Our Missionaries
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Children’s Shelter of Cebu. The Children’s Shelter in Cebu, Philippines, was started by missionaries in 1979. From its small beginning, in now consists of four homes that can accommodate as many as 100 neglected, abandoned, or abused children. Food, housing, schooling, health care, and counseling are lovingly provided. The goal is to have all of the children eventually adopted or reunited with their birth families.
Our Sunday School supports two children at CSC. Samuel came to the shelter in 2019 when he was a newborn baby. Guada Mae is a more recent resident, brought to CSC in 2023 when she was 10 years old. Both Samuel and Guada Mae are thriving in this Christian atmosphere, surrounded by the love of the CSC family.
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Mike and Samya Johnson are missionaries with Converge Worldwide serving the Muslim people in North America and the Arab world. They use the most current media tools and social media to bring the message of Christ to over 700 million Muslims – both in English and in Arabic. Mike and Samya, originally from Egypt and Lebanon, travel throughout North America offering seminars and workshops on how to reach the Muslims in our backyard and to expose the truth about Islam. Click here to view the Johnson’s web site.
Crick and Mindy Porier are partnering with Kolgata Baptist Church to connect, develop and support youth ministries, church plants and outreach programs throughout southern Estonia. They have a strong emphasis on building relationships in order to teach and mentor youth and young adults in leadership and spiritual growth. Estonia is a country with 1.3 million people. Less than 2 percent are evangelical Christians. Click here to view their ministry page.
Luke and Becca Rickert are Area Directors and Team Leaders with CRU in an area that includes La Crosse, Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa. Their ministry serves more than 40,000 students, professors, and staff at universities, technical schools, and community colleges. They are serving alongside the CRU staff team and 60+ student leaders. It is their desire to see “movements everywhere, on these campuses, so that every student knows someone who truly follows Jesus.”
Luke and Becca are both from the Fox Valley area. Becca grew up at Fox River Baptist and they were married here. The Rickerts, along with their two boys, Caleb and Isaac, are thankful not only to call the La Crosse area home but also their mission field.
Roman and Emily Citac are serving in an area of Eastern Europe where nearly one-third of the population is working abroad, and many others are searching for a way out. They are often asked, “Why do you stay?” For them the answer is simple: God has given them the desire to share a true and all-surpassing hope. They endeavor to live lives that testify to God’s extravagant grace and proclaim His goodness and hope.
Roman and Emily have a deep desire to reach out to the next generation of leaders — teaching them godly principles for a healthy life, and also modeling for them what it means to know and delight in the Way, The Truth and the Life.