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 discipleship and renewal centers in Peru and Bolivia.
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 has been involved with missions since 2007 and currently serves with Spiritual Orphans Network. With her husband, David, she has led mission teams and mentored young people, and remains grateful for the unexpected ways God has grown her family in Christ through relationships grounded in God’s love.
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.
