Foursquare Missions International
Missionary Bios
Mike and Karen McDonald
Nizhny, Russia
Mike and Karen have been in Nizhny since 2004. Nizhny, a city of 1.5 million people, in Russia only has about 25 evangelical churches. The McDonalds have three adult children and six grandchildren. They are associate missionaries with Foursquare and can be reached at missionarycouple@comcast.net.
Dan and Lauren Fontaine and family
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
The Fontaines were sent out by Foursquare Missions International
(fmi.foursquare.org) and their home church, Grace Capital Church in Pembroke, NH. They also served as the Founding Pastors of The Lake Church in Tilton, NH until their assignment to Quebec. Several churches in the Northeast Foursquare District, Foursquare Missions International and personal friends and family support them. They are fully licensed Foursquare pastors with both the U.S. Foursquare Church (foursquare.org) and Canadian Foursquare Church (foursquare.ca) and they consider it a real honor to represent the Foursquare family in Quebec.
Daniel & Lauren live in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada which is about 35 miles north of the Vermont border. They relocated from NH in June 2005 and have obtained Permanent Resident status and have applied for Canadian Citizenship! They are focusing on evangelism and discipleship in their community and have gained the respect of many as they continue to love their neighbors and serve them in practical, physical, spiritual and everyday needs. Daniel & Lauren celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in October of 2009!
Daniel & Lauren’s oldest daughter Emily and her husband, Matthew live in Virginia and recently celebrated their 2 year wedding anniversary. Their youngest daughter, Meagan lives in Newmarket, NH and has finished college & is working. Please continue to pray for their family and for the people of Quebec.
Pastors Daniel & Lauren Fontaine
59, rue Willowdale
Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0B6
819-566-7563
dan@nouvellevieauquebec.org
www.nouvellevieauquebec.org
Rich and Robin Smyth and family
Kigali, Rwanda
Rich and Robin have been in Kigali since Christmas Day, 2005. The have a passion to reach the lost for Jesus Christ. They started their ministry, Tentmakers of Rwanda, as a service to work closely with the indigenous people of Kigali to reach the country for Christ and became affiliated with Foursquare in the fall of 2005. They are licensed pastors with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and partner with other Foursquare missionaries in Rwanda to raise up new leaders, teach discipleship, work with the street boys and orphans of Rwanda and provide evangelical outreaches throughout the country.
Rich and Robin have four children, Corey, John, Kristin, and Aprille. They lived in Pittsfield, NH before moving to Rwanda.
Website: www.tentmakersofrwanda.com
Marc and Andrea Pavkov
Mozambique, Africa
Marc and Andrea were called to Mozanbique in August of 2006. They are affiliated with Teen Missions International. They worked with TMI in Mozambique in 1996 where their first son, Micah, was born. They stayed in Mozambique until the summer of 1999, shortly before their second son, Nathaniel, was born.
God gave them an unmistakable call back to Africa in 2006. They spent the second half of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 preparing to go and spent the second quarter of 2007 working at TMI’s base in the US in preparation to go. They were on sight in Mozambique in July of 2007. They work and live in a small orphanage in the country focusing on the orphan’s health issues as well as their spiritual issues.
Marc & Andrea Pavkov
Website: www.freewebs.com/mapavkov
Blog: www.thepavkovpraise.blogspot.com
Tim and Kristina O’Toole
Galway, Ireland
Tim and Kristina O'Toole, experienced pastors and church planters, will be serving in Galway, Ireland. For the past 12 years the O'Tooles have served as pastors in various capacities on the east coast of the United States. Their most recent stint was as church planters and senior pastors at the Bridge Foursquare church in Connecticut, a role they have had for six years
The O'Tooles are answering the call of God on their lives to plant a church in Galway, Ireland and hope to move by summer 2010. Tim and Kristina have two children—Elijah and Madison—who will be moving to Ireland with them. Birthdays Tim - July 19 Kristina - March 7 Elijah - February 13 Madison - July 24 Anniversary June 4