Pastor Valery Hryhoryk, a teacher of English and German, became a Christian in 1992. He founded Belarus Lutheran Missionary Fellowship (BLMF) in 2005 and Good Books publishers in 2006. In 2017 he was called to be a NALC Global Worker in Belarus. He and his wife, Tanya, have a son, Anton.
Terry Fee has worn many “hats” at Good Shepherd, including Global Mission leader, Outreach and Missions chair, and Congregation president. She is a retired attorney.
Daniel TOLOJANAHARY teaches at Mananovy Bible School. With Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Theology from Lutheran Graduate School of Theology, he currently studies remotely at the Institute of Theology, Brookings, SD, for a SDSTM (Sacred Theology Master), and plans to pursue a Ph.D. next. His wife, Bernadette, teaches Pre-School.
Shannon Lee Kraft has been a missionary to Bolivia and beyond since 1998, and is currently based in Chiclayo, Peru, on South America’s northern coast. In 2010, she and her husband Nicolas founded Go Missions International. Currently, they run a discipleship and renewal center called Casa del Alfarero, “The Potter’s House”.
Mike serves as Director of Development and Adult Education for Spiritual Orphans Network (SON). Known for his practical, relational approach, Mike combines business expertise with ministry passion to help individuals and churches integrate faith into daily life, demonstrating how living relationally can transform both personal spiritual growth and entire communities.
Angela Breidenbach is Director of Operations & Youth Education for Spiritual Orphans Network (SON). A native of Albuquerque, NM, she had a 30-year career in finance operations. She has completed 18 mission seasons leading teams and teaching youth about Jesus, and loves when God reveals Himself in unexpected ways.
Nathan Hanson has been a pastor in over a dozen rural congregations, serving since his ordination in 1984. His experiences have been expanded by mission opportunities and ministry working with chemical dependency. He lives in Vining, Minnesota with his wife, Ruth. They have 3 grown children.
