ASELSI Staff - 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlos, Emily, David, Jonathan, & Analynne Romero

Carlos is a minister born and raised in Southern Mexico.  He is ordained with Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, with a practical Theology Diploma.  He has been serving God in full time ministry for 20 years in different areas, working with children, leading worship, teaching about the Bible in Spanish on the radio, serving as a missions pastor doing short term missions in Canada, with the Indians in Mexico, the USA, Guatemala, and other countries in South America.  His wife Emily is certified in bilingual elementary education and graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 1999.  She is currently home schooling their six-year-old son as well as caring for their three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter.  They established a non-profit organization called Heart for the Nations to be able to accomplish the ministry God is calling them to do.  Both Emily and Carlos are grateful to be on the mission field serving the people in the mountains of Guatemala through ASELSI.

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John and Sharon Harvey

In January of 1993, John and Sharon left the States in response to a childhood call when they each professed to the Lord, "Here I am, send me!" They traveled to Antigua, Guatemala and learned Spanish in a language school for six weeks. For the next three years, they worked with other missionaries in the country as the Lord prepared them to undertake the apostolic ministry of ASELSI. John started a Bible institute while Sharon began providing medical care to those in need. They believe the Lord actually began preparing them for this ministry over 27 years ago. John obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and pastored for over 18 years, and Sharon, as an RN, directed a nursing center in Columbia, Missouri. John has since earned his Master’s of Theology. John and Sharon have been married for over 39 years. (Back to missionary list)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob & Shawn, Robert , Brenden, Cameron, & Miriam Helwer

Bob was called to missions at the age of 6. He and Shawn both grew up in the Saginaw, Michigan area and were married in 1990. After attending Berean College, they spent 13 years in full-time youth ministry in Michigan. God opened the door for them to come to Guatemala in His perfect timing during the fall of 2003. This became a reality in the spring of 2004 as they and their three sons: Robert, II, Brenden & Cameron, moved to Chichicastenango. Another addition to the family is soon arriving with the adoption of 2 year-old Miriam.  Bob now works with ASELSI and serves as the short-term missions team director, web administrator as well as playing the keyboard and leading worship for ILIO. Find out more about Bob and his family by checking out their website here. (Back to missionary list)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony, Carrie, Braegan, & Trenden Taylor

Tony and Carrie Taylor moved to Chichicastenango in February 2005 with their son Braegan to begin serving long-term with ASELSI. Tony's main work is teaching the Bible to church leaders in the rural villages as part of IBEX, our Bible Extension ministry. Carrie is helping with the Father's Heart clinic on Thursdays. Tony is from Clovis, New Mexico and Carrie from Lubbock, Texas. They are both graduates of Christ For the Nations Institute of Dallas, TX, and Tony is a graduate from the Missions Department of Abilene Christian University of Abilene, TX. Being able to work with ASELSI is a tremendous answer to their prayers as they have desired to train up native church leaders for many years.  We welcomed the birth of their new son Trenden in February of 2007. (Back to missionary list)


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Mike, Terry, Jacob, Joshua, Katie & James McComb

Mike, Terry, Jacob, Joshua, Katie & James McComb

Mike and Terri McComb and their 4 children; Jacob, Joshua, Katie, and James have lived in Guatemala for the past 18 years.  They have served as missionaries among the Ixil people of the central highlands of Guatemala for the past 15 years.  Mike and Terri opened the first ASELSI extension center in the Ixil area 10 years ago in Nebaj.  Since then they have opened several extension centers and have graduated almost 200 pastors and leaders from the Ixil extensions alone.  Mike is currently the international coordinator for IBEX with 19 extension centers in Guatemala, Mexico, and Ecuador.
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Mike, Terry, Jacob, Joshua, Katie & James McComb

Cathy Hartle

Cathy Hartle a Family Nurse Practitioner joined ASELSI in January 2008.  She received her Masters degree in nursing from the University of Missouri- Columbia. She has also attended Christian Spanish Academy in Antigua.  Cathy was raised in a Christian home and at an early age received Christ as savior and a call to missions.  She is a daughter, sister, aunt, mother, and grandmother in a very large loving family. She is a full time practitioner in the clinic, and using the ASELSI clinic bus she is responsible for a women's clinic in Chulumal IV. Using the clinic bus she is working in conjunction with a Guatemalan Medical team to bring health care to under served areas in the department of Quiche'.  She is excited that God is using her to bring His healing and love to the people of this area.
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Virginia Birss

Virginia is a registered nurse from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.  She came to know the Lord at seventeen years of age and at the same time responded to the call of missions by studying nursing.  She also completed a Bachelor of Christian Counseling degree from the Canada Christian College in Toronto.   Over the years she has ministered in short term medical and evangelistic missions in approximately eleven nations including over two years in Mexico among the indigenous.  The Lord released her in January 2006 to enter into full time medical missions in Chichicastenango as a volunteer in a mission hospital and at ASELSI’s Father Heart Clinic.   In January ‘07 she was accepted full time onto the ASELSI team to assist Sharon in the Clinic.  She is delighted to share in the King’s call and service here in Chichicastenango.  Virginia has two adult married sons and is expecting her first grandchild this August.  (Back to missionary list)