Wendy is serving in Los Angeles as a facilitator for Urban Plunge, receiving mission teams and assisting them as they serve with inner-city ministries. She is also serving as an assistant to the CFCI West Coast Regional Representative. She is also responsible for developing partnerships with Latino churches in the West Coast Region, encouraging them to be involved in missions and partnerships with CFCI.
Information about our San Diego, California base coming soon!
We are excited to announce the opening of the Virginia Penker scholarship fund!
This fund will be used to help disadvantaged children participate in Urban Plunge trips around the nation. It will be given to families who can not otherwise afford for them to go.
The Urban Plunge is an incredible opportunity to serve God, bless ministries, and help youth discover their giftings, and dream about where God may be calling and using them in the future, and in their hometowns.
Scholarship donations can be any amount, but $65 will sponsor a child for one day, $130 will cover the cost of a weekend Plunge, and $250 will cover the cost of a week.
Virginia Penker was a beautiful example of love, mercy, and grace to everyone around her. Her home was a place of safety, where a hot meal was only one of many resources that she used to bless others. Virginia passed away at the age of 88 in December of 2014. The hope is that through this scholarship, her legacy of stewardship and hospitality would be passed on.
After having an amazing experience on a Des Moines plunge, I was inspired to inquire how my own city could get involved. Turns out I was the one God had in mind to get it in motion. Over the last year, I’ve spent a great deal of time seeking out, connecting, and plugging into our ministry partners to gain a better understanding of who they serve and how our teams can best suit them. My experience has been nothing short of amazing seeing how God connects all the pieces together. My mission for Chicago to bring awareness to our ministry partners and to help teams truly experience what it feels like to be the hands and feet of Jesus. I’ve been married for 18 years to my husband Mike. We have two children, Josh and Gracie, and two dogs. My work experience includes teaching at the middle school level, full time mom and sales position in a start-up company. I also hold a Masters degree in Education. As for free time, I am a huge people person so most of the time you will find me with family or friends. I also enjoy working out, reading, and spending time in the Word.
After college, Luis and Yvonne Juarez lived in San Jose, Costa Rica where they taught in the American schools as teachers. They also did street evangelism and other ministry there with missionaries. Following seminary, they joined Mission to the Americas and planted some churches. They are now living in San Diego where Luis is a pastor at Serra Mesa Christian Fellowship church.
Jeff and Angie both served at CFCI until Jeff took medical leave. Angie is the Global Teams Director, and she has been serving since October 2013. She enjoys working with the international teams and ministry bases. Her passion is to send people to the nations.
Contact Information:
Email: angieb@cfci.org
Phone: 402-592-8332
Fax: 402-592-8312
Carlos has served with CFCI for 15 years. He currently serves in Omaha, Nebraska at Beautiful Savoir Lutheran Church.
Javier and Karla Osorio have served with CFCI for 10 years. Karla serves as a dentist in the CFCI Family Medical Clinic. She says she does her work with joy because, by the mercy of God, her hands serve others. Javier has been serving in the SILOE International Baptist Church for 8 years. The ministry is focused on the transformation of the lives of poor children. Their school provides both spiritual and government-required education for these children. They know the importance of meeting the spiritual, physical and nutritional needs of the children in order to change their future. Their commitment as a family is to expand the Kingdom of God. “We want to be able to reach places where the Gospel has not yet taken root in the hearts of the people, and we will continue to do so until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Giri and Jaisy began serving the immigrant communities in the Midwest region (USA) since 2009 through various sports, social events, Bible study groups etc. They also connect with the international students from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and reaching out to them with the love of Jesus.
Giri and Jaisy have three sons, Evann, Aarav and Aman. They presently live in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Contact information:
(402) 350 2848 (Cell)
giri4j@gmail.com
Steve and Ruth work as a team teaching Spanish speaking churches how to evangelize and make disciples. Another part of their ministry, is teaching Spanish speakers how to use English as a second language in reaching out to the Hispanic community. Lastly, they pastor a Spanish speaking church. Steven teaches pastors and leaders once a year in the amazon of Peru to both the Hispanics and the Urarina Indians.
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