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.
A pastor for 33 years, Tom Hux served 5 years at a three-point parish in Montana and 28 years in various roles at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Salem, OR. He and his wife, Brenda, have 3 sons and 3 grandchildren. His passion is seeing people drawn closer to Jesus.
Carol & Paul Anderson are University of Minnesota graduates: Carol (Elem. Ed), Paul (B.S./Ph.D. Biochemistry). Paul retired in 2001 after 30 years research/teaching at the U of MN Medical School-Duluth. Active members of First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN, they are involved in many programs and initiatives. They have 3 children and 3 grandsons.
Pastor Rebecca Heber, ordained in 1987, served as an early member of the Lutheran CORE Steering Committee, Provisional Dean of the Sonshine Mission District, and on the NALC Executive Council. She and her husband, Pastor Bill Heber, planted OASIS Church, the first NALC church in Florida, in September 2010.
Carmen Gronewold has been involved with human trafficking issues since 1996 when WMPL sent her to Nepal to serve with Peace Rehabilitation Center (PRC), a Nepali charitable organization dedicated to fighting and preventing sexual exploitation. In October 2009, she became the PRC Associate Director for North America.
