Tim Bates serves in our accounting department. He comes to us with a wealth of experience and more than 30 years working with nonprofits. Tim and his wife, Debbie, have two grown children and moved to the central Florida area in 2021.
Jummie Oloyede serves in MVI’s accounting department. Originally from Nigeria, Jummie has most recently studied business at FullSail University in Orlando.
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Phil Plowman has been with Missionary Ventures since 2003 and currently serves as Director of MV/ASEAN. His passion is for MV to do all we can to help raise up in the Asia Pacific region the national churches, their leaders and Christian organizations to be all God has called them to be, and to do all that God is calling them to. “The vision is big, but so is our God,” he says.
In 1998, Candy left her home and teaching position to serve a one-year commitment as a volunteer teacher in the Dominican Republic. Soon she found herself immersed in ministry to not only Dominican learners, but also Haitian, and realized this was God’s call on her life. In 2001, she affiliated with Missionary Ventures and has, to date, continued to serve in both the Dominican Republic where she makes her home, and in Haiti where she spends long periods of time living among the people she loves. From childhood, Candy dreamt of a life of adventure, living in Africa. In God’s way, and in God’s time, she has seen her dream realized as God brought Africa across the sea to the island of Hispaniola in the country of Haiti.
Becky Thomton joined MVI in 2017, after serving as a missionary with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) in their communications department. She has continued that calling with MVI, telling the stories of what God is doing around the world and inviting people to join in the mission. Becky is originally from Iowa, and loves traveling, writing and finding the fun in any situation. She and her husband, John, have two children, Zachary and Alyssa.
In 1990, Alcides and Sileny Fuentes got married and also felt God call them into full time missionary service. They received their theological training from Esepa Seminary in Costa Rica, and then went on to get involved in church planting and discipleship within the Central American church. They opened Christ for the City, a ministry base in Nicaragua where they worked for 8 years training pastors and leaders while also motivating the churches in social action.
Alcides and Sileny have been with Missionary Ventures since 2013, serving as the Directors of the Regional Latin American Office with the goal of mobilizing, training, and sending Latin American nationals to make disciples of not yet reached ethnic groups.
They also have two daughters, Paola and Priscilla.
Krystal Parker is a former executive for a Fortune 200 publicly traded oil and gas company. She has over 20 years of experience in organizational management leading hundreds of union, non-union and contract employees, in order to provide J.D. Powers, award winning customer service to more than 2.1 million customers in the U.S. Parker advanced her education at Harvard Business School for senior executive leaders with a focus on innovation, globalization and leadership diversity. She earned an undergrad in psychology from the University of Kansas and a masters in marketing from Ottawa University. Krystal is a certified John Maxwell DISC behavioral specialist, trainer, speaker and coach. She is a professor teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses in developing leaders and leadership capabilities, entrepreneurial vision and strategies, leadership, management, marketing, women in management, managing cultural diversity and business ethics. With years of experience and an aptitude for business, Parker created a boutique consulting company called Intent and Impact Consulting, specializing in creating executive and board level strategies as well as developing organizational leadership programs. Krystal loves to say business is her sport.
Krystal and her daughter live in Winter Garden, Florida and call Discovery Church their home. She is active on the worship arts team and kids ministry within Discovery Church. Krystal has a passion for the pro-life movement, a heart for God and an aptitude for business.
Nancy Long is the Senior Accountant and has been working at Missionary Ventures since 1999. She has a B.A. in Accounting and Computer Science and loves to use her giftings in the office to help those on the field. Nancy has 2 grown children and one grandson. Her mission trips have included China, Guatemala, Haiti, Cuba, Russia and Peru.
Andrew and Margaret are from the UK, and having been serving with Missionary Ventures since 1992. They currently lead Missionary Ventures in New Zealand, where it is known as “MotiVate.”
