals and comforts. As we added our […]
We are the Johnson Family, and we are blessed to have the privilege of serving on the executive team for Live Global. Our ministry model may be quite a bit different from what you are familiar with…. We serve alongside national pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders, helping facilitate the work God has called them […]
Matthew and his wife, Jennifer, have 5 children and have served in both pastoral and missionary ministry together for more than 20 years. As an executive director for Live Global, Matthew has traveled all around the world serving our national partners. He is so excited to be linking arms with Nea Zoi as they advance the Gospel within the […]
In a world where almost everyone has a cell phone and internet, Gordon and his wife Aimee focus on doing digital discipleship ministry that equips the global church, talking with people in remote places of the world every day. Gordon and Aimee serve with Live Global, an ABWE ministry partner that takes a national-first approach […]
Serving in India. About Live Global – our organization: Live Global passionately cultivates edifying relationships between the North American Church and ministries across the globe to multiply Gospel impact on their communities and beyond. We don’t start, lead, or own ministries. Rather, we come alongside global brothers and sisters and serve them.After we have a […]
We are Reg and Rhonda Givens and are Discipleship Mentors for Live Global. We passionately employ our gifts and pastoral experience to shepherd the North American church, Live Global team members, and National Partners to strengthen and mature them for gospel impact on their families, communities, and beyond. In Ephesians, we find there are 5 […]
Rick and Lisa are based in Southern Spain serving, encouraging, developing and loving national ministry partners (GAP) in Northern Africa and Eastern Europe.
The Vision: Start: Pray that God will enable more ministries to be started with local leaders for the advancement of HIS Kingdom. Teach: Pray that God will equip and train national leaders to make a dynamic impact for HIS Kingdom. Thank you for being a part of this bold movement! Updates Since service is in a […]
Tim and Debi joined the Live Global team with an extensive background in business initiatives and administration. Tim has been involved in several business start-ups, he has also served as a chaplain with the Billy Graham Association. Debi currently is serving as a CFO of an international company based in Houston. They are passionate about […]
Our ministry role: Please join us in the ministry of building relationship bridges for international partnerships in the Gospel for discipleship, church-planting, leadership training, and global missions. TRAINING–encouraging, equipping national pastors, leadership development, personal discipleship RESOURCING–providing study and teaching materials, seeking funding for projects, relief, and outreach CONNECTING–building relationships and partnerships with churches in Latin […]
Funding Progress My name is Wesley Layne, the husband of my wonderful wife Elizabeth, and father to my two awesome boys, Oliver and Calvin. We are a blessed bunch. I’ve always enjoyed drawing and art in general. In 2018 my good friend Andrew called and asked me if I wanted to help with a […]