Saturday, October 2

At Shaped For Service, we will have an extraordinary opportunity to hear from, and interact with, amazing disciples of Jesus who have allowed God to shape their hearts and lives in order to be prepared for the exact situations in which God has placed them.

The Reverend Dagoberto and Dilia Zelaya were recently approved as endorsed missionary candidates with International Ministries to serve children in need through the Fe Vida Nueva (Faith New Life) Children’s Home in Azacualpa, Honduras.  Dago and Dilia will share on Saturday how God used Hurricane Mitch in 1998 to further shape their lives and refine their vision of providing a home for children in need in their native country, while at the same time planting a church that reaches out and provides ministry to the community.  They are members of First Baptist Church of Marshalltown and are Mid-American Baptist Churches’ newest Special Interest Missionaries.

Kristy Engel, RN, MSN, CPNP, has served as a medical missionary with International Ministries in the Dominican Republic since 2000.  She coordinates mobile medical clinics to approximately 120 villages within an hour’s drive of La Romana, while also directing the work of some 70+ medical, construction and evangelism teams from a variety of churches, organizations, and educational institutions in the United States who come every year to the DR.  On Saturday, you will hear how God uniquely shaped and positioned Kristy to respond to the overwhelming needs in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there earlier this year.  Kristy is a member of First Baptist Church of Keokuk, Iowa, and one of our region’s Special Interest Missionaries.