Director and Missionaries
Ray and Ruth Shive came to TEAMS for Medical Missions in mid-2001. Prior to that they were involved in pastoral and teaching ministries in the United States, and then for 20 years in cross-cultural missionary work in South Africa and in USA home office administration.
Ray and Ruth have a vision for strong Jamaican churches – churches that reach their own people more effectively and who are also active in world missions. This means a consistent, year-round ministry with those churches through on-field missionaries and regular J-Team visits.
Ray maintains a personal blog at www.receivetheword.blogspot.com/.
TEAMS Missionaries
 Anne Clay RPh, joined TEAMS in July 2004 as Pharmaceuticals Coordinator. She had previously served more than ten years as an officer in the Surgeon General’s Office of the U.S. Public Health Service. Today, Anne works closely with the TEAMS Medical Director. She also takes care of procurement of medicines, their inventorying, packing, and dispensing. In addition, she is responsible for registration of J-Teams physicians in Jamaica and most other medical matters. In Jamaica, she serves as pharmacist and as Medical Coordinator for J-Teams. This provides continuity and qualified oversight to the medical side of the work.
Randy and Sara Hentzel have served as missionaries in Jamaica since 2002. During those years they developed a desire to "Minister TO Jamaicans THROUGH Jamaicans." In order to do this they and their family - five children, three still at home - joined TEAMS in January 2010.
They summarize their ministry as one of . . .
· Training pastors and church leaders in a variety of contexts
· Developing Christian education and training individuals within churches
· Modeling and training in one-on-one and group settings for discipleship and mentoring.
Randy and Sara serve on the north central coast of Jamaica, in the Mango Valley area of St. Mary Parish.
Harold and Teri Nichols have been missionaries in Jamaica since 2002, joining TEAMS in September 2004. Their ministry involves evangelism and disciple making for strengthening the Jamaican church. They live at TEAMS House, the TEAMS for Medical Missions field headquarters and ministry center. The J-Teams stay there during each ministry trip and it is used year round for Bible studies, leadership training, and various spiritual retreats. The Nichols also provide planning and program support for the various J-Teams, host them during their visits, and then work after they are gone to help preserve the fruit of those ministries. Teri also serves the Jamaican people as a Community Dental Aide.
You can keep current with the Nichols at www.Nicholsworthjamaica.typepad.com. This blog site is regularly updated with the latest family and ministry happenings.
Medical Director
 Dr. Leonia Scott, MD has been a friend of TEAMS since she and her husband made their first J-Team trip in early 2003. Obviously committed to TEAMS’ excellence as a medical mission, she became Medical Director later that year. She is the point of authority for TEAMS medical policy and practice at home and on the field. She lives in North Lafayette, Indiana where she and her husband lead an effective ministry with Chinese students at Purdue University
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The Board of Directors
George Apgar serves as President of TEAMS Board of Directors. He came to know Christ as savior as a teenager and went on to train as an engineer at LeTourneau University. He worked for Mack Truck and Mack International for 25 years. He is retired from his various engineering roles and now serves as Church Administrator at his church. There he is active in the music ministry of his church where he also serves as chairman of the deacon board.
Neville Tomlinson serves as Vice-President of TEAMS Board of Directors. He is a bi-vocational church planting pastor in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area. He was born and reared in Jamaica where he received his primary and secondary education before taking college and graduate work abroad and in the United States. Besides his pastoral work he is a trained psychologist. Gene Miller DO is a retired physician who has served TEAMS for Medical Missions as a J-Teamer and is presently serving as Secretary of TEAMS Board of Directors. He is an elder and Sunday School teacher in his church. Steve Gillespie has nearly 25 years of diverse executive management experience in energy financing, accounting and systems integration, and natural gas and pipeline marketing. He is a CPA and has a BS degree in accounting from the University of Delaware. Steve serves as Treasurer of the TEAMS Board of Directors. He has also served as an elder in his church and is now assisting in the planting of a new church.
Rev. Ray Shive, Executive Director of TEAMS for Medical Missions, serves as an ex officio voting member of the Board of Directors. Glenn Adams has had an active interest in TEAMS forseveral years. Carol, his wife, is part of the MediPack team. Glen taughtbusiness courses at a local college and now works in the finance area of alocal newspaper. He and Carol are active in their local church where Glennserves as the church treasurer.
Steve Perkoski and his wife Sharon have served TEAMS and TEAMS missionaries for several years. Much of Steve's contribution has been incomputer networking and IT. The Perkoskis are active in their local churchwhere they have participated in and led various programs. Currently Steve is adeacon and Sharon serves as the church treasurer.
Scott Stoll MD, is a physiatrist with an emphasis on physical medicine and rehabilitation. He and his wife Kristen are parents of five children and are very active in their local assembly. Dr. Stoll is speaks and writes extensively. His passion is to help people be all that they can be through healthy lifestyles for spiritual growth.
Home Office Staff
 Jane Leeser came to work for TEAMS upon her retirement from the United States Post Office. Her responsibilities involve bookkeeping functions including receipting of contributions. She has been a friend of TEAMS for many years and has participated in J-Team trips along with her husband. She is very active in her local church. |
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 Ann Wendling is our Business Manager. She came with a background in finances much-needed by TEAMS. She and her husband are members of a strong missions active local church and are active in its various ministries. |
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