Missions
North America
Finchum B -- Alabama, USA
Finchum C -- Florida, USA
Goodge -- USA
Hirdes -- Florida, USA
McDonald -- Tallahassee, FL, USA
Miray -- North Carolina, USA
Renner -- Ohio, USA
Sorg -- International
Totten -- Detroit, MI USA
Williams -- North Carolina, USA
The Finchums - Chris & Laurie
Region Coordinator - Word of Life Student Ministries
3143 Bonnybrook Drive N
Lakeland, Florida 33811
E-mail: cfinchum@clubs.wol.org
Chris and Laurie Finchum have been serving as missionaries with Word of Life for 10 years. Their ministry focus is helping local churches throughout Florida reach and disciple children and teens. Chris and Laurie also coordinate the Word of Life Staff in Florida and Texas.
The Finchums have a 7-year old son Austin who loves basketball, x-box and anything outdoors. They have a 4-year old daughter Juleah who does not know a stranger and hopes to be a really good singer when she grows up. In June of 2008 another little 4-year old girl came to live with their family for an undetermined amount of time. Her name is Camryn. Camryn loves listening to stories, riding her bike and is really looking forward to being 5 because then she will be "all grown up"!
The Hirdes - Scott & Joy
3835 Woodburn Loop E
Lakeland
Florida 33803
E -mail: hirdesfamily@juno.com
Scott and Joy are missionaries with Polk County Youth For Christ.
Both Scott and Joy were raised in Lakeland, Florida. Scott accepted Christ as his Saviour at the age of six and gave his heart to missions as a teen. After high school Scott attended Spurgeon Baptist Bible College and graduated in May of 1989. Joy accepted the Lord as her Saviour the age of nine and dedicated her life to the Lord at a campfire service, as a teenager at Camp Gilead. The next summer she served the Lord as a junior counselor, at Camp Gilead, where she met Scott. Eight years later Scott and Joy were married.
Walt and Beverly McDonald
3217 Jim Lee Rd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Renner - Carolyn
4127 Greenvale Dr.
Apt. 203
South Euclid
Ohio 44121
Carolyn grew up in a church but was unsure of salvation. As a teenage girl she started attending a Baptist church where she was taught the word of God. She went to Tennessee Temple University where she gained assurance of her salvation and was scripturally baptized. Her senior year at the missions conference she was challenged by missionaries and the Word of God to seek Jewish ministries. Psalm 37:4,5 are still verses she claims for the direction of her life. She then attended Moody in their Jewish Studies program. She then moved to Cleveland and has been in Jewish ministries since that time.
The focus of her ministry is to share Jesus Christ, the Messiah, with Jewish people. She does this through visitation in their homes, nursing homes and hospitals. She also teaches three weekly Bible classes in two nursing homes and one senior citizens apartment building. She drives people to doctors appointments, shopping and seeks to help in practical ways. She is studying conversational Hebrew at the College of Jewish studies and this has opened up a door to meet and talk with people.
The Sorgs - Jack & Sandi
International
The Sorg's have ministered in the Amazon in Medical Missions for 16 years. Dr. Sorg has worked as doctor/surgeon and Sandi has worked as a nurse at the Amazon Baptist Hospital in Amazonas, Brazil. They have also helped in a church planting ministry in towns close to the hospital.
For the past six years Jack has worked as the International Director of Medical Missions Enlistment. His job description is five-fold: enlisting medical missionaries both short-term and career; leading short-term medical teams; helping the medical directors oversee the medical hospitals all over the world; gathering medical supplies and having them shipped to hospitals; directing a yearly medical missions conference.
 | The Williams - Bobby & Karen North Carolina |
Bobby and Karen are missionaries with CBM Ministries of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. Bobby is the executive director overseeing Released Time Bible classes and Camp Grace. Over 3,000 students are enrolled in the Bible classes that are taught at 24 public schools in Robeson County, NC.
Camp Grace is a new CBM camp that is currently "under construction". Summer 2003 will the be the first summer of overnight camp. The summer ministry will include 4 weeks of overnight camp and 3 weeks of day camp. Bobby and Karen are blessed to be the parents of 3 children.
 | Hector, Danyelle & Rosa Miray North Carolina |
Hector has been a missionary with CBM since October 2001 and has been volunteering with the ministry since he was 16. He is currently the director of Teen Ministries and the “T.E.A.M.”(Teens Excited About Ministry) Program. Hector works with the S@C (Saturday at Camp), and B.L.A.S.T. (Becoming Light And Salt Together) programs and the annual music festival Joyful Noise. He also teaches Released Time Bible classes in 10 schools and helps with several others. He enjoys leading worship and playing guitar. Hector also works with a local youth group and college ministry.
Danyelle has been working with Camp Grace since the first summer of overnight camp in 2003. Danyelle was the camp first aid provider for 3 summers and will continue to work as the camp cook as well as the ministry of hospitality. She also helps Hector with each of the areas of ministry he is involved in. Danyelle also works part time as a respiratory therapist. She enjoys gardening, sewing, and baking.
Their daughter Rosa was born on February 12th 2008.
They are currently at 60% of their committed financial support goal.
They ask that you please be in prayer as they minister to the children and youth of this area.
themirayfamily@yahoo.com
 | Gary and Janet Goodge 2130 Walnut Way Noblesville, IN 46060 |
The Goodges began church planting in French Guiana in 1986. In 1996 the Lord changed their direction. They came home for a year of furlough. By the fall of 1997 they were serving in France with EBM.
They are now serving in the Home Office of Evangelical Baptist Missions. Gary is the Director of Enlistment and Discipleship.
| Jeff and Karla Totten |
Jeff is the chaplain for Detroit Tigers baseball team.
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Brent & Stacy Finchum bfinchum@wol.org Brent and Stacy are missionaries with Word of Life to the state of Alabama. They work with local church ministries helping with children and student ministry development. They primarily work in the metro Birmingham area. Brent was born in Michigan, however was raised right here in Lakeland and attended Heritage with his family while growing up. Stacy was born and raised in Bermuda. They met while students at WOL Bible Institute. |