Meet our team!

Pastor Tom Peters is the Minister of Cross-cultural Ministries at Wooster Grace Brethren Church. He grew up in the Central African Republic and spent several years there as a missionary with Grace Brethren Internationals Missions. He and his wife Sue have two sons who are both in college now. Pastor Tom speaks Sango (the trade language of the Central African Republic) and he has made many trips to the CAR. Pastor Tom is our language and culture teacher and he loves to make linguistic jokes and makes a perfect imitation of Donald Duck.

Tim and Jeana Harley are both graduates of Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, where they met. Jeana made one trip to the CAR during her college days. They have three children, who, though young, have been very involved with them in mission trips to Morelia, Mexico, where they go every year, to partner with a local church in reaching people for Christ and meeting some of their material needs. Tim works in the family business (well drilling and transportation) and Jeana is an image consultant. She will make sure we still look sharp after 12 hours cramped inside a little pickup truck in 100 degree weather!

Dave and Jana Slater have just celebrated the third anniversary of their coming to Christ. They have been involved with recovery efforts in Louisiana as well as ministries to under resourced people in Wooster. They have a tender heart for God and for people and are on a clear path to following God's leadership in their lives. Dave works as a chief buyer for Seaman Corporation and Jana is an MRI technician at Wooster Community Hospital. Dave brings a lot of organizational experience for this trip, but we suspect that it is Jana that is going to keep us eating the right stuff during the whole trip!

Pastor Ivanildo Trindade, the host of this site, was born and reared in Belem, Brazil. He likes to joke about the fact that he is the guy with the weird name and the nice tan. He is one of nine children to Eulalio and Jacira, who serve in Macapa, northern Brazil. His dad has been a pastor for over 40 years. Ivanildo is married to Naza and they have three children, two in college and one still living at home. Pastor Ivanildo is the Associate Pastor of Outreach Ministries at Wooster Grace Brethren Church, and though he speaks several languages, Sango is not one of them.

We are all eagerly anticipating being in the Central African Republic. We have been praying and planning this for months now and can't believe it is actually time to go.

Please, continue to pray for us and stay tuned.

Pastor Ivanildo Trindade