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Our mission is to help people discover and deepen their relationship with Jesus

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Missions Prayer Team - Tuesdays, 7pm

Prayer is one of the most impactful ways we can support our missionaries.

Over and over, the Missions Prayer team has been affirmed that our missionaries feel the strength that comes from their prayers. Through sharing specific prayer needs and requests, they are encouraged and feel supported, knowing we are praying for them. Again and again, by God’s grace, we have seen answers to prayer, and god open doors the missionaries wouldn’t be able to, in their own strength.

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local Organizations we support:

WE support missionaries locally and across the globe, helping people discover and deepen their relationship with Jesus.

Middle Aman, IA

Larry & Jill Couch

ReachGlobal

Darwin & Darlis Anderson

International Messengers

Rapid City, SD

Darwin & Darlis joined the staff of International Messengers in 1990 and Darwin became president of the mission when the founder, Bob Rasmusson, died in November 2003. He served in that capacity until early 2023. In mid-2023, they stepped into new roles within IM of running a rest & debriefing place in Rapid City, South Dakota for global workers, both from IM and other mission agencies. They hope to provide a listening ear and prayerful heart to those who need a neutral place to rest and gather their courage, either coming from or going back to the field. They also continue to care for IM missionary staff by ZOOM and email,  teach/disciple an advanced translator class in Egypt, teach at the IM training centers in Montana, Poland, and Egypt, and recruit and lead short-term ministry teams. They minister to churches through missionary conferences and pulpit fill, and enjoy many aspects of marriage enrichment ministry such as pre-marital counseling & post-wedding mentoring,and marriage classes & retreats.

Larry & Jill have served with ReachGlobal for 26 years – first in Russia for 7 years, then in Bosnia for 11 years as Sarajevo City Team leader, and recently in Greece for 7 years as Athens City Team Co-Leader. Their family consists of three adult children and ten grandchildren. Larry is currently the Director of Alumni for ReachGlobal. This ministry seek to maintain contact and awareness of all missionaries who have served at least 12 months with ReachGlobal, regardless of age. his desire is to utilize the skills, abilities and experience of former missionaries to enrich churches and facilitate world-wide outreach.

Waxshaw, NC

Rod & Julie Davis

SIL Global/Wycliffe USA

Rod and Julie Davis have served together with Wycliffe Bible Translators since their marriage in 1991, Julie since 1985. They served at the JAARS center in Waxhaw from 1991 to 1995, then in Mali, West Africa, until June 2010. Rod’s current assignment is with SIL Global, Wycliffe’s primary Bible translation partner. Rod serves under SIL’s Global Information and Technology Services department as a Business Continuity Consultant, with a focus on IT Disaster Recovery and Cyber Security. Julie serves as a Coaching and Team Development Specialist on Wycliffe USA’s Learning & Development team. In addition to her primary roles of coaching individuals, groups, and teams, she helps facilitate coaching skills workshops and other team development offerings. To learn more about Rod and Julie, their roles and respective qualifications, and Wycliffe’s history, please visit rodjuliedavis.org.

Doug & Jennifer Droll

International Messengers

Mason City, IA

Doug was born in Iowa City, Iowa. In 2001, doug and jennifer went to Romania for two weeks as part of a team from their home church.In April 2004, he began a 3½ year missions internship at their church. During this time, he was able to lead or co-lead 13 teams to Craiova and able to go to Venezuela for two weeks. As part of his training, he received theological education and practical ministry experience. They moved to Craiova with thier four children in July, 2008, living in Romania for 3½ years and working with a different mission organization. In early 2012, they made the switch to International Messengers and went to the Mountainside Ministry Training Center (MMT). they returned to Romania in 2012 to do discipleship, church planting, and missions mobilization. Jennifer was born and raised in rural Iowa, near Osage. she graduated from the University of Iowa with both a law degree and a history degree. jennifer and doug met and married in Iowa City. she practiced law in Des Moines for the Iowa Appellate Court until their first child was born, at which time she became a housewife. The Lord has now blessed them with five children.