Nancy Nordman has joined MVI as our Director of Member Care. Nancy has lived and worked cross culturally training people in the ways of God. She has discipled and come alongside young leaders and others in the Austral-Asia area to help them move forward in their calling of God. Having been a missionary on the field for 17 years she’s experienced and understands many of the obstacles, pains and joys that missionaries go through. She has trained as a missionary coach. And enjoys coming alongside missionaries to see them succeed.
Brandon grew up in Nebraska and Colorado, then made his way out to Waco, Texas to attend Baylor University where he graduated with a degree in Business Technology. In 2013 he came out to Orlando to begin his career at Disney.
He and his wife, Katie, had a baby boy (their first) in November of 2018. They serve on staff at their church that they helped plant in Clermont. They have a heart for serving the underserved, and enjoy connecting with their community to extend their church’s resources to help meet the needs of those unable to do so themselves. They love living in Lake County, and are also active Real Estate Investors in the area.
Brandon has been walking with the Lord since he was a child, but has never enjoyed such a richness of relationship with Christ as he has experienced alongside his wife as they grow in their faith together. They look forward to raising their son to know that same fullness of life for himself.
He’s thrilled to be coming alongside MVI as they do Christ’s work in our world.
Rev. Luther Meier is the Vice President at large of Missionary Ventures International, overseeing and facilitating mission work worldwide.
Luther & Sandy Meier are both ordained ministers and Americans living in Britain since 1976. When God dramatically called them into ministry in 1975, Luther left behind his university teaching and performing career in music. They sold their home and joined an evangelistic music team, taking them to 20 countries over 6 years. They witnessed thousands of Eastern and Western Europeans coming to Christ.
Ensuing years brought them to pastoral work besides missions, planting and pastoring churches in the UK, where Luther still functions as an apostolic overseer where they reside.
In the early 90’s, the Meiers were ministry associates of Missionary Ventures until 1995, when they joined full time and founded Missionary Ventures Europe in the UK. They have pioneered ministry primarily in Uganda, India and Russia where they established leadership training colleges that flourished along with short term teams and various projects. During this time, they spent time in India, reaching an unreached people group where the Kingdom of God continues to thrive and grow in many villages. In 2005, Luther was appointed as vice president at large of Missionary Ventures International.
During 43 years in foreign missions, they have ministered in 37 countries. Sandy has sung in 15 different languages for evangelistic events and worship settings, as well as joining Luther by teaching in conferences and Bible colleges. With primary responsibilities of spiritual oversight and leadership within MVI, Luther and Sandy also minister to missionaries around the world from their own experiences and walking with the Lord for many years.
Rev. Mark Judkins joined the MVI team as Controller on September 6, 2022. He was the Director of Finance & Administration for Christian Community Development Association before that, and he was the President and founder the Wesley Community Center in Detroit, MI and East Michigan CCDA in 2008. Mark was licensed as a pastor in The Wesleyan Church in 2009 and ordained in 2019. He was the Spiritual Formation Pastor and Glocal Outreach Pastor at Stoney Creek Community Church. He facilitated planting six congregations while Executive Director of the community center including the church he pastored, Wesleyan Community Church – Detroit. A native Detroiter, Mark began working in the auto factories of Detroit in 1979, became a computer programmer and CNC machinist while getting his BS from Oakland University in Finance, 1987. Mark was the President of Christy Die & Laser and CEO of a conglomerate of small businesses under the name Christy Industries employing 120 with $20m in sales annually when he and his family sold it to Magna International in 2003. While working under contract for Magna, Mark travelled the world where his heart was broken for people’s spiritual and economic conditions and he received his call into full time ministry while on a short-term mission trip to Choma, Zambia in 2006. Mark has been married to Janise for 34 years. Their daughter Kyla Paraventi is a Global Partners missionary in the Czech Republic with their son-in-law Luke and three grandsons. Their daughter, Michaela Franzen is in a doctorate music program at the University of Michigan and has been a worship leader at 3 churches in Detroit. She is married to Trevor, a manufacturing engineer in Clermont, FL. Janise and Mark have two God-daughters in college in East Lansing Michigan, Maaut and Briannna Roosevelt.
