Aleece Diaz is a medical missionary in the Caribbean. She became involved in the region through short-term trips in 2011. After graduating from Mercer University’s Physician Assistant Program in Atlanta she returned long term and continues to serve there to this day. Every day she has the opportunity to share the hope of Jesus through compassionate care and much-needed medical interventions in the community she serves.

Vinicio and Karry, along with their two daughters (Emma and Selah), have dedicated their lives to meeting the practical and spiritual needs of families living in poverty all over Guatemala. With the help of short-term missions teams and partnerships with other missionaries, the Lopez family has had the opportunity to provide homes, food, and clothing to those affected by natural disasters, pandemics, and many other devastating crises. The main goal of everything the Lopez family does is to make Jesus known in a way that yields life transformation and eternal salvation through Him. The Lopez family is currently doing work to provide water wells and maintain a medical clinic for the people of Guatemala. Mountain West sends a team each summer to serve with the Lopez family!

Pastor Dao Duy Tri and his wife La Tiem Giao are from Vietnam, and in 2020 God called them to begin church planting in Ho Chi Minh City. Due to the 2020 pandemic, Pastor Dao Duy Tri was only able to do online church gatherings. However, in June 2022, they had their first in-person church gathering with 6 people in their house. Since then, the church has continued to grow. Over the past couple of years, the Lord has even blessed them with a thriving children’s ministry!

Pastor Michael and Elaine currently serve with the ministry Word for the World. Word for the World is a 40-year-old ministry based in the Philippines. The organization has planted several hundred churches during this time. Currently, there are 95 churches in the Philippines and 8 other countries that are part of Word for the World, bringing hope and ministering to over 30,000 people. Michael and Elaine head up a church planting institute to train and support men and women from all over Southeast Asia to plant churches in major cities in their countries. As a certified counselor specializing in families, Elaine is also able to bring mental health services to hurting people inside and outside their organization.

Joe Duthie founded Christian Ambassadors Network (CAN) with the vision to reach nations for Christ through believers worldwide. CAN’s mission is to mobilize and equip believers to be witnesses to their unbelieving family members, friends, neighbors, and co-workers so they might experience Jesus Christ. Joe splits his time between Atlanta, Georgia and India.

Join us as we serve alongside a local church and non-profit to host a Kids Camp (VBS) for children living in an informal settlement camp near Cape Town. We will also deliver food parcels, host a community meal, and assist with other ministry efforts in the settlement community.

Mission Partner: Hope South Africa
Trip Leaders: Peggy King & Ashwin Lewis
Trip Dates: June 26 - July 6, 2025

We will build homes for families in need, provide efficient stoves for cooking, provide water filters and clean water education. We will deliver nutritious food bags. Only requirement is to have a loving heart, a giving soul and a willingness to get dirty!

Mission Partners:  Servant’s Hearts Ministries and MW Missionaries Karry & Vinicio Lopez
Trip Leaders: Linda & Jay Cranford
Trip Dates: July 16-23, 2025