Frontera de Cristo About Us
The purpose of Frontera de Cristo is to proclaim and witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. We partner with churches on both sides of the border to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God.
Frontera de Cristo Board Member Biographies
Josué Mayo Cárdenas, President
Place of Birth: "Nuevo Progreso" en el estado de Campeche
Place of residence: Cd, Juárez Chihuahua
Church: Actualmente no estoy pastoreando una iglesia; yo soy el mentor de un grupo de plantadores de iglesia;
Occupation: Presidente del Presbiterio, y en el Ministerio BEAMM donde soy miembro soy el Coordinador Regional
Interests: Plantar iglesias Reformadas en la Frontera: México y EUA
Little Known Fact about you: Yo quise ser administrador de Campamentos Cristianos y tome muchos cursos sobre el tema
What is most exciting about being on the board? lo que mas me gusta es el poder Servirlos.
Renee Guth, Vice President :
Place of Birth: Asheville, North Carolina
Place of residence: Oro Valley, AZ
Church: Northminster
Occupation: RN and Coordinator of the New Wineskins Association of Churches
Interests: playing with refugee kids
Little Known Fact about you: I studied forestry
What is most exciting about being on the board? Learning!
Bertha (Betty) Martinez Miramontes, Secretary :
Place of Birth: Agua Prieta, Sonora
Place of residence: Agua Prieta, Sonora
Church: La Iglesia Presbiteriana Lirio de los Valles
Occupation: Trabajo en Velcro, Inc.
Interests:
Little Known Fact about you:
What is most exciting about being on the board?
Don Allen Peter Eckhardt, Treasurer
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Place of residence: Double Adobe, AZ
Church: First Presbyterian Church, Douglas, AZ
Occupation: Data Processing, Computer Programming, Analysis
Interests: Radio Controled Flying; Cochise Search and Rescue; Civil Air Patrol;
Little Known Fact about you: Likes Woodworking; Turned Down Receiving a Purple Heart
What is most exciting about being on the board? Working bi-nationally seeking solutions to help people from any country be able to stay at home.
David Fife
Place of Birth: Canton, Ohio
Place of residence: Tucson, AZ
Church: Covenant Presbyterian
Occupation: Pastor
Interests: Preparing meals with friends, hiking, reading, playing guitar, basketball, listening to stories
Little Known Fact about you: Until I was 6 years old--almost all of my friends families' were from Mexico--so I thought that Canton, OH was in Mexico and I too, was Mexican--even though I was blonde.
What is most exciting about being on the board? You never know what the next thing Mark will ask you to do.
Adrian Gonzalez
Place of Birth: Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Place of residence: Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Church: Lirio de los Valles (Lily of the Valleys)
Occupation: Director of Public Relations for Just Coffee
Interests: Music, reading, drinking coffee, movies
Little Known Fact about you: My first name is Francisco (almost no one knows or calls me by this name)
What is most exciting about being on the board? Me gusta que en el nombre de nuestro señor, hacemos proyectos enfocados en mejorar la vida tanto material y espiritual de las personas en nuestras iglesias o en la comunidad, se siente muy bien ser parte de frontera, demos Gracias a Dios por ello!!!
Jeni O'Callaghan
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Place of residence: Benson, AZ
Church: Community Presbyterian Church, Benson
Occupation: I am a registered nurse, working in nursing education.
Interests: I enjoy my family, learning more about Jesus, bird watching, art (both looking at it and creating it), traveling
Little Known Fact about you: This year we are hosting an exchange student from Vietnam, Huy Nguyen
What is most exciting about being on the board? Being part of Frontera is exciting because I am part of a binational body that effects change on the border and in Mexico and the USA.
G. Micaela Rathbun
Place of Birth: Wisconsin
Place of residence: Douglas, AZ
Church: First Presbyterian Church Douglas, AZ
Occupation: Retired Program Director
Interests: Community Work, Reading, Swimming
Little Known Fact about you: The day I graduated from High School, I milked my last cow.
What is most exciting about being on the board? Meeting new people, seeing what we have in common and learning from all members.
Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Medina :
Place of Birth: Mérida, Yucatán
Place of residence: Hermosillo, Sonora
Church: "Voz del Desierto"
Occupation: Pastor tiempo completo
Interests: Lectura de cualquier libro que sea bueno, ser fiel en la obra del Señor.
Little Known Fact about you: Me gusta la actuación, (dramas, sketch, mimos etc.) la narración.
What is most exciting about being on the board? La amistad, y solidaridad en los problemas actuales migración, injusticia etc. Y sobre todo el amor al Reino de Dios.