Missionaries

Through the Women's Guild and the Community Church's Bargain Barn, our congregation supports missions and missionaries both locally and around the world. In addition, we are involved in annual activities such as the Samaritan’s Purse Shoe Box Ministry, a canned food drive, Christmas Caroling, and community service presentations.

Bolivia. Phil Lattin of Ethnos360 are missionaries in Bolivia. In addition to reaching many with the gospel, they support missionaries to the Chimane and the Ese Ejja people groups. They also provide many bibles and Christian materials to enable outreach activities. They are called upon to troubleshoot and solve the needs of fellow missionaries. Additionally, they are helping refugees from Venezuela. Phil is the son of Dean and Margaret Lattin who are long-time Idyllwild residents.

Syrian Refugees. Jody Crimi's Art Inspiring Change (AIC) helps thirty or more Syrian refugee families who are struggling to overcome trauma experienced in Syria and adjust to living in the United States. A key focus is on using art to help teen girls work through the many emotional issues they have. The Crimi family has helped at Camp Maranatha for years.

Ghana. Stephen and Herty Onumah pastor a church in Ghana. Stephen graduated from Christian Service Bible College and got his MA in theology at Trinity College in Ghana. He was ordained as a Methodist minister in 2010.

Liberia. Yallah Kawala is a pastor-counselor in Liberia. He is building a church and a trauma healing center for those who have experienced serious trauma during the civil war in Liberia. Yallah found that Liberians had lost a sense of God during the war, and felt the need to help restore it. Yallah graduated from Bethany College in Minnesota and got his MA in Counseling from Westminster in Philadelphia. Yallah wrote “Concealed by the Light” and “Consoled by the Light.” These tell of his experience in the war, fleeing Liberia to Ghana, and overcoming the trauma he endured.

North Korea. Gabe and Joy Segoine of Love North Korea Ministries (LNKM) build water wells and provide food to communities in need. Joy trains North Korean women how to paint fingernails and set up nail businesses.

India. Deborah Braddish works with the Ministry Hut, a small Discipleship Center in a Slum of Delhi sharing God's message of hope and love to 30 plus disciples four days a week. They also offer daily juice assistance to underweight children, as well as health assistance to those in needy situations.

Iran. The PARS Outreach Foundation brings the gospel of Jesus Christ to Iran through Iranians, theologically trained outside of Iran, who have set up a virtual seminary to train leaders for the growing church in Iran. They make use of the internet, IT technology, satellite TV, video, flash drives, and week-long conferences to deliver Farsi-language theological training to Iranian Christians both inside and outside Iran.

Furloughed Missionaries. Marey Todd hosts and debriefs missionaries who are on furlough from the mission field. Marey and her husband Ralph served Wycliffe in Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia. They worked with WBT for 48 years. They were involved in Member Care counseling, advising, and caring for the Bible translators.

Birth Choice. Birth Choice in Hemet offers support for people facing pregnancy, parenting, and reproductive health concerns. They provide complete, accurate information, free pregnancy testing, client care coaches, and state-of-the-art ultrasound services to women and couples who are making decisions about unintended pregnancies. Their information and support enable empowered and informed decisions.

Liberty Men’s Restoration Ministry. Liberty Men's Restoration Ministry is a Christian discipleship ministry in Hemet designed to facilitate the restoration of men’s lives through the power of God's love. Their mission as stated on their website is, “we believe that it is only by the renewing of the mind, spoken of in the scriptures (Romans 12:2) that transforms us, bringing freedom from drugs, alcohol and other destructive addictions and behaviors.”

Camp Maranatha. Camp Maranatha is a camping retreat in Idyllwild where people can come to experience the peace and beauty of nature, fellowship with friends, strengthen family relationships, study the Bible, grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and encourage others to know and receive Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Camp Alandale. Camp Alandale serves abused and neglected children, 4th-12th grade, through a mountain camp program. It introduces the children to the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ and equips them to lead meaningful and productive lives.

Idyllwild Help Center. The Idyllwild Help Center provides financial assistance related to medical, dental, vision, chiropractic appointments; glasses, prescriptions, over-the-counter medicine; and gas vouchers to doctor appointments.

Wycliffe Bible Translators. Wycliffe's objective is to translate the Bible into every language. The organization is named after John Wycliffe, who was responsible for the first complete English translation of the whole Bible into Middle English.