Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing. He is pictured here with his dog, Wyclif.
Katherine Eppley, a daughter of the most-High King, disciple of Christ, sister, wife and mother, works as an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor for Adult Education programs in the greater Phoenix, AZ, area. She and husband Matthew, married for 32 years, have 3 grown children.
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.
