The Togo South Team is a partnership of missionaries, working towards the goal of multiplying healthy churches in Togo, West Africa. To get in touch with a missionary please use the contact form at the bottom of the page and your message will be sent to them.
Honoré and Kim Afolabi are fulltime missionaries with ABWE. They work to facilitate church planting by working alongside nationals, ministering to families and evangelizing the lost. Honoré is responsible for the leadership training team. Learn more on their website
Joseph and Francisca Akakpo joined ABWE as Global Access Partners in 2012 after returning to their native Togo from being missionaries in Cameroon. They now work with local churches promoting youth and family ministries. Pastor Joseph leads youth and parent conferences throughout Togo.
Judy Bowen is the director of literature and audio visual distribution, the goal of which is to distribute affordable Bibles, Christian literature, and media in French and local languages. She has a passion for making our Creator God known through nature and mission-related photography. Learn more at her website.
Russ and Melody Ebersole invest their lives in the ministry of Hôpital Baptiste Biblique. Russ spends his time at the Hospital as a Pediatrician. Melody gives of herself to hope-hungry patients who need to hear the Gospel.
Koffi and Christy Etsrou partner with the Togo South Team through Fellowship International Mission. She works on the Christian School Team to train, encourage, and disciple teachers in the Togolese Christian schools. Visit her blog
Michael and Cheryl Gayle have been working with the TST since 2004. After many years on the field they are currently in the US representing the HBB Vision Project through fundraising and recruitment to help with an upgrade and expansion of the hospital facility in order to meet the unmet medical and surgical needs of the people in Togo especially the unreached.
John and Tabitha Groeneveld have a heart for reaching the Togolese through medical missions. After serving short-term in Togo, they are back in Togo serving as Nurse Practitioners in the hospital ministry. Visit their website
Jack and Taylor Kehl serve at Hôpital Baptiste Biblique. Jack is a surgeon with a heart for education and discipleship. He looks forward to training African physicians to become surgeons and Christian leaders. Taylor is a mother to 4 children and an educator. They have a heart to minister as a family to the unreached tribes in South Togo.
Andy and Jackie Kirby are invaluable teachers for the missionary kids of the TST. Andy also lends his administrative skills to the Hospital when needed.
Jason and Kathy Laird are working in Togo with ABWE. Jason is the Regional Director for ABWE. He is also a pilot and they hope to see the Gospel preached to remote villages through missionary aviation. Learn more at their website
Seth and Rebecca Mallay serve at Hôpital Baptiste Biblique. Seth is a Family Practitioner. They are in Togo working towards an increase in mobile clinic ministry to unreached people groups as a means for church planting. Learn more on their website and on their Facebook page
Rory and Kristy Moore work at the Village of Light School for the Blind. In addition to school administration duties, Rory teaches at the Bible Institute on the blind center campus. Visit their website
Beky Poteat pours her heart into building relationships with Togolese women with the goal of making disciples, and works with Togolese believers to strengthen the church in Togo. Beky also heads up classes for pastor’s wives training them in the Bible and life skills.
Sharon Rahilly is a nurse educator working at Hôpital Baptiste Biblique in the Nursing School. She also focuses her time on women’s ministries and community health evangelism. Visit Sharon’s blog
Hannah Strayer uses her media skills to minister both to missionaries and to the people of West Africa. While she’s a part of the Togo South team, Hannah travels to serve missionaries in other West African countries. She uses media to tell stories that help missionaries communicate with partners. She also aids in evangelism and discipleship among the nationals. Learn more at her website.
John and Betty Teusink work diligently to maintain excellent standards of hospitality and maintenance at Hôpital Baptiste Biblique. John works with his team of Togolese workers to spread the reach of the gospel through building and maintenance. Betty coordinates hospitality for incoming medical personnel and visitors at the Guest House.
Jerald and Katie Touchstone are serving through the aquaponics ministry that provides nutritious food for the Village of Light School for the Blind in Kpalimé. Check out their website to learn more.
Ben and Vicki Ward have a heart for youth and children’s ministries. They are working in Togo with ABWE to encourage local churches in the development of ministires to the next generation of believers in Togo.
Leonard and Catherine Yawli joined ABWE as Global Access Partners in 2015. They work in Lomé in evangelism and church planting.
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