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Darrell Gish, Board Member
I reside in Dallas, OR with my wife June. I was born in Whittier, CA in 1954. My family was part of a small fellowship of believers there. In 1965, we moved to Modesto, CA where my maternal grandparents lived and became part of a larger fellowship of believers. In December 1968, I made a…
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McDaniel, Richard and Julie
~ Teaching and preaching in the USA and abroad; Conference speaker; Literature; Instructor and director of the SFMI Training Program ~ Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Our ministry here in Bend doesn’t seem to change too much. We are faithful to serve in the church with eldership responsibilities and…
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Robert Edwards, Board Member
I grew up in a typical evangelical Christian household. At around 8 years old I recall asking God to save me. I didn’t have a full understanding of what that meant, but I was scared of hell and judgement. I believe that at that point my life’s trajectory shifted, God continued working in my life.…
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Sullivan, Henry, Grace and Family
~ Separated to the work in Columbia; South America ~ In the Spring of 2018 God brought to our attention the spiritual need of people along the coast of Colombia. Eight months later He directed us to go to Colombia ourselves. God’s direction was a significant re-direction for us and He has had many things…
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Skiles, Jerry and Sharon
~ Itinerant ministry worldwide; Discipleship; Tribal work in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Burkina Faso ~ Graduating from High School, I am sure my classmates would have put me close to the bottom of the list of those who would be a missionary. I would have been in full agreement. So, almost 50 years later and…
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Ring, Jack
~ Serving churches and making disciples in Nigeria and around the world ~ Born 25 November, 1945, in Salem, Oregon; my father was an evangelist and later a pastor. I was baptized at age nine but did not know Christ. I attended parochial schools through college. I graduated from Walla Walla College in 1967 with…
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McDaniel, Richard and Julie
~ Teaching and preaching in the USA and abroad; Conference speaker; Literature; Instructor and director of the SFMI Training Program ~ Richard grew up in Japan as the son of missionaries. He made a profession of faith as a youngster but did not begin a serious pursuit of the Lord Jesus until he was married…
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Marcoux, Francois and Nohemi
~ Evangelism throughout North America and Mexico ~ Francois grew up partly in Quebec and partly in Ontario, Canada in a Roman Catholic family. In his late teens, two Christians from a student outreach ministry shared the Gospel with him on campus. After six months he gave his life and heart to the Lord in…
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Fontanez, Daniel, Mari and Family
~ Making disciples in the city of Maguey, Jalisco Mexico ~ Mari and I are missionaries to Mexico. Mari was born and raised in Tototlán, Jalisco, Mexico. She heard and believed the gospel when my family came to Mexico to plant a church 16 years ago. I (Daniel) am from Puerto Rico, raised in northwest…
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Enns, Ed and Patty
~ Tribal work in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Burkina Faso; Discipleship; Conference speaker ~ Ed and Patty have been with SFMI now for about seven years. Previously, they were members of New Tribes Mission (now Ethnos 360) for about 26 years. They met at a Torchbearers Bible School located at Estes Park, Colorado in 1974;…
