Missionaries

Frank, Elizabeth
Turkey
Elizabeth Frank, as educational overseas missionaries for 32 years, she served from 1969 to 1978 in Zambia and has served in Turkey since 1982. She currently serves as joint General Secretaries of the American Board in Istanbul.

Frank, Kenneth
Turkey
Ken Frank, as educational overseas missionaries for 32 years, he served from 1969 to 1978 in Zambia and has served in Turkey since 1982. He currently serves as joint General Secretaries of the American Board in Istanbul.

Kamphoefner, Kathleen
Egypt
Kathleen Kamphofner, a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Jerusalem, has been appointed to serve St. Andrew’s Church in Cairo from 9/1/07 to 8/31/11. She serves as the Joint Refugee Program Coordinator.

Medyesy, Coralyn
Hungary
Coralyn Medyesy, a member of Church of Christ at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, has been appointed to serve the Reformed Church of Hungary from 6/1/00 to 8/31/09. She is a teacher of Social Work and Diakonia and has taught pastoral counseling and English Conversation classes. She is involved in the preparation of future teachers in church-related schools in the Teacher Training Facility of Gaspar Karoli Reformed University, Nagykoros, Hungary.

Medyesy, Laslo
Hungary
Laslo Medyesy, a member of Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ, Wallingford, Connecticut, has been appointed to serve the Reformed University in Budapest from 1994 to 8/31/09. He is a Professor of Theology in Department of Theology at the Karoli Gaspar University and the Reformed University in Budapest.

Pierce, Paul
Egypt
Paul Pierce, a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Jerusalem has been appointed to serve St. Andrew’s Church in Cairo from 9/1/07 to 8/31/11. He is a Joint Refugee Program Coordinator.

Rose, Timothy
France
Tim Rose, has been appointed to serve the Reformed Church of France as a program assistant with the Refugee Migrant Program. He will be itinerating in the US through 4/30/09.

Schrader, Marla
Israel-Palestine
Marla Schrader, a member of Lafayette Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Lafayette, California, has been appointed to serve the Ramallah Friends Meeting in Palestine of the Religious Society of Friends through 7/31/09. She supports the theological work of Jean Zaru, Clerk of the Ramallah Friends Meeting, through organizations and churches engaged in advocacy and education concerning the Middle East conflict.

Smith, Lisa
Germany
Lisa Smith, a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Covington, Kentucky, served the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU) in the Berlin-Brandenburg region from 1996 to 7/31/08 as assistant to the commissioner for migrant issues and provided lay training in the church region. She has completed her service and will be itinerating in the US from 8/1/08 to 1/31/09.

Smith, Steven
Germany
Steven Smith, a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Covington, Kentucky, served the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU) in the Berlin-Brandenburg region from 1996 to 7/31/08 serving on the Ecumenical Council of Churches on behalf of the region and provided lay training in the church region. He has completed her service and will be itinerating in the US from 8/1/08 to 1/31/09.

Stendahl, Alison
Turkey
Alison Stendahl, a member of University Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Seattle, Washington, has been appointed to serve the Near East Mission in Istanbul from 9/1/07 to 8/31/11 as academic dean and math teacher at Uskudar American Academy. She has served in Turkey since 1980.

Szucs, Barbara
Hungary
Barbara Szucs, a member of The Lorain Hungarian Reformed Church, Lorain, Ohio, has been appointed to serve the Reformed Church of Hungary working through June 2009. She works with the Roma (Gypsy) Mission as an enabler.

Szucs, Zoltan
Hungary
Zoltan Szucs, a member of HRC of Lorain, United Church of Christ, Lorain, Ohio, has been appointed to serve the Hungarian Reformed Church from 7/1/05 to 6/30/09. He serves as Professor of Practical Theology at Karoli Gaspar University in Budapest.

Vijayakumar, Varsha
Switzerland
Amirtha Vijayakumar, a member of Olmsted Community Church, United Church of Christ, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, was appointed to serve with the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) in Geneva from 10/1/07 to 9/30/08. She is a human rights and solidarity intern.