Ezra Rural Ministry's Team

Ezra Rural Ministry Team Africa - Dereje Shiferaw, founder and director of Ezra Rural Ministry in Ethiopia, Africa, currently lives in the country's capital, Addis Ababa, with his wife, Gete, and their daughters, Meklit and Eden. Dereje is a graduate of an Amharic Certificate Training School and of the Evangelical Theological College in Ethiopia.

Board Members:
Aragaw Sisay, Chairman
Mekonen Bechago, Associate Chairman
Desalegn Ferega, Secretary
Solomon Yeheyes
Nuramo Habite

Program Coordinators:
Gete Hakenso, Women's Health Education
Mihretab Tesema, Office Coordinator Hosanna Branch

Ezra Rural Ministry Team USA - Though Ezra Rural Ministry is a missionary outreach of Prairie Bible Church, Dillon, Montana, the church affiliations of the membership of its board and of those that support it are diverse.

United States Support Team:
Board Members:
Sue Keefe , Secretary
Rev. Paul Peck
Chad Baver , Chairman
Cliff Mantha , Associate Chairman
Ken Keefe , Photo Archivist
David Mantha
George Eaves

Auxiliary Members:
Bill Curry
Rebecca Peck Mantha
Sue Curry , Budget Blocks Program Coordinator
Deb Mantha , ERM Scholarship Program Coordinator
Cyndi Peck , ERM Website Manager

A Closer Look at Members of the Team - David and Becky (Meseret) Peck Mantha had been friends for years, ever since David's pastor and his wife, Rev. Paul and Cyndi Peck, adopted Becky and brought her home from Ethiopia. After a number of years, the friendship between David and Becky blossomed into love and they were married on May 12, 2007. David and Becky epitomize the relationship that can form when two diverse cultures share a common bond.

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