africa

Nubako & Claudine Selenga

Organization: EFCA ReachGlobal - Kinshasa City Team Ministries

Location: Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Contact: nubako.selenga@efca.org & claudine.selenga@efca.org

Pastor Nubako stepped down from leadership of ReachGlobal ReachAfrica to minister full time to his home city of Kinshasa. Kinshasa City Team Ministries provides job training, spiritual support and assists local churches in reaching out to their communities through various ministries. Tabitha Centers led by Claudine, ministers to at-risk women and girls to provide job training, education and Bible studies. Girls in this program may also be sponsored individually through ReachGlobal's GlobalFingerprints ministry. Follow Me is a similar ministry to assist boys and young men. Kids Action Network (KAN) is a ministry to young children to teach them the Gospel through Bible story-telling. Two new ministries have begun, called Church Health and Church Planting and a ministry to the disabled in partnership with a local school. Nubako and Claudine have five children and are grandparents.

Glen & Patty Miller

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Organization: Hands of Hope

Location: International & Zimbabwe

Contact: glen@valleychurch.org

Website: hohafrica.org

Glen and Patty are the founders of Hands of Hope, an evangelical non-denominational, non-profit organization that cares for AIDS orphans and children at risk in Zimbabwe, Africa and around the world. Hands of Hope seeks to show children the love of Christ through meeting their physical and spiritual needs with the help of local churches and church planters. Glen serves as the president of the Hands of Hope and travels overseas to train pastors and Christians leaders.

Amy Medina

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Organization: EFCA ReachGlobal 

Location: Mentone, CA

Contact: amy.medina@efca.org

Gil and Amy served for many years in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa at Haven of Peace Academy, ministering to the students there, from both missionary and international backgrounds. Gil served as chaplain and Bible teacher at HOPAC, and also provided theology and church-planting training to local pastors. Amy was a teacher and later served as principal of the school. They have relocated to the US where Gil is teaching at a local Christian School. Amy works remotely for EFCA ReachGlobal serving as support for missionaries on the field; and assisting with recruiting, training and coaching of new missionary candidates. The Medinas have four children: Grace, Josiah, Lily, and Johnny and live in Southern California.

Harry & Audrey Brown

Organization: New Generations

Location: Nolensville, TN & International

Contact: hbrown@newgenerations.orgabrown@newgenerations.org 

Harry and Audrey served with Cityteam Ministries (International division) for over 40 years. Harry now leads New Generations, which focuses on training and coaching leaders in launching and sustaining Disciple Making Movements (DMM). They are in many countries around the world, specifically “pioneer places”, where the Gospel has either never been or has never flourished. The Browns recently relocated from the Bay Area to Tennessee. They have two married daughters and are enjoying being grandparents.