Our Global Partners
Alexey and Tonia are currently serving in Altai, a region in southern Siberia as well as a new mission field for the PAOC. They are helping a local church in the city of Gorno-Altaisk, running English classes in the community, and mainly working to train and develop strong leaders through Bible teaching and discipleship.
They have been doing this since March 2008 and are primarily focused on developing nationals throughout the Republic of Altai; helping them become the next generation of leaders in their communities. They work closely with the Russian Assemblies of God, as Emmanuel Church in Moscow is considered one of their 'homes' and has played a vital role in their journey to the mission field.
Their passions include helping people grow and mature in their spiritual walk, pouring into the lives of youth and students, and using English teaching as a tool for evangelism. They were married in June 2003 in Moscow, where they they had met one year earlier. Tonia is originally from Saskatchewan and together they worked in Moscow for about five years before relocating to beautiful Altai.
James is in his thirtieth year of ministry with The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. During this time he has served as pastor and church planter in Saskatchewan and as a missionary to the island nation of Seychelles. Presently, they make their home and ministry base in Panama City, Panama.
James has traveled extensively throughout the world to teach and strengthen ministry personnel through leadership seminars with a Biblical focus.
Colleen is called to ministry and the market place. She has a passion and desire to see women everywhere grow to fulfill their personal destiny. Colleen has had the privilege of sharing the word of God with women around the world.
The organization behind this initiative is the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada who have their central offices in Mississauga, Ontario. The William Cornelius Vocational Training Centre is just one of the many humanitarian outreach projects that are sponsored by the P.A.O.C.'s NGO: (non profit/none governmental organization) known as E.R.D.O. (Emergency and Relief Development Overseas). E.R.D.O. has been working to establish schools, orphanages and other types of child support centres in many of our world's developing countries, with such projects as Child Care Plus and the Canadian Food Grains Bank.
The W.C.V.T.C. is a natural extension of the Child Care Plus outreach in Guatemala. For over fifteen years now, the C.C.P. effort has linked arms with the Assemblies of God, Latin America Child Care system, in order to help 15 Guatemalan grade schools through monthly sponsorships from the U.S.A. and Canada.
Global Worker "D" is currently working in Restricted Access Nations.