ABOUT THE U.S. TEAM
OUR MISSION
To serve communities in crisis, impoverished, oppressed, and persecuted (often for the national origin, race, and tribe) who receive little or no assistance.
OUR VISION
Frontier Partners International serves communities in crisis, impoverished, oppressed, and persecuted (often for the national origin, race, and tribe) who receive little or no assistance. Partnering with nationals already doing great work in their own countries, we leverage efforts and increase impact.
We serve with dignity and respect, while building relationships allowing us to help families in crises to build secure and prosperous communities. Our teams train local communities to do the same in neighboring regions by working strategically with local, regional and national leaders to bring religious freedom and civil society to their people. Thus, creating a cycle of hope and freedom.
Our partners seek to be obedient to the commands of Jesus in Matthew 22:36-40, the Great Commandment, Matthew 28:19-20, the Great Commission
meet the U.S. team
FINDING FAITH IN EVERY TURN
MIKE PARKS
Michael and his wife, Sheri, serve in crisis regions with unreached and unengaged communities that have little or no assistance and that suffer from oppression, persecution, war or natural disasters.
Through holistic transformation --- building relationships, earning trust, attempting to deeply understand, and assisting with recovery toward independence from outside help --- the Parks seek to restore dignity and respect to people who are suffering.
Since helping repatriate refugees from the Kosovo conflict in 1999, Michael and Sheri have overseen disaster response and development operations for more than 20 years in places such as Afghanistan, Sudan-Darfur, Lebanon and Northern Iraq to bring physical, mental and spiritual healing and health. Prior to this work, Michael was a pastor for Calvary Chapel in Wichita, KS, and an engineer for Boeing.
Michael and Sheri have five beautiful children: Carlos, Ilana, Josiah, Micah, and Elijah; three are now grown adults all seeking the Lord's path for their lives.
DAN EMIG
Through a focus on development and disaster relief, Dan helps people who are "the poorest of the poor" to become self-sustaining and human in the fullest sense. By engaging location-based relationships and local resources, Dan also helps those he serves to become catalysts of change and to develop and grow in their own cultural context via mentoring and healthy access to water, food, wellness (health), education and finances. Dan is always looking for new key relationships and for new locations at which to implement community development.
Dan and his wife, Nora, married in 1992. They have three wonderful children ---Jonathan, Bryan, and Eliana --- and reside in Monument, Colo. Each of them enjoyed the adventures of living in Eastern Europe and are excited about the future.
DAPHNE KEYS
Daphne Keys, a Christian Nonprofit Professional for over 20 years, helped to found Frontier Partners International alongside Michael & Sheri Parks and Daniel Emig. Serving primarily to ensure FPI maintains the highest level of stewardship and integrity, Daphne leads our administrative support team.
Working remotely, she has recruited a supportive team with expertise in bookkeeping, marketing, and other administrative needs. Daphne earned her CFRE in 2018 and extensively understands a nonprofit organization's ethical and practical infrastructure.
She lives with her husband, David, and two dogs in Daytona Beach, Florida. They have two beautiful grandchildren, whom they spend as much time with as possible, and of course, their parents are also well-loved!
Daphne strongly believes in God’s ability to save lives and move hearts toward Him.
If you would like to support Administrative needs directly, this will help reduce our costs even further. While it may not feel "mission minded", we simply cannot maintain as an organization without some administrative costs legally and practically.
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