We would like to recognize several ministry milestones that are being reached during the year 2018. We are grateful for these individuals who continue to serve faithfully.
Jim Bailey has served on the Executive Board for 35 years. He and his wife, Patty, are from Edinburg, VA, where he formerly pastored. After his retirement from the pastorate, they began traveling as furlough replacements in August 2014.Barbara O’Malley has served on the Office Staff for 5 years. She formerly volunteered in our office for many years, before becoming paid staff in 2013. She lives in Kings Mountain, NC, and also spends part of the year in West Palm Beach, FL, with family.John and Kim O’Malley have been missionaries with World Wide for 25 years. They live in Kings Mountain, NC. Bro. O’Malley has served in several capacities and has been the General Director since 2006. He spends much of his time on the road preaching in missions conferences and encouraging the next generation of missionaries. Kim has served on our Office Staff for over 20 years and has been the full-time Office Manager since 2004.Ruth Ann Arthurs has been a missionary with World Wide for 35 years. She and her late husband, Dave, served in radio ministries in several locations, even before joining WWNTBM and settling in Pohnpei. After his home-going in 2013, she eventually retired to Taylors, South Carolina. She remains active in encouraging the ministries in Pohnpei.Renee Atkins has been a missionary with World Wide for 25 years. She and her late husband Chick were missionary helpers assisting others in many capacities throughout several countries and in many states in the US. After his home-going in 2009, Renee retired in Duncan, SC, to be near her children.Joe and Carolyn Cannon have been missionaries with World Wide for 30 years. They served for many years in Yap and Canada. Since 2011 they have worked in prison ministries in North Carolina.Stanley and Marvine Cline have been missionaries with World Wide for 30 years. They served in Majuro before moving into a representative role as Deputation Secretary in 2002 and have also assisted many ministries as furlough replacements. In 2014 the Lord led them to take over the pastorate of Solid Rock Baptist Church in Timberville, VA.Edgar and Rosann Feghaly have been missionaries with World Wide for 35 years. They served in his home country of Lebanon throughout the Lebanese War. They now live in Tennessee, from where they base their ministry to the Middle East and Africa.Nathan Fry has been a missionary with World Wide for 5 years. He initially served as an interim in Pohnpei, running the Calvary Baptist Radio Station after Dave Arthurs’ passing. While there he met his wife, Hannah, and they served for a time in Yap. They have recently started the Lens of the Harvest ministry, to assist missionaries with video and presentation needs. Their daughter, Grace, was born this April.Kelly and Becca Gilliam have been missionaries with World Wide for 20 years. They serve in Queensland, Australia, with their children Clarisse and Bryce. In addition to the church they have planted, they are reaching their community through youth sports programs and religious instruction classes in local schools.Jack and Johnnie Hunt have been missionaries with World Wide for 45 years. They live in New Bern, NC, where they serve with Mission Aeroservices which assists missionaries from around the world with pilot training and aircraft maintenance.Elwood and Doris Hurst have been missionaries with World Wide for 40 years. They served in Guam for many years. They now travel as Representatives and have recently begun a Ministry of Encouragement to our missionaries. You can learn more about this new opportunity at ebarnabas.org. They live in Greenville, SC.Ruby Kersey has been a missionary with World Wide for 35 years. She and her late husband Herb served as representatives for many years. After his home-going, she served on our Office Staff for a time. She is now retired and lives in Lucama, NC.Rolando and Hannah Ortiz have been missionaries with World Wide for 5 years. They serve in Mexico with their children Azelia, Viana, and Amadeo. They are in their first term on the field and have a thriving church plant currently meeting in their home. They are praying about the direction the Lord would have them go concerning expansion out of their home.Jack and Melinda Peeler have been missionaries with World Wide for 15 years. For many years they traveled assisting ministries around the world. They have most recently been helping to start a church on the Nukuoro atoll in Micronesia.David and Heidi Racke have been missionaries with World Wide for 15 years. They have served in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, and Peru and currently live in Bradenton, FL, where they are assisting a church to begin a Spanish ministry.Omar and Tracey Schrock have been missionaries with World Wide for 10 years. They serve in Brazil with their children, Johnathan and Mahalia. They have recently been able to move the location of their church to a new facility, and are excited about how the Lord is using this move to reach more individuals.Josh and Sarah Wagar have been missionaries with World Wide for 5 years. They are serving in their first term in Chuuk, Micronesia, with their daughter Milena. Currently, their ministry is assisting an established church while working to learn the language and to build contacts in the community.Ernie and Nancy Wyrick have been missionaries with World Wide for 25 years. They served for a time in Siberia until the Lord moved them to Delta Junction, Alaska. Bro. Ernie is a chaplain with the local Fire Department, and they have a ministry with shut-ins and those in nursing homes.Mark and Diane Zimmer have been missionaries with World Wide for 15 years. They serve in Yap, Micronesia, with their three youngest children, Cherish, Caleb, and Levi. Two older children are currently attending Bob Jones in South Carolina. Their ministry reaches as well to the outer islands of Micronesia, as they assist nationals with other church plants.Fred Daniel, Jr. serves on the Executive Board of WWNTBM. This year he and his wife Beth will celebrate 30 years of ministry at Brookhaven Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC. Two of the Daniels’ children, Fred III (and Brittany) Daniel and Hannah (and Rolando) Ortiz, are missionaries with WWNTBM in Mexico.David Fulp serves on the Board of Reference for WWNTBM. This year he and his wife Lisa will celebrate 20 years of ministry at the Good News Baptist Church of Madison, NC. Their daughter Stephanie (and Tim) Germano is a missionary with WWNTBM in the Dominican Republic.David Landers serves on the Executive Board of WWNTBM. This year he and his wife Judy will celebrate 20 years of ministry at Gateway Baptist Church of Rising Sun, MD. Prior to this pastorate, the Landers were missionaries with WWNTBM to the country of Bolivia.
