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Missions
- Supported Missionaries
Joni Byker
Joni, a member of Orchard Hill Church, returned in March 2007 from serving as a photojournalist with Serving In Mission (SIM) in the African countries of Ghana, Liberia, and Niger. Orchard Hill supported Joni through prayer and financial support when needed. View her work and read her journal, and learn more about SIM at her West Africa website.
Joni recently spent time in Bolivia and now you can follow her to Liberia!
The Cleopes
Malcolm, Mary, William, Lauren, Christopher, & Mark
The Cleopes have been members of Orchard Hill Church since 1996.
They are currently serving a five year term with Pacific
Missionary Aviation (previously known as Flying Medical Samaritans) in the
Philippines. PMA uses aircraft and boats to bring the gospel to
remote island peoples as they plant churches, support existing
island churches, operate an orphanage, youth dormitories and learning
centers, and an eye clinic while also providing other needed services.
Malcolm is Officer-in-Charge of the Manila office and chief pilot.
Orchard Hill supports the Cleopes financially, by sending teams
to serve with them in the Philippines, and through prayer and encouragement.
NEW! View Interview the the Cleope Family while they were visiting OHC!
Current needs for the Cleopes include: Monthly financial supporters.
Click here to learn about more needs in the Philippines.
Contact Malcolm & Mary
Cleope directly or the PMA
office for more information.
Molly Hagen
Molly is a member of Orchard Hill who group up at the church.
She is now serving with Youth With
a Mission (YWAM) at a Discipleship
Training Site (DTS) in Battambang, Cambodia. After participating
in a 6-month assignment with YWAM in Samoa and the Vanuatu Islands,
Molly committed to this 2-year assignment in Cambodia (2006-2008).
YWAM aims to spread the love of God through helping with the practical
and physical needs of people around the world and training Christians
to serve others in a variety of fields. In Cambodia, Molly and
other staff are reaching out to youth, orphans, a local hospital,
and the community through other ministries, as well as providing
training and discipleship to student from around the world at the
DTS. Orchard Hill Church supports her in prayer and quarterly financial
support.
Molly’s current needs include: Prayers
and financial support. Contact Molly’s mom, Sue Hagen,
for more specific needs.
View photos and learn more at the YWAM – Battambang,
Cambodia website.
The
Hederstedts
Roger,
Julie, Steve & Eric
The Hederstedts have served in Asia for several
years with Christian Resource
Ministries (CRM) and are personally
connected with Orchard Hill Church in many ways. Julie is the
sister of Chuck Shirey, member of Orchard Hill. Roger heard the
call to be a missionary at age 14. He met Julie at Wheaton College.
Their boys were both born in Japan, where Roger served for over
25 years with CRM developing leaders to strengthen and start
churches. Recently, Roger accepted a new role as Asia Director
for CSM, and the Hederstedts relocated to the United States in
Roger’s home town of Salina, Kansas. Orchard Hill Church
supports the Hederstedts through prayer and monthly financial
support.
Dan Keegan
Dan Keegan, recent UNI graduate and active Orchard Hill attendee, accepted an one-year internship with Urban Hope in Durham, North Carolina where he has served the past three summers as camp counselor. Urban Hope helps serve and develop people in the Walltown neighborhood of Durham, North Carolina. Walltown is an economically under-resourced community in the heart of the city. St. John’s Baptist Church (a local church in Walltown) and the Navigators team up each year to run a youth summer day camp. Urban Hope invites a small number of college students and young professionals to come and experience urban ministry through living in the community and working as counselors at the day camp. The Urban Hope 2008 Summer Camp is a day camp for youth grades 5-10 who mostly reside in the Walltown community. The missions experience challenges counselors to deeply examine God’s Word about issues of poverty, justice, and reconciliation. Orchard Hill Church supports Dan with prayer and finances.
JeanJean & Kristie Mompremier
JeanJean grew up in Haiti and is the pastor at a local Haitian
church along with his wife, Kristie, an Orange City, Iowa native.
They spoke about their ministry in Haiti at Orchard Hill Church
in September 2007. Individuals from Orchard Hill worshiped with
the Mompremiers while on mission trips, and sent 80 Christmas bags
to children in their community (see
photos). Orchard Hill Church supports them financially and
through prayer.
Learn more about their work, read their latest newsletter, and
view photos at their website.
Contact Marla Kraayenbrink or Doug
Tensen (319-266-9796) with questions.
Jordan & Katie Vernoy
The Vernoys are a young married couple and Orchard Hill Church
members preparing to serve with Young
Life Costa Rica for a three-year term. Since the 1940s, Young
Life has introduced teens to Christ and helped them to grow
in their faith. The Vernoys are currently raising their financial
support and hope to head to Costa Rica as soon as possible where
they will work with youth at an international school. These youth
come from families of high socio-economic status from around the
world. The students at the secular Country Day School come from
the United States & Canada (1/3), Costa Rica (1/3), and various
other countries (1/3). Orchard Hill Church supports the Vernoys
financially and through prayer.
To learn more about how you can support them, contact Jordan & Katie
(563-271-5951).
Marlin & Sally
Vis
Marlin and Sally are the first missionaries
from the Reformed Church to be assigned to work with Christians
in Palestine. The
Vis’s have strong connections to Iowa. Marlin grew up in
Northwest Iowa and has a brother who is the senior pastor at Meredith
Drive Reformed Church in Des Moines, a church Orchard Hill Church
has partnered with in several mission opportunities. Sally and
Marlin live in Jerusalem and are presently immersed in language
study. They feel honored to serve with the wonderful folks that
make up the Palestinian Christian community. Orchard Hill Church
supports the Vis’s through financial support and prayer.
Marlin & Sally’s current needs
include: Prayers. Visit their website for more specific needs.
Visit Marlin & Sally’s blog to read updates, view photos, and learn more about their work in Jerusalem.
John & Karen
Zilen
The Zilens have served with Barnabas International in Austria since 2003 and have worked with various agencies for many years prior. John & Karen currently live in Carlisle, England where they continue their work as pastors to missionaries providing support, counseling, workshops, and related services to help mission teams work well with one another and with the communities they serve. The services the Zilens provide are critical as they strive to maintain the emotional health of missionaries as they serve in the field. Karen is the daughter of long-time Orchard Hill member, Ida Frey. Orchard Hill provides prayer and monthly financial support.
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