The Esperanza Viva (Living Hope) Baptist Church began in our apartment, back in 1993. Two years later we moved into a rented building in the nearby, larger town of Beasain. For the first 8 years or so, and in spite of a bunch of evangelism of all kinds, the congregation remained extremely small. However, about 10 years ago the Lord began to add to His church. People were saved and wayward believers drawn back to Him, and we started seeing the growth of a vibrant congregation of hungry, changing, believers.

Dan Cadavos works with people who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Dan, a Filipino himself, works diligently to reach Filipinos and Asia for the Lord. He serve in the Philippines in several different ministries: leads his church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, works in the Casisang Christian School, training over 200 children in academics and the Bible. He leads Refuge Mountain Bible Campgrounds. At the camp, he is able to run camps for young people. Through these ministries he works on evangelism, encouraging/training pastors, and also works on church planting.

Hananeel Ministries is one of the oldest Jewish missions in the United States, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011. Originally established as “The Evangelization Society of Philadelphia” (a name it still carries) it has become more frequently known as “Hananeel” during the last 20 years. Hananeel Ministries has directed the greater part of its work to the greater Philadelphia region, which has one of the largest Jewish populations in the world.

This ministry of Bethel Chapel Church is focused on helping individuals receive their GED. In addition to preparing individuals to take the GED test, they offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to limited English speakers.

AlphaCare’s mission is to empower pregnant women and families by providing health and social services and serving as a bridge to community resources.

AlphaCare has been serving women in Philadelphia for 40 years. If you or someone you know is need of support during pregnancy, click below.

Joaquin and Paqui Lopez are Spaniards, serving in Spain under GFA. The Lord initially led them to Mataró for their church-planting ministry. In 2007, they turned the ministry in Mataró over to national leadership. The Lopez family is now focusing on the town of Tarrangona for their second church planting effort.

As the son of GFA missionaries Reinhard and Mary-Jeanne Mutzke, Matthias grew up on the mission field of Germany. During his late teen years, the Lord gave him a burden to return one day to help in the ministry. He attended Bob Jones University, where he met his future wife, Annette. She had dedicated her life to becoming a missionary when she was a young teenager.

Matthias and his family faithfully served alongside his parents for several years until the Lord led him to become the pastor of Freie Christliche Gemeinde. He started pastoring the church and serving as school administer of Freie Christliche Schule in 2016 after his ordination.

Both Matthias and Annette are committed to the need for Christian education in Germany. While the church continues to become more autonomous and fully supports the Matthias, the Mutzkes joined GFA’s Professionals International program to provide a way for people to continue supporting Christian education in Germany. They serve with Bill and Glenda Davis. The Mutzkes have six children.