Mike & Trisha help people thrive in their families, community, and workplace.
Mike has a Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies and a Masters of Ministry in Theology. He presently serves on the board of three nonprofit organizations and served on six other boards. His focus is empowering others through training, coaching, and mentoring leaders.
Mike works full time with ITEC in the area of developing Strategic Partnerships. He also manages his own small company called Life and Livelihood LLC.
Countries Visited: 29
U.S. States Visited: 41
Favorite Airline Alliance: Star Alliance
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Guaraní, Ache.
Trisha works full time with ITEC as part of the Executive Team and frequently travels within the USA or overseas to engage in strategic activities that move the mission of ITEC forward.
- Countries Visited: 22
- U.S. States Visited: 33
- Favorite Airline Alliance: Star Alliance
- Languages Spoken: English, Spanish.
Their Story
Mike grew up in Paraguay. His grandparents first moved to Paraguay in 1955 and worked among some of the most feared people groups of that time. His parents, a few years later, chose to serve in Paraguay and gave the best of their years to 4 different people groups. Mike grew up in a small Ache village and later went on to live among the Guaraní-speaking Paraguayan and Paí Tavytera people. Among his most cherished childhood memories is hanging out with his Ache buddies and exploring the jungle with machete in hand.
Trisha grew up in Wisconsin, and at an early age, she wanted to be a cross-cultural worker in a third-world country. Throughout Trisha’s early teen years, she went on three different short-term overseas trips. Each of these trips combined left a lasting impression upon her life, and decided to serve God in full-time Christian service.
Mike and Trisha were married in 2001 and began their full-time ministry in 2003. They moved to Paraguay in June 2004, where they lived until February 2021. They now live in Central Florida, where they help people thrive in their families, communities, and workplace.
Their ministry, although diverse, is primarily mobilizing the Hispanic community, adding value to their ministries and providing creative services that result in making disciples of Jesus among the least-reached people groups. They make frequent trips to Paraguay in order to encourage and strengthen their network of friends and ministry partners.