From the beginning of our service to the Lord as missionaries, we discovered it to be full of many opportunities to share God's love! We are so thankful for the privilege of sharing Christ's love in a needy part of our world called Bolivia.
At Berea Bible Seminary, Mike trains future leaders for the church, teaching young people who have a God-given desire to serve others in the name of Christ. Periodic ministry trips to remote regions of the country have provided incredible opportunities to share the Gospel, at times in places where any Christian witness at all is still very new. We continue to look forward to what God has in store for us next in the land of our calling—Bolivia, South America. As a nurse, Donna has used her knowledge and skills to help those with physical needs, taking part in medical campaigns around Bolivia. Now officially retired, Donna continues to support Mike in ministry.
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Mike was born in Lancaster, Ohio, and grew up in Circleville. Mike heard the call to the ministry in 1976 while with his parents who were serving as missionaries in Dominica, West Indies. This was a call that soon led Mike into missionary service to the country of Bolivia.
Mike graduated from Ohio Christian University with a B.A. in1983 and Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Missions in Pasadena, California, with a M.A. in Cross Cultural Studies in 1985. He has served in since 1986, working as a preacher, teacher, and writer.
Donna was born at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, her father being a career military man. She is, however, a New Englander, her hometown being Hingham, Massachusetts. Donna felt led to be a missionary when she was stationed in Honduras, Central America while serving on active duty in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. After an honorable discharge from the military, she began her missionary service in Bolivia through her church, the Salvation Army.
Donna graduated from Ohio Christian University with a B.A. in Missions in 1981 (valedictorian), the Salvation Army Officers Training School in 1983, Rutgers University College of Nursing with a B.S. in Nursing in 1989 (valedictorian), and various military schools in the U.S. Academy of Health Sciences while in the Army (1985-1992).
Donna was commissioned as an officer in the Salvation Army in 1983, and served as chief nurse at the Salvation Army hospital in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Donna served in the U.S. Army as an officer in the Nurse Corps, discharged with the rank of Captain. She has served as a missionary to Bolivia since 1992. Has headed up various humanitarian/compassionate ministries in Bolivia using her nursing knowledge and has worked with Medical Ministry International on medical campaigns in different areas of the country.
Mike and Donna were married in 1994 and have two adult children, Nathaniel and Evangeline, who were both born in Bolivia.
"We thank the Lord for His strength and provision and so appreciate all our partners who faithfully give and pray to help make this ministry possible. We look forward to what God has in store for us next in the land of our calling Bolivia, South America!"
