Ed & Barbara Louton
Country/Region: South Africa
Mount Hope Supported Since: 1986
Ed first went to South Africa in 1951, accompanying his parents, when he was 17 years old. His parents’ plans to become missionaries greatly distressed him until a wonderful encounter with God settled the matter once and for all. After a year and a half assisting in the work of his parents, he enrolled in South African Bible Institute located in the town of Brakpan near Johannesburg. Upon completion of the two-year course, he planted a church among the so-called “Coloured” (mixed race) and Indian people in Pietersburg, now called Polokwane, two hundred miles north of Johannesburg.
In 1956 he returned to the USA for two years with the purpose of raising support and establishing himself as a missionary. In the following year he met Barbara Hughes, the eldest daughter of Ralph Hughes, pastor of the Assemblies of God church in Clio, Michigan. They were married on February 1, 1958. In July of that year they sailed from New York on the SS Constantia for Cape Town, South Africa where they have spent their lives sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Greg & Danna Beggs
Greg & Danna Beggs
Country/Region: Africa
Mount Hope Supported Since: 2014
As Africa regional director, Greg is responsible for giving leadership to more than 350 missionaries and missionary associates who […]
Bob & Barb VanWyks
Bob & Barb VanWyks
Country/Region: Botswana
Mount Hope Supported Since: 2017
The Call
Bob – In 1989, 2 years after I started a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, I prayed a […]
Carrol & Gayle Deal
Carrol & Gayle Deal
Country/Region: Equatorial Guinea
Mount Hope Supported Since: 2007
Carrol and Gayle Deal serve the countries of the Central Africa area, which includes Equatorial Guinea where they […]
Gary & Janice Dickinson
Gary & Janice Dickinson
Country/Region: Gabon
Mount Hope Supported Since: 1988
After 24 years in Congo, it was hard to leave! However, the Bible School project here in Libreville, Gabon […]
Bill & Judy Kirsch
Bill & Judy Kirsch
Country/Region: Gabon
Mount Hope Supported Since: 1990
Bill & Judy serve in the area of discipleship as missionary trainers (Matt. 28:19-20). Bill serves as the provost of […]
Phil & Robin Malcolm
Phil & Robin Malcolm
Country/Region: Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Mount Hope Supported Since: 1999
We are Phil and Robin Malcolm and we are Assemblies of God Missionaries to the children […]
Steve & Trina Pennington
Steve & Trina Pennington
Country/Region: Africa
Mount Hope Supported Since: 1992
Steve and Trina have served in East Africa for approximately 24 years. They began their service in Kenya among an […]
Jay & Cheryl Taylor
Jay & Cheryl Taylor
Country/Region: Kenya
Mount Hope Supported Since: 2018
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“Look at the nations and watch–and be utterly amazed. For I am going […]
Tim & Joyce Jarvis
Tim & Joyce Jarvis
Country/Region: Tanzania
Mount Hope Supported Since: 1996
Tim and Joyce Jarvis have been A/G missionaries since 1995 and arrived in Africa for their first assignment to […]
Heather Marten
Heather Marten
Country/Region: Zambia
Mount Hope Supported Since: 2016
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