MISSIONS
MEET OUR MISSIONARIES
A.
South Asia
About A.
Brian Augenstein
Local/Global
About Brian
Brian is serving locally and globally with Akuo Ministires in multifaceted ways discipling young people, leading worship, and coaching leadership teams and churches.
C. & H.
South Asia
The Caldwells
About the Caldwells
This is a group of students Drew has taught who are either believers or on the road to becoming believers and are in our house church, learning what it means to follow Jesus.
The Carrols
West & Central Africa
Sonrise International
Chip + Kathy Carroll have been actively involved in missions for almost 30 years. In 2011 the Carroll’s founded Sonrise International to focus their attention fully on their passion to bring the Gospel to the unreached. Chip and Kathy also serve as the WACA Regional Directors for World Missions Centre, working in 24 countries of the West and Central Africa (WACA) region they oversee.
The Crouches
Papua New Guinea
About the Crouches
Mark, Esther, and their family bring health and spiritual hope to Papua New Guinea through medicine. They treat all kinds of diseases and injuries, sharing God’s love and the Gospel of Christ with those they meet.
The Crouch family preaches in the hospital, bringing “Lotu” or church to the patients! Esther cares for and teaches our children as well as invites local Melanesian neighbours in their home.
Vic & Laurie Cruz
Global
About OTTOM
H.
Central Asia
The Herolds
Lima, Peru
About the Herolds
Daniel and Mary Herold and their three girls were called to Lima, Peru to invite others into God’s family by daily living in a manner worthy of the gospel through constant prayer, intentional relationships, and discipleship. Daniel is the lead pastor of Nueva Vida Lima, a church plant that started in 2016.
Their daily life includes sharing the love of Jesus with church family, building relationships with neighbors, inviting people over for a meal around the table, being out in the neighborhood, asking God how to connect with and serve the community, seeing where He is already working and cooperating with Him there.
The Hutchins'
Tulsa, OK
About Working Together
Felix and Cindy Hutchins founded Working Together: Simple Faith Ministries. Under the umbrella of that ministry, they have been joining in with Him and the families at Country Club Gardens since 2010. So far, He has led them and their team to kids, teens, and then their families. Country Club Gardens is an affordable housing community located in North Tulsa. For more information, please write to the Hutchins at [email protected].
K.
South Asia
Holly Krebs
Dungarvin, Ireland
About Holly
Holly is Believers Church’s longest serving missionary. She has served in Africa and Ireland. She is currently on home assignment.
Terry Ligon
Tulsa, OK – College Ministry
About Terry
Terry is the Student Discipleship & Assistant Director at International Community Organization (ICO), Tulsa University. ICO is a not-for-profit ministry serving international students and visiting scholars in the greater Tulsa area. International Community Outreach exists to glorify God by meeting the practical and spiritual needs of international students through acts of service and through the proclamation of the gospel of Christ.
Dayne Lukes
Local, Asia/Global
SUPPORT DAYNE
About Dayne
Dayne has been vocationally involved in missions since 2011. He is currently working to catalyze and enhance church planting movements locally and globally. Dayne has a particular heart for the unengaged and unreached people groups and missions often throughout Asia.
Mercy Group
Middle East
The Matthews
Nonprofit
SUPPORT THE MATTHEWS
About The Matthews
Tim and Katrina (with kids Judah and Zoe) co-founded and have been leading a nonprofit called One River since 2020. Its mission is to create accessible spaces of ongoing prayer and to help cultivate unity in the church. One River is a partner of 24-7 Prayer. In 2023, Tim and Katrina also stepped into co-leading a national 24-7 Prayer team (the Public Prayer Spaces Team) dedicated to helping people all over the US to create and sustain their own permanent public prayer spaces. Tim recently stepped away from his animation career to focus on this ministry full time, and they are excitedly treading forward into this new adventure with Jesus.
The Meyers
East Africa
About the Meyers
The Meyers are training pastors, missionaries, evangelists, Bible school teachers and Christian leaders. They conduct Leadership Empowerment Conferences and Faculty Development Seminars.
They live in Kampala, Uganda. BC participates in their work with financial and prayer support. We can pray for God to give them health, rest, strength, discernment, protection, favor and anointing.
Roger Nix
Local, Global
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About Roger
Roger is a Pastoral Missionary, serving leaders, churches and communities throughout Tulsa and several nations, especially with Believers Church and 24-7 Prayer.
The Overstreets
Southeast Asia
About the Overstreets
Caleb, Heather and their four children have lived in Myanmar since 2014 where they serve with DAI, running leadership training programs for Christian leaders and opening their home to anyone who needs the love of a family.
The Schmidts
Tulsa, OK
About the Merchant
The Merchant is a building located in the Pearl District of Tulsa, dedicated to providing hospitality and healing in the Name of Jesus for the poor and homeless. We are a partnership of individuals and ministries, coming together for a common purpose.
The Thomsons
Croatia
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About the Thomsons
Nick, Danielle, and their sons Logan and Raiden are living and serving full time in Zagreb, Croatia. Their primary focus is pastoral ministry in the church, focusing on counseling and discipleship as well as equipping the local body with these skills. God has given them a long-term vision of taking pastoral care ministry to churches throughout the Balkans, as well as establishing a place of retreat where those suffering from burnout can receive healing and equipping.
Uganda Missions Team
Uganda
The Ways
Tulsa, OK
About the Ways
Tim and Jill are passionate about reaching the marginalized and unreached with the gospel, raising up and equipping ministers and leaders, and making disciples through the experiences of church as family. They seek to share the love and truth of Jesus both locally and internationally.
The Wheelers
Global
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About The Wheelers
The Westhoff's
Akouo Ministries, Global
SUPPORT THE WESTHOFFS
About the Westhoff's
Chris is a prophetic voice and teacher, mentor, and spiritual mom to many. She’s the founder of Akouo Missions, Selah, and the author and developer of ReFraming the Prophetic. She serves on the 24-7 Prayer Global and U.S. communities oversight teams. She’s the wife of Craig and mom of two adult sons who have married the most amazing women.
Craig is a trained spiritual director, teacher and evangelist. He hosts the Illuminated Soul Podcast, is the creator of the Illuminated Soul Weekend and Online Course, and developer of 24/7 Witness. He serves on the 24-7 Prayer U.S. Communities oversight team. Husband to Christine, father of 2 married sons and their beautiful wives, fervent in laugher.