Did you know that every year, about 20% of International Ministries missionary force returns to the U.S. or Puerto Rico? As part of their term of service, each missionary unit returns every 4 or 5 years and many arrive in July. Here’s a list of who is in the U.S. and Puerto Rico during the year 2009-10:

Name of Missionary	Country of Service	Ministry Focus Area
Barb and Dwight Bolick	Chile	Creating Economic Opportunity and Building Futures Opening the Mind Empowering the Heart
Carlos Bonilla and Mayra Giovanetti	Chile, enroute to Spain	Training Future Church Leaders Seeking Peace & Offering Refuge
Kristy Engel	Dominican Republic	Promoting Health in an HIV/AIDS World   Opening the Mind Empowering the Heart
Nora and Pieter Kalkman	Czech Republic	Opening the Mind Empowering the Heart
Terry and Tom Myers	Bulgaria	Abolishing Human Trafficking Creating Economic Opportunity Building Futures
Ed and Miriam Noyes	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Creating Economic Opportunity and Building Futures Opening the Mind Empowering the Heart
Kihomi Ngwemi and Nzunga Mabudiga	Haiti	Promoting Health in an HIV/AIDS World Training Future Church Leaders Creating Economic Opportunity and Building Futures Opening the Mind Empowering the Heart
Ketly and Vital Pierre	Nicaragua	Leading People to Faith and Starting New Churches
David and Joyce Reed	Mexico	Leading People to Faith and Starting New Churches
Adalia and Ray Schellinger-Gutierrez	Mexico	Seeking Peace & Offering Refuge
Daniel and Estela Schweissing	Bahamas	Training Future Church Leaders Seeking Peace & Offering Refuge

One of the main reasons why the missionaries return is to have several months to a year to develop and deepen relationships with you – the local church!

Missionaries may be available for Sunday morning worship, to speak at a couples retreat, an international potluck mission supper or a weeknight service or activity. Consider inviting them to be part of your annual mission conference, or feature them at a youth event.

Note that missionaries are in great demand during the fall World Mission Offering (WMO) season. If you’d like to learn about a missionary’s availability, you may contact them directly by email. Addresses are available on this website by clicking on the “People Who Serve” menu and selecting your missionary. For a list of other mission speakers, call your region office or contact Ruthann Stevenson at 1-800-222-3872, ext. 2210.