Ordinary People — Ordinary People

Pauline and Alan always felt called to the mission field. Little did they know God would have them wait until their retirement years.

Eastern RegionHeidi ThulinAugust 23, 2019discipleship, Education, Kenya, Mobilizing, unreached people, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Phil

"I'm sort of like a caboose on a train,” Phil Manning says. “I just follow where the Lord leads and realize that it’s going to be a great adventure.”

Eastern RegionHeidi ThulinMarch 18, 2019Children, Rift Valley Academy, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Debbie

One school teacher's love for missionary kids has led her from the Congo to Kenya to Chad.

Central RegionMike DelorenzoAugust 7, 2018Chad, Children, Education, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Crystal

In Torit, where hot winds kick up sand and tiny dik-diks prance through her back door for a visit, Crystal is far from her family but close to their hopes for her.

Central RegionAIM Stories ManagerMay 1, 2018South Sudan, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Bill and Helga*

The Stewarts* (names changed for security) asked a gutsy question: "If you could send us anywhere, where would you send us?” And then, they went.

Central RegionAIM Stories ManagerMarch 5, 2018church planting, Uganda, unreached people, Karimojong, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Christoph and Heidi

How does God move a couple from a contented life in Germany to the bleak but stunning ridges of Uganda?

Central RegionAIM Stories ManagerFebruary 23, 2018church planting, timo, Uganda, unreached people, Ik, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Lyle and Ingrid

When Lyle and Ingrid first set foot in Moroto, Uganda, they thought they’d stepped into an old western film.

Central RegionAIM Stories ManagerNovember 3, 2017church planting, Uganda, unreached people, Karimojong, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Rosina

As a Sakalava woman herself, Rosina has a deep desire to bring the gospel to her people.

Ordinary People: Phil and Linda

How does a family-practice doctor with a love for sailing end up as the leader of a ministry team in the remote hills of landlocked South Sudan?

Central RegionHeidi ThulinJune 13, 2016discipleship, South Sudan, unreached people, laarim, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Wayne and Joyce

Wayne and Joyce started their life on the Kenyan coast among the Digo people back in 1987, and now they are spreading their passion for missions to a younger generation.

Eastern RegionHeidi ThulinMarch 21, 2016Kenya, unreached people, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Forrest and Purity

In the summer of 1990, after a short-term mission trip to northern Kenya, south Californian Forrest discovered that Africa had gotten into his blood. Shortly afterwards, he joined a TIMO team in the Lake Victoria area, realized God was gifting him to work as a missionary, and returned to the U.S. to obtain his master’s degree in intercultural studies.

Eastern RegionHeidi ThulinDecember 7, 2015Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Donna

If you have any questions about the recent history of Africa Inland Mission and the key players in any event, simply knock on Donna’s front door.

Africa Based SupportHeidi ThulinSeptember 3, 2015Kenya, Ordinary PeopleComment

Ordinary People: Krista

Leading a TIMO team in a Muslim town in central Chad wasn’t originally on Krista’s agenda. But because of her and her husband's obedience, people are finding Christ.

Central RegionHeidi ThulinJuly 1, 2015Chad, muslim, unreached people, Ordinary PeopleComment