Jon and Cher Cadd are missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship. They have served for over 40 years in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and the East Democratic Republic of the Congo (EDRC), first from Kampala, Uganda and then in the city of Bunia as well as the village of Nyankunde in the Congo. The couple currently resides in Oregon, where Jon works remotely as the Program Security Manager for Congo. Mission Aviation Fellowship has a shortage of pilots in Congo and throughout supported regions. Jon’s current job is to keep track of risk areas and inform the team about potential security issues. Thanks to the many connections Jon has made over years in the Congo, he can provide up-to-date information that teams on the ground can rely on. Jon enjoys helping out the team and feels he can take much of the weight off their shoulders in this way. MAF cannot spare one of their pilots to do this work, so Jon’s contributions are especially valuable.

Chris Suits was saved at age 20 while attending Oregon State University. He has worked in youth ministry and pastoral leadership in several positions before becoming lead pastor at Coastline Christian Fellowship in Astoria, Oregon. In 2019, he began praying for London. In 2023, Chris Suits and his family were invited to lead Calvary Chapel Twickenham and, after consideration, decided to move their family to the UK to embrace this new pastoral role. The visa application process is nearing completion, and the Suits family is expected to relocate to the UK within the next few months.

The Grimm family has been serving in Papua New Guinea with Word Made Flesh International since 2017. Their focus has been on Christian discipleship, Bible translation, literacy, and compassionate ministry in the rural Sepik River valley. The Grimm’s are currently transitioning to Thailand, where Benjamin will begin medical training. They will continue to work with and support local ministry teams in PNG during their time in Thailand.