Scott has been the Executive Minister for Advance Ministries for 20 years. Their mission is to
Advance the gospel of Christ cross-culturally in Dearborn/Detroit where he lives with his wife of 33
years, especially to students at local universities such as UM Dearborn using sound theology and
relational apologetics. There he launched chapters of a campus organization called Ratio Christi and
another one called Faith and Reason. Scott was originally an elementary school teacher until he co-
founded Advance. In 1993, he earned his M.A. in applied linguistics (TESOL) from Azusa Pacific
University, but these days is more interested in theology, philosophy, apologetics, and evangelism.
He is currently a PhD candidate at Vrije University, Amsterdam. In addition to community outreach,
Scott preaches in churches and delivers lectures and seminars on related subjects, and provides
training for Christians to engage people intelligently with the gospel. He and partners also launched a
thought-provoking website called Tao and Tawheed containing their personal writings and others’ on
philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and culture from a Christian perspective.

Tim and Onilda serve with Reach Beyond in Cuba. They train leaders
through Apoyo by actively equipping Cuban church leaders for ministry multiplication in the areas of
family, counseling, Christian education, and Leadership. Here’s a cool fact: Tim grew up in Ecuador
and Onilda is from Cuba!

Leif and Kathy serve with Biblical Worldwide Ministries as church planters to
French Canadians in Ottawa/Gatineau, Canada’s national capital region. They seek to reach
previously unreachable immigrants from the 10-40 window and under-reached Quebecers with the
gospel and see them place their faith in Christ. Before they were married, Kathy served for five years
as a missionary in France (2003-2008), while Leif completed a Masters of Divinity at The Master’s
Seminary (2012) and led or participated in several local and foreign mission trips. Here’s a cool fact:
When Kathy was a missionary in France, she was sent out and supported by Cornerstone!

Dani serves in northeast Spain in camp ministry at L’Arcada Camps, located in the foothills of the
Pyrenees Mountains. Dani has a love for media ministry and hopes to incorporate that more into her
work in the future! She grew up attending Cornerstone Bible Church until she moved to Missouri in
the 6th grade. She first heard about missionaries at Cornerstone’s annual Missions Weekend when
she was in 1st grade!

Don and Amy help train national leaders in Kenya and neighboring countries.
What began with four people in Kenya has grown to be a team of 120 national missionaries/staff with
ELI who are reaching their own people in ways and numbers we never dreamed possible across
Kenya and into 7 surrounding countries. Government leaders in more than one county in Kenya have
approached ELI with a request to bring training to their village chiefs, staff, and to partner the ELI
programs of transformation in every village across the county (That is over one half million people!).
They are calling it “The ELI Way” because the approach is so unique to them. Here’s a cool fact: Don
is the Founder of ELI. 

Gene and Inga previously served in Eastern Europe planting coffee houses
with a purpose, and in Northern Sweden at a mountain station and Bible school. Now in the US, they
continue serving the need for the Gospel and more Gospel workers throughout Europe with GEM.
Inga serves missionaries through HR and assists in facilitating healthy transition for missionaries to
their fields. Gene serves alongside the marketing and communications team, striving to see the next
generation of missionaries deployed to Europe. Here’s a cool fact: Years ago, Gene was the manager
of the Glendora (Lone Hill) Starbucks.

Serving with SIM, Mike and Kelly work with Afghan refugees in the Sacramento
area. They interact with the local community through sports ministry, hospitality, and intentional
conversations. Here’s a cool fact: Kelly, a third generation missionary, grew up in Bolivia and her
parents, Al & Lori Lotz, are still Cornerstone missionaries!

Tim and Barb started their ministry in Colombia with the Bible League/World
Gospel Crusade in the 1980’s. In the 2000’s, they joined Sports Outreach Institute (SOI) to begin
ministry in Ometepec, Mexico, and spreading the Gospel throughout the region. They founded a
Christian school where Barb is a teacher and they started the Club Maranatha soccer league in town.
They also serve in a hospital ministry, lead Bible studies, and work with leaders to plant churches.
Here’s a cool fact: Tim’s parents were missionaries in Ometepec back in the 1950’s and they laid the
foundation for the gospel ministry that continues today!

With a deep desire to reach the unreached, Eliana joins Mesa Global’s urban ministry efforts in
Bangkok, Thailand! This megacity is 98% unreached and home to one of the most notorious Red-
Light districts in the world. Under the mentorship of established missionaries, Eliana partners with
local Thai ministries in advocating for women in the Red-Light district, imaging Christ’s friendship and
compassion as they walk out of the sex industry and into new vocations. Fun fact – though Eliana was
a missionary kid in Kenya for several years, she ultimately felt her call to cross-cultural ministry at
Cornerstone’s 2023 Missions Weekend!