CHPC Mission Co-Workers

Furlough Home (pictured above), Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian Center have been sources for Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church relationships with mission co-workers. When people arrive in Louisville on assignment, CHPC members in the Center invite them to attend worship, which has then developed into a more lasting relationship. In addition to prayer support,

CHPC sends annual financial support to each person.

Several co-workers are members of CHPC: Christi, Jeff, Matthias, Salome and Naomi Boyd; Hunter (clergy member), Ruth, Ndaya, Billie and Andrew Farrell; Dorothy Hanson; Tricia (clergy) Elena and Sam Lloyd-Sidle; John Strong; Bruce, Lora, Kinsey and Emily Whearty.

Christi and Jeff Boyd with their children Matthias, Salome and Naomi returned from the Congo and came to us from the Furlough Home. They transferred membership to CHPC and when they left for another term in Cameroon, CHPC shared support for them.

Rev. Tricia Lloyd-Sidle. Coordinator for Cuba, came from the Center. She, husband Phil, children Elena and Sam had served in Ecuador. Phil is now pastor of nearby James Lees Presbyterian Church and when Tricia was re-assigned as a mission co-worker to Cuba, part of her support came from CHPC.

John Strong was already a CHPC member when he married Kim who had been serving in China. Together, they serve as mission c-workers in Hong King with their son Ben.

Rev. Michael and Irene Sivalee, of Brazil came from the Furlough Home to CHPC when invited by former Brazil co-workers, Peter Kemmerle and Maria Arroyo. Irene is a "mish kid" whose parents served in Brazil. I had the privilege of working in campus ministry in Oxford, Ohio with her father during a furlough, when she was a little girl.

Nancy Collins and son Charles also came from the Furlough Home while preparing for another term in Egypt. Her work with CEOSS, the social outreach agency of our partner Coptic Evangelical Church, provides literacy training along with skill training and health care.

Ruth Farrell and husband ,Rev. Hunter, served in Peru after years in the Congo. Children Ndaya, Billie, and Andrew assisted with children's work in the Andes mountains. Ruth is now "missionary-in-residence" and Hunter has moved from mission co-worker to Director of World Mission.

Dorothy Hanson was on the Center staff when she began worshiping at CHPC. As a "mish kid" in Ethiopia she accepted a call to serve there again, as part of the PC USA effort to prevent the spread of AIDS.

Bruce and Lora Whearty, and their daughters Kinsey and Emily, came from a term in the South Pacific island of Vanuatu to the Furlough Home, and to CHPC. All have joined as church members, active in the choir, as Session members and committee members. Lora is missionary-in-residence at the Center while Bruce will soon complete an advanced degree in education. Both daughters are enrolled at the University of Louisville and will stay in Louisville while Bruce and Lora leave in August for a new assignment in Ethiopia.

(The "Presbyterian Mission Co-Workers from Our Congregation" link, to the right, i connected to the church Web page with pictures of most of these folks.)

We are grateful for the faithful witness and courageous work these servants of Christ provide to people in need of Christ's love in their lives. Thanks are also given to Peter Kemmerle and Maria Arroyo who completed service in Brazil and to Ben and Shannon Langley for their term of service in the Dominican Republic.

-- Bob Abrams