Covenant Presbyterian Church: Orlando, FL

Serving with Equipping Pastors International (EPI)

Carol Arnold and her husband Jack raised four sons, and they have served in churches in California, Virginia, South Carolina, and Orlando. Carol has served as member of the Women's Advisory Sub-Committee for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). She is a retreat and conference speaker throughout the PCA as well as at conferences around the world. In 1997, Jack began Equipping Pastors International (EPI), a missions organization developed to train and equip pastors and their wives, mainly in third world countries. Carol has traveled to all six continents, speaking at conferences and seminars to both pastors and their wives, as well as to lay women of all denominations. She has been a guest speaker at Reformed Theological Seminary, Knox Seminary, New Geneva Seminary, Regent University School of Divinity, Bible Institute of South Africa, Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary, and Nairobi International School of Theology. She has taught on the subjects, "The Pastor's Wife" and "Attacks of Men in the Ministry from a Wife's Perspective," among other topics. She was the keynote speaker for a National Women's Conference in Kampala, Uganda. After Jack's death in January 2005, she has continued as a full-time missionary with EPI.

Internet ministry and ministry affairs with Campus Crusade for Christ in Orlando, Florida

Children: Rebekah and Julia

Their Story

David and Holly joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) in 1988. The mission of CCC is to reach the world through the gospel of Jesus Christ by training people how to share their faith how to multiply the ministry. The work includes prayer, evangelism, discipleship, constant reliance on the Holy Spirit, and planning. The "multiplication strategy" that David is involved in is internet ministry. He evangelizes, builds, and disciples people over the internet. It is very effective, and geographic boundaries become less important. Campus Crusade's ministry reaches into 191 countries with approximately 26000 staff members and 500,000 trained volunteers. One of David's projects involves helping CCC staff in Mexico. According to Operation World, there are 297 languages spoken in Mexico. David makes annual trips to CCC's annual staff conference in Puebla, Mexico. Holly's main ministry is to their children Rebekah and Julia. She volunteers in their school. She also spends 1 day a week helping Mrs. Vonette Bright, the co-founder of CCC, take care of her home and ministry affairs. Holly has been lovingly helping her for over 19 years.

Serving with The JESUS Film Project of Campus Crusade for Christ in Orlando, Florida

Children: Jessica and Caleb

Their Story

During his senior year at Florida State University, Flip came to Christ. After graduating, Flip joined Campus Crusade for Christ, serving at Colorado State University, where he met Connie. They married in 1976 and immediately began preparations to minister overseas. For the next twenty years, they worked in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. They helped open the CCC work in Yugoslavia, helped get Crusade materials translated into Russian, and led teams of U.S. college students into the Soviet Union. They moved to Moscow, Russia then to Kiev, Ukraine to pioneer the CCC ministry and to coordinate the in-country set up teams for the International School Project convocations. Then they were led to Orlando, Florida where Flip received a Master of Divinity at The Orlando Institute. In 2000, they joined The JESUS Film Project to introduce and distribute "The Story of Jesus for Children" to children's ministries throughout the U.S. and world. In the summer of 2002, Flip and Connie and their children, Jessica and Caleb, moved to San Clemente, CA to The JESUS Film Project main office to lead The Story of Jesus for Children department. In 2005, the JESUS Film Project was moved to CCC headquarters in Orlando, FL and the Amon's followed in June 2006. They currently work as Partnership Coordinators on common strategies with non-CCC missions and ministries. If you would like to learn more about the Amon's story, you can go to their website at www.amon.ministryhome.org.

Good News Jail & Prison Ministry in Orlando, Florida

Married to Amanda; children: Michael Jr. and Matthew

Mike Dumas began serving with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry in October of 2006. Mike's background includes several years of service with Thershold, Inc., a residential and school program for developmentally disabled persons who have special behavioral challenges. After Mike's former wife, Wendy, went home to be with the Lord in 2005, God began to encourage him to look for other opportunities for ministry. Mike has been working for the last year and a half as the chaplain of the Horizon facility (which houses a 1000 men), sharing the Gospel of our Lord Jesus to the inmates of Orange County Corrections. He also directs the Life Learning Program, a discipleship program that encourages inmates in their new walk with Christ. Mike has two children from his former marriage. Mike is blessed to have a new wife, Amanda, who was herself a missionary overseas. She is adjusting well to life in the United States and is enjoying the new adventure of being a wife and mother.