Eliana, Maia, and Alex

Slovania: Banabas International

Matt and Sharon first came to Central and Eastern Europe in the fall of 2006, when they spent two years in Lithuania pioneering a ministry to university students with CRU. Since mid 2010, they have lived in the capital city of Ljubljana, Slovenia along with their kids Eliana, Maia, and Alex. There, they work primarily with university students and strive to see the Kingdom of God grow as students are introduced to Jesus and grow in their faith. The Mormances desire to walk alongside students and train them to serve and equip the local church in Slovenia and around the world.

July 10th, 2023 Newsletter

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Jon and Elee Paivarinta

Taiwan: Reaching and Teaching 

We have had a heart for serving the Lord in cross-cultural contexts since before we were married (29 yearago!), but God has patiently delayed. In the meantime, wehave sought to serve faithfully at home in Portland. We were members of Hinson Baptist Church for over 20 years. In that time, Jon earned a Masters degree from Western Seminary, taught at North Portland Bible College,and served as an elder at Hinson, while working full-timeat UPS. Elee pursued women’s and children’s Bible studies and ministries while homeschooling 4 children. During these years, we served as a foster family and adopted our two youngest. In 2020, we left Hinson to help plant a church in NE Portland - Redemption Church, where Jon currently serves as elder and teacher. After 4 years of service at Redemption, we are pursuing a new adventure. With the affirmation of Redemption as our sending church, Jon, Elee, Aubree, and Otis will move to Taiwan in 2025 with Reaching and Teaching International Ministries as the assisting agency.

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