ALUMNI SERVING WORLDWIDE Randy ’93 (Communication) and Cindy (Commons) Richner ’91 (Communication) “We have been missionaries with ABWE in southern Brazil for 30 years. Our work centers on church planting amongst the Hunsrick people group. We use many ministries to develop relationships with the community, including sports, music, English, coffee, and chiropractic care.” Contact: randy.richner@abwe.org Paul ’00 (Social Science) and Ellen (Laber) Swenson ’00 (Biology) “We have been church planting in a remote village in Papua New Guinea since 2018. We've been developing and teaching a literacy program, writing Bible lessons, translating the Bible, and discipling the believers here.” Contact: Paul_Swenson@ntm.org Stuart ’13 (Finance) and Eugenia Li “My wife and I started Jinotega Christian Academy in 2017 in Nicaragua. It is the only Christian school in the whole area. In 2021, we started a church in the same location. We are currently raising money to build a second Christian school and plant a second church.” Contact: stuartli@cedarville.edu Rob ’03 (Communication) and Audrey (Merrell) Chestnut ’03 (Public Admin.) “Audrey and I have been serving with Josiah Venture (JV), a youth ministry organization, in the Czech Republic for over 12 years. Our goal is to train and equip the next generation of church leaders through discipleship, training, and leadership development.” Contact: rob.audrey.chestnut@ josiahventure.com Dave ’81 (Bible) and Carol Sue (Cox) Merkh ’82 (Education) “We have served with Word of Life International since 1985. Today, we are part of the WOL International member care team and minister our ‘Your Family Matters’ curriculum to 1,600 WOL missionaries in 90 countries.” Contact: pr_dmerkh@piba.org.br Jim ’96 (Bible) and Karen (Ware) Blumenstock ’96 (Business) “We serve with Asia Biblical Theological Seminary. We work throughout Asia, offering classes in Thailand, the Philippines, India, Nepal, Central Asia, and the UAE. Jim serves as Dean and Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology. Karen runs a strength training program for disadvantaged Thai women in Chiang Mai.” Contact: blumenstocksinasia@ gmail.com Our office is actively compiling a list of Cedarville University alumni involved in full-time missions work. If you are serving in this capacity or know someone who is, kindly send the relevant information to alumni@cedarville.edu. 36
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