Cynthia Williams was Missionary Ventures’ Chief Financial Officer for nearly 20 years and now serves on the Board of Directors. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Her passion for missions has inspired her to travel multiple times to Africa, Asia, and Central America to experience first-hand what God is doing through mission outreaches.
Cynthia is also the coordinator for Women Impacting Missions, a new branch of MVI. It started with a simple concept – Looking for a few good women who want to help change the world for Jesus. Cynthia believes women’s role in missions has been under-utilized, and many women are not aware of the life-changing impact they can have here at home on a global scale.
Besides her passion for missions, she is active in leadership in her local church. Cynthia has been married to Kevin since 1975, and they have two daughters and eight grandchildren.
Darren and Susan are Executive Directors of Missionary Ventures Great Britain. They plan to raise the profile of Missionary Ventures in the UK through church partnerships, networks and conferences. With a passion and calling for lives to be impacted and transformed by the love and message of Christ, Darren and Susan have a vision to reach and impact the UK and Europe.
Prior to their appointment they have led a children’s ministry and are part of their local church leadership team in Northwest England. With Darren’s experience of owning a business, coupled with Susan’s financial and management background, they are leading the MVGB ministry. They have been married for 26 years and have one daughter, Emelia.
Brad Staton is Missionary Ventures’ Director of the Office of Advancement. With over 20 years of experience in philanthropy, Brad has pastored churches in Augusta, Savannah and Orlando, managed foundations and charities, and worked with various family foundations in an advisory role. Brad believes God has called everyone to generosity, because of the lavish generosity He has shown us—and he enjoys sharing that message with the MVI family. Brad received his Bachelor of Business Administration for the University of Georgia and Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary. He is also a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) through The American College. Brad and his wife Lindsey have three children and love calling Orlando home.
John Ogden Sr. is the CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Christian Motorcyclists Association. He and his wife, Rebecca, have been members of CMA since 1982, serving in various ministry and leadership roles and have been involved in evangelism for over 40 years. John served as one of the CMA National Directors prior to 2000 before he was appointed as the CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors. John spent over thirty years in the corporate world as a leader and executive before God called him to his current position. Today, he leads CMA USA into being a more effective ministry and travels around the USA and the world, teaching leadership and team building skills, seeking to encourage and grow CMA nationally and internationally.
Arlen is passionate about discipleship and has a vision to equip and empower the church worldwide to make disciples and transform nations. He is a strategic thinker and collaborator who has dedicated his life to building the kingdom of God.
Growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a part of a conservative Mennonite community, Arlen was immersed in faith, hard work, frugality, integrity, and a life-style of continuous self-learning. These values form the foundation from which he lives and ministers.
Arlen and his wife, Keturah, joined Missionary Ventures in 1996 and hosted mission team trips near Guatemala City from 1997-2003. From 2003-2013, they ministered in the region of Petén, Guatemala, working primarily alongside local churches and disciplining believers. Much labor was given to resourcing Christian schools and teachers, but their special heart-emphasis was particularly on ministering to families and marriages. The Kings and their four children, Asher, Cordell, Ariana, and Tyrell, relocated to Orlando, Florida in 2013 to work in the MVI office.
Today, as the Director of Field Development, Arlen works toward the development of strategic vision, goals, and objectives which guide MVI’s ministry efforts. He is responsible to develop and lead a team who provide support and oversight for our missionaries.
Gary Hall has served on the Board of Directors of MVI for many years and currently serves as its Chairman. He is a Vietnam veteran where he served two tours. The first as a rifle platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division and the second as the company commander of Company P (ranger), 75th Infantry along the DMZ. He has a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an MSEE from Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard University. He has been on more than 35 mission trips with MVI in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central and South America. His heart is church planting and has led teams to Africa that have planted at least 25 churches. He currently serves as an elder and treasurer in his home church.