The Cheney Family

(L to R) back row: Geneva, London, Eyerusalem, Adam, Heather, Mahlet, Capri

Front: Josef and Milan

Organization: African Inland Mission (AIM)

Location: Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Contact: ahcheney@aimint.org

As a part of AIM’s ministry called Borderless, Adam is focused on reaching Africans who now reside in the US. He is working with partner Arrive Ministries to provide refugee assistance and ESL classes among East Africans residing in Minnesota. The ministry also consists of mobilizing the local churches to evangelize African refugees in their community and see Christ centered churches established. Adam and his wife Heather have seven children: Eyerusalem, Mahlet, London, Geneva, Capri, Josef, and Milan and reside in Rochester, Minnesota.

Mark & Denise Lewis

Denise and Mark

Organization: EFCA ReachGlobal Crisis Response 

Location: International & USA

Contact: mark.lewis@efca.org & denise.lewis@efca.org

Mark and Denise serve with ReachGlobal Crisis Response, which is the relief arm of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). Crisis Response offers opportunities for churches to serve in domestic and international crisis and relief ministries in any of the many countries ReachGlobal has ministry, and across the US. Mark has overseen projects such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; the earthquake in Turkey; typhoons in the Philippines, and the conflict in Ukraine. Mark and Denise live in Louisiana and have three children: Emily, Kara, and Caleb.

Tony & Holly Freitas

Tony and Holly

Organization: EFCA ReachGlobal 

Location: International & USA

Contact: tony.freitas@efca.org & holly.freitas@efca.org

Tony and Holly served in Tanzania and other African countries for many years with Community Health Evangelism, conducting holistic seminars to communities and pastoral training to churches. Holly developed videos to educate on the treatment and prevention of HIV-AIDS. Now based out of the US (Oregon), Tony still travels all over the world doing health trainings, instructing pastors in theology and health-based seminars to communities, local government officials and churches as part of the ministry of ReachGlobal Crisis Response. Holly helps lead ReachGlobal’s orphan sponsorship ministry, GlobalFingerprints; helping to organize and develop a database with real-time information on the health and well-being of the children in the ministry’s programs in various countries around the world. Tony and Holly have two grown children: Lauren and Devin.

Carlos Calderon

Organization: Global Fellowship

Location: Spokane, WA & International

Contact: calderoncf@gmail.com

Carlos transitioned from Partners International to Global Fellowship in January 2024. He will be working in three areas: 1) in the office to identify, hire, manage and develop talent; 2) in office systems to establish best practices, mange current systems, and plan innovations for the future; and 3) in field work, establish and maintain connections within the field across geographics and responsibilities, help to equip field ministry workers to work effectively, and provide financial and other resources to/for field ministries. Carlos and his wife, Lorena, live in Spokane, Washington and have ten children, and are grandparents.