Michael Santana

Michael Michael Santana

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Michael (name changed) is serving as a ministry apprentice at Mosaic of Grace Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia. As part of his internship, he served for several months alongside long-term workers in a slum in Southeast Asia and is currently exploring a possible return to that largely Muslim context.

Randall Schlabach

Randall Randall Schlabach

USA, Ohio, Mt. Eaton

Randall is a pastor who is launching a recovery ministry from pornography addiction for men in Wayne and Holmes counties in Ohio. His plan is to offer men’s groups that revolve around two Christian recovery programs, a well-known 10-week study called The Conquer Series, and also an eight-month program called Seven Pillars of Freedom.

Lewis and Ashley Roberts

Lewis and Ashley Lewis and Ashley Roberts

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Lewis and Ashley’s tranSend internship gives them an opportunity to grow in leadership as local recovery mission workers. They have already been living into Jesus’ new life and learning what it is to be a family on mission, and they have many powerful stories to share about how God has met them, changed them and through them is changing other men and women too!

Brynn Yoder

Brynn Brynn Yoder

USA, Virginia, Bergton

Brynn serves as an intern with Highland Retreat. His internship is half-time with Highland Retreat, exploring various jobs and responsibilities that advance the mission of the camp, and half-time serving with a local congregation and in community service.

Devin Stipe

Devin Devin Stipe

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Devin has been appointed to a tranSend assignment in partnership with Coracle and Early Church. Devin will serve as a SLAQ servant leader helping Ken Wettig to further develop and run the SLAQ program. He will also serve at Early Church, being mentored and discipled by Early Church pastors, working with the youth and leading worship services and preaching.

South Asia

Adam and Elise Adam and Elise Sauder

USA, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach

Adam and Elise (names changed) have been appointed by VMMissions as Associated Workers serving with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) at the YWAM Myrtle Beach base and will lead teams in global mission experiences in Asia and Europe.

Vicki Barnes

Victoria (Vicki) Victoria (Vicki) Barnes

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Vicki is serving in college ministry in partnership with Every Nation Campus, leading Bible studies and small groups at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va., and identifying and mentoring leaders for campus ministry.

Huntington Mennonite Church

United States: Ministry Intern

USA, Newport News

Participate in the life of the Huntington Mennonite Church congregation, receive weekly mentoring, explore and share gifts of music, teaching, leadership roles, media presence, and more. Based on interests, HMC will connect an intern to work with one or more partner agencies in the area.

Baker Rigg

Baker Baker Rigg

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Baker serves as the part-time chaplain of the Rockingham Harrisonburg Regional Jail, where he nurtures inmates in Christian faith, resources and develops ministries within the jail and cultivates church and community support partners in the ministry.

Yacoub Rasul

Yacoub Yacoub Rasul

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Yacoub (name changed) is an Egyptian church planter serving among Harrisonburg’s Arabic-speaking community. He is serving in a partnership ministry between VMMissions and Faith Community Church called Love 4 All Nations.

Abide Project

United States: Discipleship and Creation Care

USA, Keezletown

Serve as an intern with the Abide Project of Church of the Lamb, which is establishing welcoming places for their neighbors: a parish, gardens, and an abbey that unites faith with work and vocation and provides a place for spiritual formation and healing.

Highland Retreat staff

United States: Highland Retreat Ministry Intern

USA, Bergton

Disciple young people in faith at camp while serving in a beautiful outdoor setting at Highland Retreat! This assignment works with the camp director and staff to oversee the operations of Highland Retreat as it engages in faith formation for children and youth.

US: Worship and Campus Ministry

United States: Worship and Campus Ministry

USA, Harrisonburg

Minister to college students through worship gatherings, Bible studies, one-on-one meetings, and in other ways at colleges in the Shenandoah Valley: Eastern Mennonite University, James Madison University, Bridgewater College, or Mary Baldwin University.

Olivia Kasidiaris

Olivia Olivia Kasidiaris

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Olivia serves in college ministry in partnership with Every Nation Campus. Olivia leads Bible studies and small groups at James Madison University and focuses on identifying and mentoring leaders for campus ministry.

Joyel Allen

Joyel Joyel Allen

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Joyel serves in college ministry, in partnership with Every Nation Campus. She is leading Bible studies and small groups at Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, Va., and focuses on identifying and mentoring leaders for campus ministry.

