Missionaries We Support
Bernie & Sharla Adam
Youth Unlimited
Bernie and Sharla Adam joined Youth Unlimited in Calgary in 1993. Bernie had been involved in youth ministry for years through Christian camps, youth groups, and mentorship, and these experiences pointed him towards a career in youth ministry. Bernie leads the Youth Guidance program at Youth Unlimited, where he facilitates mentorship and runs sports programs for at-risk youth.
Connie Duarte
Baptist General Conference of Canada
Connie Main Duarte works in Global Ministries for BGC Canada and she lives in Portugal, from where she develops all sides of her ministry. Connie studied both in the areas of missions and communication while living in Canada. She moved to Portugal in 1998 to work with university students. Connie loves teaching and preaching and longs to see more young people and women using their gifts both in missions and the local church. While Connie loves working with church, missions, preaching, and teaching, she is equally passionate about her family: her husband João, and their two sons, Joshua and Caleb.
Dauphin Bible Camp
Dauphin Bible Camp is part of One Hope Ministries Canada. DBC operates summer camps, youth retreats, a Bible quizzing group, horse riding lessons for the children and youth of Dauphin and the surrounding areas. Dauphin Bible Camp presents the Gospel, particularly to those having the least opportunity to hear of Christ and especially to children and youth, and we disciple believers for living and serving through His Church. Dauphin Bible Camp intentionally equips current and next generation leaders to be Gospel-centred, and to aggressively pursue new ministry strategies that recognize cultural and geographical realities.
Jerry & Sharon Durston
Club DJ
Jerry Durston is the Provincial Director for Club DJ, a mid-week Bible club program. For over 30 years the David & Jonathan free Bible-based correspondence program has helped thousands of children, youth and adults build godly character and grow strong in the Christian faith, in their understanding of the Scriptures, and in their walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Jerry has been involved in establishing Club DJ in Cuba and in shipping materials over, which is having a tremendous impact on children and their families.
Kirk & Patti Durston
Power to Change
Kirk Durston’s work involves a significant amount of time thinking, writing and speaking about the interaction of science, theology and philosophy within the context of authentic Christianity. Kirk has been producing the first series of at least 50 podcast to reach people with the Gospel. He is also involved in the translation of a number of Youtube videos into Arabic and so reach an even larger audience. He enjoys landscape photography, antiques of various types, wilderness canoeing and camping, fly fishing, amateur astronomy, reading, and enjoying family and friends.
Brian & Maryanne Nacy
Avant Ministries Canada
Brian & Maryanne Nacy minister at the Rio Grande Bible Ministry in Texas to mentor, train, and minister to Latin American youth from 15 different nations to take the Gospel to unreached people groups in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. They are helping develop Christ-centred leaders with a Biblical worldview.
Associated Gospel Churches
Church Planting Initiative
The Associated Gospel Church of Canada operate the Church Planting Initiative which assists churches and pastors plant AGC church in new areas.
James & Andrea Perreaux
PAOC Mission Canada
James Perreaux is a missionary, university chaplain, and the BC Regional Coordinator of UCM (University Christian Ministries). In his new role, he provides oversight to UCM’s seven campus ministries in BC and supports the 18 campus ministry workers. James is passionate about building Christian community and equipping young adults to make disciples and discover their missional vocation.
Tom & Candice Scatliff
Global Outreach Mission
Tom and Candice Scatliff together with their four children live in Guatemala and minister to children with special needs. Candice was born and raised on a family farm just two miles outside Dauphin.
Compassion Canada
Keiry in El Salvador
Kiery is a 9-year-old girl who lives in a poor community in El Salvador. She attends the Compassion Canada Centre near her, where she receives support and gets a chance to learn about Jesus.
Compassion Canada
William in Kenya
William is a 9-year-old boy who lives in a poor community in Kenya. He attends the Compassion Canada Centre near him, where he receives support and gets a chance to learn about Jesus.
Andrew Sevigny
One Hope Ministries
Andrew Sevigny is the Executive Director of Dauphin Bible Camp. Andrew leads the full-time staff team at DBC. His role includes leading the team, administrative work, marketing, community relations, and so much more. Andrew loves being able to get the broader community involved in camp and inviting people to be a part of what they are doing at DBC.
Kennedy Trachsel
One Hope Ministries
Kennedy Trachsel has been serving with DBC since the spring of 2022 and has been on full-time staff since October 2022. As the Follow-up and Discipleship director, she has such an awesome opportunity to connect with campers and staff in a personal way! Kennedy gets to spend a lot of time with the staff, pouring into them, connecting with them and walking alongside them. She gets to hire all of the summer and spring teams, helps build the DNT program, and is the head coach for the Dauphin Bible Camp Quizzing team.
Daphne Natyna
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Daphne grew up in Minitonas, Manitoba. She joined Wycliffe in 2001. Since 2019, Daphne has successfully started a Scripture Engagement Training Course for the Ndop Plain and since May of 2022 four different classes have graduated. The course is continuing to provide training for the other languages on the Ndop Plain and in the Far North of Cameroon. In November 2021, she became the Scripture Engagement Coordinator for SIL Cameroon. Seeing people engage with the Scriptures in the language that they value most brings her great joy.