Guest Speakers 

Dan Christopulos, OCMC Development Director & First Missionary

Jesse Brandow, OCMC Missionary in Central America

Jesse Brandow and Juanita Pascual are Orthodox missionaries living in the city of Huehue ("way-way") in Guatemala, where they serve under the omophorion of His Eminence Athenagoras, Metropolitan of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia and Venezuela. Jesse is from Michigan in the USA and graduated with a Master of Divinity from St. Vladimir's Seminary in 2013. He began full-time mission work in Central America in 2015 and now works as the Director of Education in Missions and Evangelism for the Metropolis of Mexico. Juanita is from the village of Aguacate, Guatemala, and served as a community health worker at the Fr. Andrés Girón Orthodox Medical Clinic in Aguacate, before beginning medical school in 2017. Jesse and Juanita were married in December of 2019 and have now dedicated their lives to serving Jesus Christ in the Orthodox Church in Central America. 

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