Missionaries | Calvary Chapel Downey

Marco and Monique Laura (Peru)

Marco and Monique moved to Pisco, Peru in December 2007 after a devastating earthquake struck San Andres, Pisco.
The church, Capilla Cristiana de San Andres, Pisco was officially planted in 2008.
The Lord has provided the church with a piece of land where construction is currently taking place.
As the fishing community of San Andres has been affected by the economy, a Soup Kitchen has been established for the children of the fishermen that are finding it difficut to make ends meet. It is currently in place to feed children 3 times a week at the church premises.

(Lena (wife), Timofey, and Alisa)

Pasha received the Lord in May of 1992 at one of the first outreaches by Calvary Chapel of Downey.
In November of 2004, Pasha became the pastor of Calvary Chapel of Vladimir and overseer of all the missions in the Vladimir region.
Currently there are 7 Calvary Chapels in the Vladimir region.
CC Vladimir has also established a Bible College.

(Millie (wife), Emily, Sammy, and Wendy)

While visiting Yucatan in 1995, Pastor Sam (as he is affectionately called) felt a strong calling from God to make Merida his home and plant a church from which to spread the Gospel.
Pastor Sam and his family moved to Merida, Yucatan and CC Merida began in July of 1998.
There are 8 church plants established by CC Merida (Tabi,Hocaba,San Felipe,Tizimin, Valladolit, Cancun,Poniente, Panaba).
CC Merida also has a Bible College, a rehabilitation home, and a convalescent home.
A vibrant Chrisitan school has been established, Calvary Kids Christian School, and is rapidly expanding and now offers daycare up to Junior High School education.

(Diana (wife), Elisabeth, and Fernandito)

Fernando Rodriguez began serving as pastor of Iglesia Buenas Nuevas in Cuba for the last 17 years and has been involved with Calvary Chapel for the same amount of years.
The church he serves at has established 8 church plants, as well as a Bible college.
Fernando serves as our main contact for our annual Cuban Pastor’s Conference which has taken place for the last 7 years.

Tom Maxwell, has been serving as a missionary in Cebu City, Philippines since 1999. (He traveled to the Philippines for the first time in 1992.)
Tom currently serves as Senior Pastor of Shepherds Heart Calvary Chapel in Barangay Lahug in Cebu City on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
It is a small church reaching out primarily to 2 squatter areas ministering to over 100 adults and 300 children weekly.
The church has a full range of ministries for children of all ages and adults. Almost 300 children are served weekly in the feeding ministries and church members are educated continually through Basic Christianity courses, Evangelism courses and other education as the need arises.

(Vickie (wife), Jennie, Josiah, Jaime, Joyanne, Jeremiah, and Julia)

Jay and Vicki Dangers are the founders of an orphanage in Uganda (East Africa), called New Hope.
New Hope Uganda’s Kasana Children’s Center was established in 1988 in the heart of the Luwero Triangle with the purpose of bringing the Fatherhood of God to the fatherless. The Kasana Children’s Center provides the children and young people with the basics such as God’s Word, love, food, clothing, shelter, plus the chance to get an education, discipleship and guidance.
In addition to the seven family villages, the main site also serves as the home of all the staff, has a clinic, Hope House (for abandoned babies), a primary vocational school, a secondary school, and a church.
After years of preparation, they have officially opened the Kobwin Children’s Center. They are now able to help bring the Fatherhood of God on a full-time basis to former child soldiers and other affected (“Invisible Children”) by the Lord’s Resistance Army atrocities in northern Uganda.

Being sent out as a long-term missionary in June of 2004, Diane served for 2½ years as a tent-making teacher on the beautiful island of the Dominican Republic. She taught over 160 Spanish speaking students during that time to speak English.
She was teaching English as a Second Language with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
She will continue in the East Coast participating with various YWAM bases as well as ministering in CC Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Felicia has been involved in Missions for more than 5 years, traveling all over the world and spreading the good news of Jesus Christ.
Felicia is currently helping YWAM Chico campus with its schools, events, conferences, and retreats.
Felicia is supporting, praying, encouraging, discipling, and serving within the YWAM Chino base.

(Heather (wife), Luke, Hannah, Christian, and Leah)

Chad Naaktgeboren and his family (Heather (wife), Luke, Hannah, Christian, and Leah) moved to Johannesburg in January 2007 as they headed the call to plant a church there.
The Naaktgeboren’s have planted Calvary Chapel Johannesburg, partnered with Christ Church Christian Care Centre (5 cees – an orphanage), and began the spiritual overseeing of the Rising Son, a Christian rehabilitation center.

Mickie Horst, one of our recent missionaries, was sent out in November 2010 to South Africa.
She is assisting the ministry in CC Johanesburg with women and children ministries. She also assists at the Rising Son sober living home, where she resides. There she cooks, monitors household duties, encourages, and prays with the residents.
Mickie’s vision is to work towards racial reconciliation needed after Apartheid. Her burden is to see people reconciled to God and to each other, followed with a desire to disciple people in the ways of the Lord.

(Patricia (wife), Mauricio, Maria)

After visiting CCD’s House of Jeremiah in December 2009 and hosting a CCD missions team to Peru in January of 2010, Mario was compelled to establish himself and his family in Lima, Peru for the sole purpose of overseeing the ministries the Lord had called him to.
Mario Davila administers three ministries: Prison ministry (in 2 of the most dangerous prisons in the world); Foster Home (raising the children of imprisoned mothers); and The House of Jeremiah which also serves as a new church plant in one of the most dangerous towns of Lima.

(Meka (wife), Krystal, Harmony, Billy, and Benjamin)

After coming to Christ in 1995, attending a couple of local churches in Inglewood, the Lord called Bill and family to Calvary Chapel Downey where we could go through the Word. It’s been a strong desire in his heart to see a strong bible teaching church in Inglewood.
In May of 2010 the Lord opened the door to have a Bible study at a high school in Inglewood. On December 2010 he stepped out further and started meeting Sunday mornings!
He is going through the word on Sunday mornings at CC Inglewood, ministering to children in their “First Steps” children’s ministry, reaching out to the tweens and teens in a weekly youth ministry gathering, making disciples in Thursday evening men’s and women’s home fellowships, and sharing the gospel in the city of Inglewood.