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Bob and Lois Gillespie - Answers in GenesisBob was raised in a pastor’s home where he received the Lord as his Savior when he was eight years old. He knew from then on that God wanted him to do something for Him. Bob graduated from

Cedarville University where he met his wife Lois. He finished his Master of Ministry degree at Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. The Gil-lespies taught in Christian schools in Ohio for 14 years and then served two terms at schools in West Africa. Bob’s goal is to teach the teacher (parents, teachers, youth directors, and pastors) the same things he taught his students in schools for many years: to uphold the authority of God’s Word beginning in Genesis 1, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to confront the forces of secular humanism that are taking over our culture.

Chris and Amy Brown - techPartner Chris Brown is the director of techPartner. Their ministry is to help global ministries, church plants, missionaries and

pastors with the effective use of technology for the great commission. Chris has been effective in tech ministry for over ten years and has traveled to many countries. He has spoken to thousands, equipping them with information and tools to better use technology in ministry. He is pas-sionate about protecting families and churches from the dangers on the Internet, as well as providing effective tools to help further the Gospel outreach to the world. They have four children and live in Grafton, Ohio where they are active workers with the youth in their church. Chris has just returned from a trip to Brazil where he is prepar-ing an outreach for the Olympics.

Dave and Ev Southwell - ABWE Dave grew up in northern Michigan and accepted the Lord at 13 years of age. While a senior in high school, he dedicated his life to the Lord. At Cedarville College he majored in

mathematics with plans to teach and coach. During the missions conference in his junior year at college, the Lord led him to serve in missions. Evelyn was reared in Brazil as a missionary kid and accepted the Lord at a young age. While at camp, she dedicated her life to serve the Lord. They met at Cedarville where she majored in elementary education. After graduation and marriage, Dave earned a MDiv degree at Grace Theological Seminary. They then attended candidate classes and joined ABWE. After a year-long internship at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, OH and a year of pre-field ministry, the Southwells left for Brazil in July 1975. During their first term of service in Sao Paulo, they were church planters and Dave also taught in the seminary and Bible institute. The Southwells transferred to Portugal to help open a pioneer work for ABWE. They had a major role in establishing two churches in Portugal and were instrumental in starting three others. In 1992 they were invited to assume the responsibilities of Execu-tive Administrator for South America with ABWE near

Harrisburg, PA. They spent three to four months each year traveling throughout South America coordinat-ing the work of the 240 ABWE missionaries there. In 2014 they mentored another ABWE couple to take their place while they continued to teach and train until their planned retirement from ABWE on June 30, 2015. Dave also trains leaders in Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship. The Southwells have four children.

Dale and Karen Marshfield - Grace Global/Tri-MDale and Karen were both saved during their junior year of high school. Karen lived in Rossford, Ohio, and heard the gospel on a Youth for Christ ca-noe trip. Dale lived in Webster, New York, and

heard the gospel through the teen ministry, Young Life. Following her salvation, Karen was baptized and became a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio. Dale was baptized and joined Webster Bible Church where he grew in Christ. They met while students at Baptist Bible College in Pennsylvania, and married after Karen’s graduation with a teaching degree in 1976. For thirty-four years Dale and Karen served as missionaries with ABWE International. Twenty-six of those years were spent in church planting and leadership development in Durban, South Africa. In 2009 Dale and Karen moved back to the USA to head up the ABWE International Theological Education Department. At the beginning of 2015, they joined Grace Global Ministries: Tri-M. In their new role, they will continue their international theological education ministry, but also spend a significant amount of their time ministering to village pastors in India. Dale and Karen have two children.