 

New orleans, LA

John Gerhardt

Urban Impact

John serves as the Executive Director of UIM. He is a 32+ year veteran of urban and multiracial ministry serving the inner-city New Orleans, LA. Through ministry experience, church planting, and pastoring he has been living at the intersection of race and class and brings a unique perspective to issues facing the church and today’s justice issues. John has been married to Wendy for 37 years and they raised their four children in the inner-city neighborhood where they serve.

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Sam & Jenny Hanson

Sam and Jenny Hanson (David-16, James-14, Joshua-8, Timmy-7) We serve in Aguascalientes, Mexico. We are working with a young church plant, assisting in running a rehab center, teaching ministries and hosting groups from the USA. Sam is the pastor of our church, and we seek to spread the Gospel through evangelistic outreach ministries, kids' clubs, and small groups. Sam has also helped start a rehab center and helps give devotionals and does a church service at the center once a month. Sam also teaches different Bible classes and theology classes to local pastors and lay people from around the city, seeking to enable more people to study and teach the Bible more effectively and accurately. During the spring and summer, we often host youth groups or small groups/families from different churches in the USA to help expose them to missions and help give our ministries here a boost with the help and presence of others.  

Clear lake, IA

gabe haugland

fellowship of christian athletes (FCA)

Ken & Kasia Golding

International Messengers

Clear Lake, IA

We serve with International Messengers, and our ministry is missionary care. We live in Mason City, Iowa. We serve our fellow-missionaries primarily through three avenues: equipping missionary students at IM's training centers, training/leading short-term teams to serve alongside our staff around the world, and simply through personal relationships (visits, video chats, phone calls, emails, texts).

Clear lake, IA

Laura Hardy

International Messengers

Laura serves in the home office of International Messengers in the accounting department. She works hard to ensure that their staff in the field can focus on ministry as she makes sure their finances are organized and money gets into their bank accounts across the world quickly. Currently, she focuses on payroll, expense reporting, and monthly reports for over 300 staff. She loves connecting with staff members all over the world on a daily basis, encouraging them, and praying for them. 

Clear lake, IA

BRent Howland

International Messengers

Jim & Deb Rumelhart

Athletes in action

Xenia, OH

Since 1966 Athletes in Action, the athletic ministry of Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ International), has been a global pioneer, innovator and servant leader in sport ministry. Mission: To build spiritual movements everywhere through the platform of sport so that everyone knows someone who truly follows Jesus. Jim’s Role: Sports Performance – Senior Advisor & Special Projects Responsibilities include: Caring for injuries, strength & conditioning, camps, recruiting, traveling with sports teams, directing international educational clinic trips, ministering to sports performance professionals, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)/Trauma Care and helping develop sports ministries worldwide. Deb’s Role: AIA Intern Coordinator Deb onboards interns through the application process, support raising and hiring.  “I love being part of the Great Commission by sending laborers to GO!”

Brent Howland is the president of International Messengers, which is based in Clear Lake, Iowa. His wife, Tammy, and their sons, Caleb and Samuel, are from Mason City. His ministry includes serving at IM camps overseas, annual staff conferences, and missionary training centers, as well as connecting with and serving IM families locally and around the world.

Uganda, Africa

Josh & Whitney Smith

International messengers

God called Joshua and Whitney Smith to Northern Uganda to advocate for those without a voice. Over the past five years, they have ministered to 56 South Sudanese children. In 2024, they stepped out on faith, establishing a Christian boarding school named Legacy Mission High School in the village of Piacho. They are committed to a Christ-centered education, believing it leaves a legacy that brings life, purpose, and the power to transform the world! Establishing a Christian boarding school has positively influenced not only the children they have served over the last five years but also the Paich community. Additionally, they make a difference in the lives of children through their scholarship program, the Leave a Legacy Scholarship, which provides access to a Christ-centered education for 56 children and more.

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Mission Trips

THroughout the year, we send teams regionally, nationally, and internationally for 1-2 weeks with a heart to serve and share the gospel. IF you’d like to know more, use the button below to start the conversation.

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