Hispanic Ministry

USA

Mark and Trini Simpson

Mark and Trini have ministered for years in Spain and Ecuador in evangelism and church planting.  Now they are engaged in prison ministry with Mark ministering in music and teaching, going into the prison twice a week.  Trini, who is from Seville, Spain, goes into the prison when she is able.  The meetings are in Spanish, so she feels right at home.  They are involved in ongoing ministry by phone to people in Spain and Ecuador, places where they have left a big part of their hearts.  Mark also heads up the ministry of Missions Support Team since the mission's director passed away in late March of 2017. 

Janis Simpson
Dale and Janis worked for decades on the foreign mission field.  Since 1995 they have served mostly in the USA, while making trips to various mission fields.  They concentrated mostly in Ecuador, where God had enabled them to raise up various churches and leaders. In late March 2017, Dale passed into the presence of the Lord after a four month battle with West Nile Virus.  Janis has continued in the ministry, going into the prison where Dale ministered to Hispanics, with their son, Mark, on Saturday afternoons, as needed. She also ministers to individuals that God has put in her life both in the USA and abroad. Janis does the secretarial work for Missions Support Team.

Europe

Italy

Horst and Amparo Bergmann

Horst (German) was wonderfully born from above in 1977 and before the end of that year, active in a tent ministry. He left the US in 1978 for Italy and Germany tent  evangelism  ministry. In 1984, he met his sweetheart, Amparo, who was transferred from the Spanish mission to work with the one in Italy. In 1990 they moved out to work in Portugal, having two young children at the time. In 1992 they drove overland from Portugal to  Ukraine, establishing also a permanent work there, after which they drove back to Portugal to continue the work they'd begun there. After 7 years out of Italy and learning 2 new languages, it was time to go back.

They’ve been in Italy since, with short outreaches to Greece to work with refugees. Most recently they have had a impactful campaign in France. Their daughter, Heidi, married in 2010 under the tent and is also active with her Sicilian husband in the ministry. They now have three little ones (seen in the photo), who are the grandparents joy. Jonathan, their son, is also serving in the same ministry, and recently married.

Up until now the Lord has been faithful, with little or a bit more, they are content in Him, always very thankful for help from His friends and theirs.

Mel and Isabel

Mel and Isabel serve in the local Evangelical church in the town of Umbrete to the west of Seville, Spain. Mel is one of the founding elders and teaching pastors of the church. Being the former and founding Academic Dean of the Al-Andalus Seminary and long-time Bible and Theology professor, Mel now dedicates part of his time to putting into writing what he has learned as a pastor, missionary and professor during his 40+ years of ministry, and Isabel serves as his correcting editor in the Spanish writings. 

Lidia Sánta
Lidia accepted the call to missions more than twenty years ago. Born in Romania to Hungarian parents she has been ministering in both countries. She started with children’s work, but over the years learned how to witness passionately to people on the streets as well as how to organize events and evangelistic crusades. She’s been an able office worker, a personal assistant and has been involved in women’s and children’s outreaches, working with churches in different capacities.

 In recent years she has been concentrating on helping churches in Hungary with their websites, leading an international Bible study and leading an evangelistic movement that helps believers share their faith and challenges people to Think About Jesus.