Some of us may never experience being a missionary abroad yet we are all called to be missionaries where the Lord has planted us. Church of the Open Door supports a wide variety of missionaries both domestically and internationally who serve to bring the Good News of Jesus to the lost. It is our fervent desire to continue to expand the missions ministry to fulfill the Great Commission. Listed below are missionaries and organizations we support.
Paul and Robin have been ministering among the indigenous tribes of the Amazon region of South America for many years. They have been involved with tribal pastors’ conferences, tribal leadership conferences, and partnering with FAIENAP (the tribal church association in that area which sends out native missionaries to other parts of that region). The Johnsons have expanded their vision with an organization entitled ALTECO, a consortium of organizations, churches and businesses, spreading the Good News of Jesus in the Amazon region.
Javier and Betzabe serve with ALTECO, Colombia. The Mayorgas have been in full-time ministry among Colombia’s indigenous people in the Amazon region since 2009, training Christian leaders. They have been working closely with Paul and Robin Johnson, who COD has supported for many years.
Ben and Julia serve with Mustard Seed Network (MSN) in Tokyo, Japan, having previously served in Kyoto, Japan. Ben has been living in Japan since 2013, having taught English there initially, and then as a student, learning the Japanese language at university in Osaka where he began attending the MSN church-Osaka. Since early in 2019, Ben has been serving in the MSN church-Kyoto in a variety of functions as the church seeks to bring Japanese people to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and disciple them. Ben and Julia were married in 2023.
Tom and Alicia and their two sons, Mason and Camryn, have been missionaries in Cambodia with World Team since 2017. In the late summer of 2020, they opened a Christ-centered University Dormitory for Cambodian Students in the capital city of Phnom Penh.
Rev. Melvin Floyd founded and directed a multi-faceted urban ministry in Philadelphia, seeking to evangelize the lost with the Gospel of Christ. Melvin’s daughter, Esther, and her husband, Rev. Daniel Sawyer, now direct this ministry which includes the Melvin Floyd School of Evangelism and Missions, Anti-Drug Night Crusades, holding street meetings during the summer months in the city, teaching relationship enrichment courses, and involvement in prison ministries.
We also support several missionaries in areas closed to the Gospel, where conditions are too sensitive to publish their names or locations.