Name:
Rich Brown
Spouse's Name:
Elisa (Lisa) Brown
Email Address:
richandelisa@gmail.com
Languages:
English, Spanish
Ministry responsibilities:
Connecting people from North America with people from South America to reach the majority of the 300 million youth in Latin America with Christ’s irresistible love. From June to December we will be traveling the East Coast with the Peruvian band Corban www.corbanweb.com

Biographical Information:

What are the two most interesting and exciting things that you experienced in your ministry during the past term?
1. Beginning ministries that are impacting young people in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia 2. Seeing Inca Link started, a tool of helping us connect people to reach the most youth possible. 3. Casa Blanca project begun, a Day Care Center taking kids out of the Garbage Dump and an Orphanage started www.incalink.net

What events this past term have brought joy, blessing, or frustration?
Joy: Seeing youth ministries explode, and Youth Specialties Peru begun with 800 leaders at their first convention. Blessing: Knowing that we are being used by God with youth ministries. Frustration: Going to jail for crossing on the double yellow line.

What was your greatest ministry challenge this past term?
Getting the local churches to believe in what we were doing, then seeing it work. Finally, it was a joy to see them come on board. I would have liked to have seen more growth in our Bible Seminaries with Youth Ministries tracks.

What is one of the funniest things that has happened to you as a missionary?
Doing a funeral where the drunk uncle fell under the casket when it was lowered into the burial hole.

What is one of the funniest language bloopers that you have made as a missionary?
Mixed up the words FLY for RAPE!

What is your most interesting food experience?
Cow stomach, guinea pig, grub worms and fried blood.

How did you receive your call to ministry?
The Lord called me at Council when I was in 11th thgrade. God weighed the mission field heavily on my heart. The burden and call was so great that I went forward at the altar call to commit my life to full-time Christian service.

What is your life verse?
Hebrews 12:1-2

How can the Alliance family pray for you while on tour?
1. For our family as we will be on the road for 5 months on the Corban tour. 2. For me as a Father that I will alway pastor my kids and family first. 3. For our home schooling with the kids on the road. 4. To raise a ton of awareness and money for the Great Commission Fund.