Missions
Jesus commanded His followers to make disciples in their own city and across the globe. Through missions, Christians participate in God’s redemptive plan for one spiritual body and one kingdom.
George and Laura Hamm
RUF at Emory University
Atlanta, GA
George is the Campus Minister for RUF at Emory University. Emory RUF exists to see the stranger on campus and move towards them with the Gospel. RUF at Emory exists to cultivate a place at Emory where all students can experience friendship, rest, and the transforming message of Jesus Christ. Laura is on staff with Ponce as our Children's Ministry Director, and they have two daughters, Marion and Louise.
Chris Claburn
MTW
Bangkok Thailand
Chris serves with MTW's Church planting team in Bangkok, Thailand. Partnering closely with Thai national pastors, they support a church-planting network that has been growing throughout the city since 2000, and are deeply committed to gospel-driven evangelism and discipleship, building relationships with Thais, and building up Thai national leadership in church plants around the city. Chris is an Atlanta native, and a member of a congregation in our presbytery, and Ponce is glad to partner with him in his ministry in Bangkok.
PETER & LAUREN DISHMAN
MTW/RUF Global
Bogota, Columbia
Peter and Lauren Dishman (and their three kids, Isaac, Sam, and Sophie) serve college students in Bogota, Colombia, through a strategic partnership between Mission to the World and Reformed University Fellowship. The Dishmans hope to see students connect with Christ and his church for a lifetime in the "Athens of South America," home to more than 120 institutions of higher education and 1 million students. This year, they have also launched a new Homeschool group for families in Bogota, as well as working alongside local Colombian church planters to plant a new church in Bogota. If you are interested in learning more about them and their work, reach out to Whitney.
Tracey and Suzanne West
RUF International
Atlanta, GA
Tracey is the campus minister for Reformed University Fellowship-International at Georgia Tech. He and his wife Suzanne met through RUF at Georgia Southern, and have 2 sons, Hudson and Charlie. The goal of RUF-I is to meet with international students, scholars and families to build relationships, learn each other's cultures and discover how God is at work in His world and in our lives. Ponce has a close relationship with RUFi, with many members serving as table-hosts for their outreach dinners as well and in other capacities.
CONNECT
tracey.west@ruf.org
http://internationalbuzz.com/
Facebook: International Buzz - Georgia Tech
Buddy and Victoria Eades
Worldwide Discipleship Association
Fayetteville, GA
Buddy Eades works with Worldwide Discipleship Association’s church ministry, focusing on helping leaders in the church develop both a strategy and process for building mature disciples who are able to disciple others. He and his wife Victoria live here in Atlanta but serve churches around the world as they seek to serve the Kingdom through making disciples in their local contexts. Buddy and Victoria worship with us at Ponce (and serve in a number of capacities!), so if you have any questions or want to know more about their ministry, they're easy to find!
*Ponce also supports missionaries serving in closed and sensitive locations, and for the sake of their ministry and safety they have been left off of this page.