Brent and Shelley Teague
Brent and Shelley served as missionary associates in Ghana and Togo from 1988-1991. Then they served as Associate Pastors at First Assembly of God in Denison from 1991-1993. They received appointment for service as appointed missionaries to Niger in 1994 and served as pioneer church planters in this Muslim nation until 2010. They have been serving in Ivory Coast from 2010 until the present working with the national church planting initiative and as directors of the West Africa BaseCamp ministry training center. They are newly appointed area directors for West Africa based in Daloa, Ivory Coast. They will be working with missionaries and national churches in the region for church planting and training. It is their goal to partner with teams to reach a vision for a church to be planted within walking distance of every African. West Africa is experiencing tremendous growth and has many opportunities to advance the Kingdom. Brent and Shelley will be leading the West Africa team for a greater redeemed and transformed Africa.
BENIN | BURKINA FASO | CAPE VERDE | CHAD | CÔTE
D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)
GAMBIA | GHANA | GUINEA | GUINEA-BISSAU | LIBERIA
MALI | MAURITANIA | NIGER | SENEGAL | SIERRA LEONE | TOGO
Scott and Karen Hanson
Africa has been a part of our heritage since 1911. Karen is a 4th generation Africa missionary and Scott is a 2nd generation. In 1991 we were married in Africa and did a four month internship. During that time God birthed a passion in our hearts for people and places where there is no gospel witness. We were appointed in 1993 as missionaries and served for 18 years in Tanzania working in indigenous missions and strategic church planting. In 2012 we moved to Kenya where we worked on the leadership team for Live Dead in East Africa. In 2014 we joined the Africa leadership team working continentally with unreached people groups, continental strategy and initiatives. As of 2020 we have the privilege of serving our missionaries in the East Africa and Indian Ocean Basin as Area Director.
BURUNDI | COMOROS | DJBOUTI | ERITREA | ETHIOPIA
INDIAN OCEAN BASIN | KENYA | MADAGASCAR | RWANDA
SOMALIASOUTH SUDAN | SUDAN | TANZANIA | UGANDA
LANCE AND MINDY HINES
In July 2001, we boarded the plane for the Southern Africa country of Zambia, our three little children in tow. Emotions were all over the map – excited and afraid all in the same moment, confident of two things – God and call. Our first assignment was to help establish a national youth department. The dynamics of navigating the three separate national churches within the same country taught us valuable lessons we would need for the next step on our missionary journey – Mozambique. In 2007, we began the process of re-opening the field in Mozambique. Because of God’s grace, the mission is moving forward and thriving in Mozambique today. A new missionary team is at work and God is doing an amazing work. We continue to live in and work Mozambique as we serve the church leaders and missionary family of the eight countries that comprise the Southern Africa Area. In Southern Africa there is a wise proverb that bears repeating – “If you want to go fast – go alone. If you want to go far – go together.”
In Southern Africa, it has been our great joy to “go together” with our national churches who are increasingly aware of their strategic purpose. Together, we commit our efforts and resources to effect change – constantly aware that lostness is the most tragic of all human conditions and that THE human right, is to hear of Christ’s love. Three of our Southern African countries are Portuguese speaking; Angola, Mozambique and Sao Tome & Principe. In Portuguese, when bidding farewell we say, “Estamos juntos…” It means "We are together."
We are bound together by our mission… Jesus’ great command is simple: take His message and His love – into ALL the world…so that ALL can hear.
For Southern Africa, estamos juntos – we are together!
ANGOLA | BOTSWANA | LESOTHO | MALAWI | MOZAMBIQUE |
NAMIBIA | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | SOUTH AFRICA | SWAZILAND | ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Pat and Suzanne Hurst
Pat and Suzanne have served in French-speaking Africa for almost 25 years. They have lived in Zaire, Togo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (the former Zaire). Before entering the role as area director for Central Africa, Pat worked extensively in leadership training, teaching, and training in our AGWM-Africa bible schools. Suzanne, a registered nurse and public health practitioner, is the director of Africa Oasis, AGWM-Africa’s compassion ministry initiative. Through Africa Oasis she works with local churches and our AGWM missionaries, partnering with them to develop initiatives that combine word and deed for community transformation. They have 3 MKs who are smarter, more gifted and better looking than their parents! They were raised in Africa and now are living in the US, fulfilling God’s call on their lives.