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07600 September 21, 2007
GAC takes action on 126 mission positions
PC(USA)'s global reach reflected
by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service
LOUISVILLE - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s General Assembly Council approved six months worth of international mission appointments and changes at its Sept. 19-21 meeting here.
The personnel actions - affecting 126 Presbyterians in international mission - included appointments, reappointments and extensions, as well as changes in service terms, conclusion of service and the retirement of John and Martha Butt, who have served as educators in Thailand for more than 23 years.
The Council approved the appointment of 21 new Young Adult Volunteers and six new teachers assigned to the Amity Program in China.
The actions, which covered personnel moves made between March and August of this year:
Mission Co-Workers appointed: Brett and Shelley Faucett, Thailand; Susan and David Hudson, India; Ingrid Reneau, Sudan; Rebecca Young, Indonesia.
International Long-Term Volunteers appointed: Debbie Blane (Amity), China; William Yoder, Thailand.
International Short-Term Volunteers appointed: Emily Brown, Colombia; Theodore Collins, Colombia; Kay DeWeese, Thailand; Lyle and Terry Dykstra, Kenya; Thomas English, Russian Federation; Patricia Forner, Colombia; Malissa Haslam, Colombia; Susan Heily, Colombia; Elizabeth Langford, Madagascar; Carolyn Legg, Colombia; Barbara Medina, Colombia; J. Kenneth Trauger, Colombia; Karen Woehler, Guatemala; Jane Wood, Colombia; Niles and Winifred Reimer, Ethiopia.
International Young Adult Volunteers appointed: Megan Bauhof, Ghana; Katherine Bryant, India; Audrey Burnett, Guatemala; Sarah Craven, Northern Ireland; Theodore Hamilton, Philippines; Sarah Lunceford, Guatemala; Micah McCoy, Kenya; Kristine Miller, Ghana; Blair Moorhead, Kenya; Anna Nichols, Philippines; Jessica Rigel, India; Samantha Sale, Guatemala; Jessica Samoy, Northern Ireland; Kristin Stroble, Philippines; Mary Sutton, Guatemala; Bethany Therriault, Northern Ireland; Nadine Wade, Ghana; Melissa Wheeler, Northern Ireland, Hodari Williams, Kenya; Maureen Wilson, Northern Ireland; Alexander Wirth, Northern Ireland;
Mission Co-Workers terms reappointed, extended or amended: Mark Adams, Mexico; Joseph and Kathleen Angi, Hungary; Carol and James Brees, Pakistan; Elisabeth Cooke, Costa Rica; Douglas Dicks, Israel; Frank and Nancy Dimmock, Lesotho; Julie and Robert Dunsmore, Bolivia; Dustin and Sherrill Ellington, Egypt; Ruth Farrell, Peru; Mary Ferris, Romania; Farris and Thelma Goodrum, Brazil; Reyna and Ricardo Green, Brazil; Janet Guyer, South Africa; Dorothy Hanson, Ethiopia; Judith and Thomas Harvey, Singapore; Gwenyth and John Haspels, Ethiopia; Magda Iskandar, Egypt; Darren and Elisabeth Kennedy, Egypt; Jin Eun Kim, Russian Federation; Louise Mahler, Haiti; Gloria and Roger Marriott, Guatemala; Milton Mejia, United States; Burkhard Paetzold, Germany; Osmundo Ponce, Spain; Azizollah Sadaghiani, Germany; Sadegh Spehri, Germany,; Emiko and Sanford Taborn, Japan; Douglas Tilton, South Africa; Marcia Towers, Guatemala; Michael and Rachel Weller, Ethiopia.
International Long-Term Volunteers terms extended or reappointed: Robert Collins, Thailand; Kyle Fryling (Amity), China; William Geppert, Japan; Thomas Goetz, Japan; Arthur Kinsler, Korea; Donald and Kathryn Lindsay (Amity), China; Marie Lusted, Ethiopia; Lucretia Meece (Amity), China; Shannon O'Donnell, Palestine; Rachel Sterrett (Amity), China; David Walter, Pacific Rim.
Mission Co-Workers end of service: Susan and Thomas Boone, China; Brian Gilchrest, Ethiopia; Reyna and Ricardo Green, Brazil; Hunter Farrell, Peru; Donald and Laurie Marsden, Russian Federation; Brett McMichael, Croatia; Ana Ponce, Spain; Kara VanderKamp, Niger.
International Long-Term and Young Adult Volunteers end of service: Melissa Carter (YAV), Hungary; Lyle Dykstra, Kenya; Jeffrey Koning, Russian Federation; Grant Lovellette, Hungary; Erin Marth (YAV), Philippines; Todd and Tricia Reinschmidt, Mexico; Martha Reiter (YAV), Philippines; Monisha Smith (YAV), United Kingdom; Patricia Thornton, Japan.
Mission Co-Workers retired: John and Martha Butt, Thailand.
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