Missionaries
Commissioned Global Mission Workers
JENN BRUBACHER (YOUTH FOR CHRIST) - LISTOWEL, ONTARIO
Jenn is the Campus Life Ministry Director at Youth Unlimited YFC North Perth. She oversees the high school ministry in the area, serving at the youth centre, leadership development program, mentoring, coaching and volunteering in various capacities at the local high school.
Jenn is passionate about being the hands and feet of Jesus as she journeys with people from all walks of life, being a safe, calming presence as she encourages, equips, listens and coaches, seeing the hope and potential in every person and being a part of their growth and development.
PHIL & ANDREA BAUMAN (SIM) - Global
Phil and Andrea have served in mission for over 20 years. Their active service with SIM began in April 2000, when they arrived to work in northern Ghana. They spent their first two and a half years learning Sisaali, the local language, before moving into a ministry of discipleship, leadership development, water development and health education.
Phil and Andrea relocated to Accra in 2008 to take on various leadership roles. Andrea served the Ghana team as Personnel Coordinator and Health Coordinator. Phil’s roles included Business Manager, Deputy Director and then Director. While in Ghana, Andrea completed her Bachelors in Christian Education and Intercultural Studies and Phil his MA in Mission and Theology.
In 2019, Phil and Andrea left Ghana and took on full-time virtual roles. Andrea served remotely as a personnel coordinator for an SIM entity (until 2023) as well as taking on the International Personnel Coordinators’ Lead role. Phil served in global strategic development. On 1 March 2024 Phil started in the appointed role of SIM’s International Director.
Phil and Andrea live in Canada and have three wonderful adult children – Kieran married to Mackenzie, Liam engaged to Meridith, and Cara.
RAUL & JESSENIA ESPINOZA (MSC CANADA) - GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
Jessenia Espinoza (Bauman) was born in Ontario, but spent her childhood in the mountains of Mexico where her parents were missionaries (sent out by WBC). After completing her education back in Canada Jessenia felt called to serve in Ecuador. In 2014 Jessenia moved to Guayaquil Ecuador to help support her cousin with the operation of a childsponsorship program at Hope of Bastion School. Since then Jessenia has been actively involved with helping the local church community, youth and running a summer camp for kids. Jessenia and her husband, Raul Espinoza, got married in 2018 and they continue work together at the school (he is the computer teacher and IT man). They are also youth leaders at the local church working to encourage the youth in their faith and hope to be part of raising up spiritual leaders for the future.
ESTHER FREY (MSC CANADA) - PUERTO RICO
Esther is mainly involved with directing the Emmaus Bible correspondence office in Puerto Rico. They have 400 active students, mostly inmates, and in at least 15 institutions. This keeps her in the office 4 days a week. She also helps in her local church with some secretarial work, discipleship among women, and some children’s work. She is actively involved with the camp ministry and specifically as treasurer.
CHARLOTTE MARTIN (POWER TO CHANGE) - GUELPH, ONTARIO
Helping others and making missions happen gets Charlotte excited. Charlotte has been been on staff with P2C for over 10 years, and as of September 2018, she is the global missions general manager. Her favourite thing about her job is getting to help lead mission trips.
ROBERT & SUSAN MARTIN (MSC CANADA) - KINGSTON, ONTARIO
Robert and Susan Martin have served the Lord in prison ministry since 1997 in Kingston, Ontario reaching out to men who find themselves in conflict with the law and who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. There are six federal institutions in this area and ministry opportunities include assisting chaplains with chapel services, visiting one-on-one, facilitating weekly group Bible studies and other chapel programs, and escorting eligible inmates to church on the street each Sunday.
RUSS & MEREDITH MARTIN (POWER TO CHANGE / LAUSANNE MOVEMENT) - SINGAPORE
Russ & Meredith are based in Singapore and serve as part of the Lausanne Movement and Power to Change's Indigitous Network. Motivated by the reality that most humans spend an average of eight hours a day online and that there are still five billion people that don't know and follow Jesus, the Martins are helping to lead the next generation of digital missions making sure that the gospel can be presented in a relevant way to every tribe, tongue and touchscreen. They help churches, ministries and everyday Christians effectively use the "Roman roads" of our day - digital technology - to bring the life-changing message of the gospel where it has not yet taken root. Russ grew up at WBC and attended the University of Waterloo, studying computer science. He is a candidate for an EMBA at the Quantic School of Business and Technology. Meredith is from Haliburton, ON and studied studio art at the University of Guelph. Russ and Meredith have 3 children, Wyatt (2012), Gwenyth (2013), and Heath (2016). Russ is the Director of Digital Engagement for the Lausanne Movement and the Managing Director of Indigitous.
TREVOR & HANNAH MARTIN (POWER TO CHANGE )- WATERLOO, CANADA
Trevor and Hannah Martin help to engage university/college students with the gospel and help Christian students to grow and multiply their faith. Their goal is to be a part of fulfilling the Great Commission by making disciples of Jesus who make more disciples. Currently, Hannah serves with our ministry at the University of Waterloo and Conestoga College. Her focus is on discipling, coaching and supporting student leaders on those two campuses. Trevor has the role of National Campus Strategies Administrator. He offers administrative support to all of our Campus Staff Teams across Canada. Trevor grew up attending WBC and is from Waterloo while Hannah is from the Toronto area.
Connected Global Mission Workers
RICHARD HAVERKAMP (MSC CANADA) - ELMIRA, ONTARIO
Richard and Marina (passed away) Haverkamp spent many years serving the Lord in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Together with a few co-workers, 24 churches were established in Belgium. After decades of experiencing the Lord intervene in their lives and the lives of others, Richard was compelled to tell their story in his book The God Who Is Real. It is the Haverkamps’ prayer that all people will discover the unwavering faithfulness of God throughout the joys and struggles of life. Richard now lives in Elmira, Ontario and continues to share the Gospel with everyone he meets.
RAY & CAROL JONES (ITINERANT PREACHER) - SOUTHERN ONTARIO
Ray was born in Bedford, England and his wife Carol was born in Dorset but grew up in Cambridge. They have four children plus grandchildren. They were involved with youth work, beach missions and founding a local assembly in England. They served the Lord with New Tribes Mission for 35 years, mainly teaching New Testament Church principles to missionary candidates preparing to reach remote people groups with the Gospel. The last fourteen or fifteen years were as chairman of the NTMC Management Committee. Ray and Carol were commended from Wallenstein Bible Chapel around 1981. Ray is currently Vice Chairman of Guelph Bible Conference Centre, involved in itinerant ministry, shepherding, bible studies and more.
GORD & HEATHER MARTIN (VISION MINISTRIES) - GLOBAL
Gord has a passion for evangelism, church-planting, church leadership and church collaboration. His experiences include: Missions in Ecuador and Colombia, evangelism, pastoring and planting in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, the formation of an inter-denominational mission to reach the disadvantaged of the K-W community and he is the founder of Vision Ministries Canada which began in 1992. Gord's present ministry focus is on immigrant churches and international VMC-related projects. He and his wife Heather, live in Waterloo and attend Lincoln Road Chapel. Heather loves people, hospitality and seeing God at work. They have three sons and five grandchildren.
“He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation”
Mark 16:15