OUR TEAM

Bob & Gracie Ekblad 

Bob and Gracie Ekblad are co-founders and pastors of Tierra Nueva and The People's Seminary in Burlington, Washington. Bob holds a ThD in Old Testament, and Gracie holds a Masters of Theology from the Institut Protestant de Théologie, Montpellier, France. Both Bob and Gracie are ordained ministers in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Richard & Elizabeth Malitino

Richard and Elizabeth Malitino are co-founders of Bread of Life Tabernacle, Gweru Zimbabwe. Richard holds a Masters of Theology from Dominion Mission Theological University , Ghana. Elizabeth holds a degree in Social Sciences with Zimbabwe Open University. Both Elizabeth and Richard are ordained ministers.

Colleen Saunders

Linda Colleen Saunders lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Her work experience has included high school teaching, rural and organizational development, and process facilitation. Colleen’s passion is to mobilise and equip churches for transformation, and to see people develop into the fullness of who God made them to be. She enjoys writing and has published Speaking Power to Truth: The Authority of Prayer and Active Strategies for Change.

Tawanda Ndigwirei

Tawanda Ndigwirei is an ordained minister of the Gospel who has been serving the Lord with the Bread of Life Tabernacle Church. Aside from being a pastor for about a decade, he is a business man who has had diverse experience in SMEs, has an established media house in Kwekwe and is passionate about charity work. He also has training in ICT and in monitoring and evaluating development projects. He is currently completing his degree in Accounting and Administration with the Chartered Governance Institute.

Andreas Heden

Rindra Razanatovo

Hello, I'm Rindra (Rinj) Razanatovo. Born in Madagascar and raised in Mauritius, I'm devoted to knowing God and making Him known. As a youth coordinator and elder at the Presbyterian Church of Mauritius (PCM), I foster growth and empowerment within the youth community and demonstrate God's love through regular interactions. Since 2014, I've served PCM as an administrative secretary and a resource person in training young leaders. I hold a Bachelor in Economics and Finance and an Executive diploma in Leadership, completing a Diploma in Theology in Mauritius and an MBA in Leadership and Management with ALMA in Zimbabwe.I enjoy hiking, beach walks, reading, playing guitar, and learning new things.

Viviane Tessier

Viviane is married and has two daughters aged 14 and 10. She teaches English and French as a free lancer and serves in the international parish of St Columba, Mauritius as an assistant pastor.

She holds a Master Degree in English from the Université de la Réunion, France and a Diploma in theology from the Ecumenical Theological College, Mauritius. She was ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Mauritius in 2021.

Vera Ezumah