Zach and Sara serve as US-based missionaries with Ethnos360 at their cross-cultural missionary training school in Roach Missouri. They currently serve in a variety of roles that help this program continue to run smoothly, similar to what they did in Indonesia. Along with discipling students, Zach supervises the electrical, plumbing and overall maintenance at the training center. Sara helps with child care and homeschools their three children, Elizabeth age 16, Mikayla age 14, and Elijah age 11.Together they fill in for panel related classes such as parenting cross-culturally and dealing with physical handicaps. They also provide instruction to help students prepare for cross-cultural ministry and missionary life.

Shara is serving with AIM (African Inland Mission) in Kilwa Masoko Tanzania, where she is the Inbound Team leader for Tanzania, training the next generation’s missionaries. She is the Inbound Team leader for Tanzania. Her main role is to logistically plan and receive each group of new missionaries, mentor them through their one-year program, walk alongside them in their training, help them develop skills and gain cross-cultural ministry experience, and pray for them as they seek the Lord’s direction for long term ministry on the field. She and her teammates are also actively involved in the local church and in relationship building in their majority Muslim community. Shara grew up in Tanzania with her missionary parents Paul and Viriginia Tanner, and has been serving in Tanzania for more than 4 years.

Jeremiah and Karie are serving in Kampala, Uganda, where Jeremiah serves as Vice-Chancellor of African Bible University. His responsibilities include sharing the vision of the college in schools and churches to support the recruitment of new students and the financial needs of the college, as well as the overall management and development of programs and staff. The goal of ABU is to teach all students the treasures of God’s Word, no matter what degree program they are in, equipping them to carry the good news of Jesus into whatever job field or ministry they find themselves. Karie homeschools their three children, Miah age 16, Mitchell age 14, and Ezra age 11, as well as teaching some classes and ministering to the many students and staff who frequent their doorstep.

Kyle and Danae are serving with MB Multiply in Mityana, Uganda, where they partner with Robert and Esther Mponye in holistic ministry at Kings Kid School and Lifehouse Church. Kyle disciples young men who are working alongside him in developing agricultural sustainability projects that support Kings Kid School, as they apply the methods of Farming God’s Way, along with a maize mill, and irrigation improvement. Danae encourages and disciples older girls at the vocational center, training them to lead Discovery Bible studies. She is also working with Esther to improve overall literacy at the school. English is the national language in Uganda, so it is important for these kids to be able to read well to continue into secondary school as well as to be able to study and grow in their knowledge and application of scripture. Kyle and Danae host a variety of interns and teams and participate with the church in evangelistic outreach tounreached areas of Uganda.