The Cross Cultural Ministry Team is committed to supporting missions at home and around the world by supporting those involved in mission and cross-cultural work, educating the church in terms of needs and opportunities, and challenging the church the look outward and be globally minded Christians. We also conduct an annual Mexico missions trip. It is always an exciting event for those who participate in our growing relationship with a community in Juarez, Mexico. The group serves in a variety of ways, from building houses to building relationships and sharing the gospel. As a church we support a number of people working in Calgary and around the world:

Tanya Spronk
Recently having graduated with her Masters degree from Trinity Western University, she is currently a linguist working, with SIL in east Africa, on the development of an educational curriculum to teach children to read in their mother tongue.
Email:tanya_spronk@sil.org

Gary Timmerman
Working with CRWM in Russia, Gary is helping to spread the gospel in Moscow and St. Petersburg by supporting Christian schools in those cities, as well as a Christian library. You can contact Gary by mail (CRCNA Russia Ministries Coordinator, St. Petersburg, 191040, RUSSIA, Pushkinskaya St., #3 Apt. 10) or by email (Gtimmerman@eamail.net).

Ary and Joanna Vreeken
With their four children, Peter, Joshua, Anna and Chamsia, Ary and Joanna are doing community development work with CRWRC in Niger.
Email:avreeken@intel.ne

Jerry and Kathy Haasdyk
Living with two of their children, Mary and Timothy in South Africa, Jerry and Kathy give essential support to Wycliffe workers in Mozambique, Botswana, and area.
Box 4245
Kempton Park 1620
South Africa
Email:Jerry_haasdyk@sil.org

Martha and Don Hekman
Working with Wycliffe in the Calgary office (and often around the world).
Email: Martha_hekman@wycliffe.ca or Don_hekman@sil.org

Roland and Lloyda Vanderburg
With their children Gabriel, Jessica and Christopher, they have been working with CAUSE in Guatemala but have recently moved back to Calgary to work in the home office in Canmore.
Email:Rolloy94@yahoo.com

Russell and Cynthia Sanche
Working with YWAM, they live with their daughters, Elishava, Charissa, Katrina and Sophia in Calgary
Email:rsanche@ywamcalgary.ca

Richard and Sheri Braaksma
Living in Venice, California with their children Jaimie and Jonah. They operate a coffee shop ministry, “The Talking Stick”.
Email: richsheri@attbi.com

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