Jason and Jenny Wagner

Jason and Jenny Jason and Jenny Wagner Zachary, Joshua, Bethany, Timothy

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Jason serves in a full-time position as chaplain at the Augusta Correctional Center, a medium security prison in Craigsville, Va. He and his wife Jenny serve with VMMissions as Associated Workers, enabling them to partner with others who are passionate about God’s life transformation.

Ben and Risa Yutzy

Ben and Risa Ben and Risa Yutzy Corin, Efram, Rezin, Aksa

USA, Virginia, Timberville

Ben and Risa are ‘making disciples who make disciples’ among the Spanish-speaking farm workers with whom they work as they bear witness to Christ and nurture expressions of simple church.

Border Perspective

Border Perspective

USA, Border

Join us June 23-28, 2024, for Border Perspective, an immersive and educational service learning trip that intentionally places you into the lives of immigrant leaders serving families on the U.S. – Mexico border. (Apply by February 29.)

Ken Wettig

Ken Ken Wettig

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Ken serves as the founding director of SLAQ (Servant Leader Quest). SLAQ combines real life outdoor adventure with faith formation to raise up servant leaders for the next generation church from diverse backgrounds.

Nathan Carr

Nathan Nathan Carr

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Based in Harrisonburg, Va., Nathan is working to build networks of faith-based support for people who have struggled with addiction and substance abuse issues, and for those who have been released from jail.

Hannah Shultz

Hannah Hannah Shultz

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

In partnership with Iglesia Esperanza de Vida and Iglesia Menonita Monte Moriah in Harrisonburg, Va., Hannah is using her fluency in music education and Spanish to share Jesus and practical disciple-making strategies with children and their families.

Mike and Risha Metzler family

Mike and Risha Mike and Risha Metzler Hannah, Joel, Tobias

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Mike and Risha are co-pastors and church planters of Mosaic of Grace Church, Harrisonburg, Va., which envisions a community redeemed by Jesus Christ and transformed into a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, together pursuing the glory of God for the good of the world. Mosaic’s mission is to share the joy of knowing and […]

Michael and Ruth H. family

Michael and Ruth Michael and Ruth Hershey Gabriel, Lia, Eden, Isaiah

USA, Pennsylvania, Millersville

Michael serves with Immerse International, an Intensive English program focused on business and community partnerships, spiritual formation for staff and students, and missional training. Ruth leads regular in-person and virtual prayer gatherings.

Juan Jose Lagos

Juan José Juan José Lagos

USA, North Carolina, Winston-Salem

Juan José and his wife Cecilia are planting Iglesia Cristiana Renuevo, a Spanish-speaking congregation in Winston-Salem, N.C., that partners with the Tennessee/Carolina/Kentucky District of Virginia Mennonite Conference.

Armando and Veronica Sanchez

Armando and Veronica Armando and Veronica Sanchez

USA, Virginia, Waynesboro

Armando and Veronica are church planters of Iglesia Shalom-Nuevo Comienzo in the city of Waynesboro, Va. Armando and Veronica also pastor Iglesia Cristiana Enciende una Luz in Harrisonburg, Va.

Lee and Peg Martin

Lee and Peg Lee and Peg Martin

USA, West Virginia, Kimball

Lee and Peg Martin are serving with Mennonite Central Committee as SWAP (Sharing with Appalachian People) location coordinators in McDowell County, West Virginia, as Associated Workers with VMMissions.

Alfonso Alvarado

Alfonso Alfonso Alvarado

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Alfonso serves as a pastor and church planter of Iglesia Menonita Monte Moriah in Lacey Spring, Va., in partnership with Grace Mennonite Fellowship, Lacey Spring, Va.

SWAP

Share With Appalachian People

USA, Kimball

Volunteer with SWAP (Sharing With Appalachian People) in McDowell County, West Virginia, and get to know members of your team and local homeowners while blessing others with a home that is safe, warm, and dry.

Seth and Theresa Crissman family

Seth and Theresa Seth and Theresa Crissman Eliana, Isaiah, Maria, Malachi

USA, Virginia, Harrisonburg

Building on their work with the Kids Clubs in local congregations, Seth and Theresa create resources for families and households to become stronger Christ-forming centers through memorization and reflection on scripture through music.

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