John David Thacker

Serving in: USA (West Virginia)

Program name: transForm (long-term)

John David Thacker has a vision is to plant churches that can be witnesses to the Kingdom of God in a post-Christian society, beginning in Charleston, W.Va. He envisions a network of small groups meeting regularly for worship, prayer, fellowship, study, discipling new followers of Jesus, and missional service in the community.

Norma Teles and the Joshua Center ministry

Serving in: Europe (Albania)

Program name: transForm (long-term)

Norma is director of the Joshua Center, a pre-school for Roma children in Lezhë, Albania. She leads a meeting for mothers of the Roma children. She leads a youth cell group and children’s ministry in the Lezhë congregation. She serves in partnership with Junta Menonita de Missões Internacionais, Brazil.

J. and M. W.

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This family lives in a major city in western Asia, bringing expertise and experience in “business as mission” into several arenas of engagement. They are Associated Workers of VMMissions.

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

Serving in: USA (Virginia, USA)

Program name: Associated Worker

Jason and Jenny are partnering with others who are passionate about the transformation that God can effect as the community works together on behalf of persons impacted by incarceration. Jason is a prison chaplain at Augusta Correctional Center and together they engage in a ministry of hospitality in their home.

Ken Wettig

Serving in: USA (Virginia, USA)

Program name: transForm (long-term)

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

Ashawrie White

Serving in: USA (United States)

Program name: tranSend (1-2 years)

Ashawrie is serving in college ministry at James Madison University, in partnership with Every Nation Campus and Divine Unity Community Church, Harrisonburg, Va.

Tyler and Kendra Yoder

Serving in: USA (Virginia)

Program name: transForm (long-term)

Kendra and Tyler are planting Garden City Church in the the south side of Richmond in the Manchester District of Richmond, Va., as church planting residents with Eastside Church and as Associated Workers with VMMissions.

Ben and Risa Yutzy

Serving in: USA (Virginia, USA)

Program name: transForm (long-term)

Ben and Risa join VMMissions as the first workers in a new mission worker category: “Marketplace Workers.” They 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.