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MISSIONARIES

The Reverend Charles Timothy (Tim) and Marta Carriker are PC(USA) mission co-workers seconded to the Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil and live in Florianopolis, in the southern state of Santa Catarina.  They serve in the Missionary Training Center in Florianopolis, where Tim is professor of mission and evangelism and Marta teaches linguistics.

The Carriker's Webpage

Dr. Salvador and Irma de la Torre are a husband and wife doctor-nurse team who have extensive teaching and clinical experience at hospitals and universities in Mexico, Haiti, and Kenya.  Their most recent appointment was in 1998 when they joined the staff at Kikuyu Hospital in Kikuyu, Kenya, a mission hospital of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA).  Kikuyu Hospital is the oldest mission hospital in Kenya, established in 1908, and currently has three units:  the General hospital, the Eye Unit, and the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit.  It is located about 20 kilometers from Nairobi in an agricultural area.

The de la Torre's Webpage

Andres and Gloria Garcia were appointed as mission co-workers in 1987, the Garcias have served the church in various capacities. After serving in Central America for 16 years (Costa Rica and El Salvador), the Garcias accepted an assignment in the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa, Equatorial Guinea, a small country in West Africa. The Garcias serve as evangelists and church administrators in partnership with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea.

Sara Armstrong & Rusty Edmonson were appointed in January, 2009 to serve in Peru as Delegations and Partnership Coordinators. They host PC(USA) delegations visiting Peru and work with partner churches. The Armstrong/Edmonson Webpage