Our Heart for Missions
396 million French-speakers long for the love of Jesus.
When we make Bibles and quality Christian books available to populations who lack them, we keep in view our vision: to support evangelism, teach disciples, and train church leaders, so that churches will flourish in the French-speaking world. These ministries are fulfilled by two groups of trained, experienced servants of God. The first is our partners, such as our “Beautiful Feet” partners or African missionary surgeons affiliated with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons, to mention just two. The second comprises our own long-term trained and experienced missionaries, supplemented by short-term missionaries and teams who receive training before serving with a partner or long-term missionary.
Our prayer is for God to raise up partners and missionaries from the US, France, francophone Africa, Canada, and other French-speaking parts of the globe, trusting in Christ’s instruction to pray for new workers in the harvest (Luke 10:2). God is responding, sending us new missionaries and taking partnerships to new levels of trust, engagement, and shared vision. Our partners and missionaries share our heart for giving French-speakers the opportunity to hear of Christ’s love, respond to that love, be effectively grounded in God’s Word, and grow in their faith. We look forward with expectation to see how God will work through our team members to have an even greater impact for the Gospel.
Short-term SF missionaries at Camp des Îles — one of our strategic missionary partners in Quebec.
Our Families on the Field
Meet Our Missionaries
These long-term SF missionaries serve across the French-speaking world, seasoned with years of demonstrated ministry experience and fruitfulness in sharing the Gospel.
Angela Brandle
From Britain and the US to the French-Speaking World
Oregon, US
Angela has over four decades of cross-cultural experience and a passion for the French-speaking world. She holds a B.A. (Hons.) in French (University of Manchester, UK) and graduate qualifications in various fields. She served in France, Quebec, Africa, and the U.S. in leadership, teaching, disciple-making, and translation. She wrote and edited for three French-language magazines and led the SIM International French Media Group. She teaches adult Sunday School at her church.
Fabrice and Sylviane Dubus
Publishing and Christian Higher Education for the French-Speaking World
Lyons, France
Convinced of the importance and need for Gospel-centered resources in the French-speaking world, Fabrice and Sylviane began their training at the Geneva Bible Institute in 2002. They then worked for 16 years at a Christian bookstore in Brussels with the Belgian Evangelical Mission. Since 2020, they have been involved in publishing ministry with Éditions Clé in France. Fabrice also serves at the Brussels Bible Institute as a teacher and chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Russ and Mary Ann Miller
Ambassadors for the French-Speaking World
Virginia, US
Former missionaries in French-speaking Africa, Russ and Mary Ann joined SF (then BLF) in Belgium in 1995. Mary Ann worked in the Literature Sponsorship Program and edited and facilitated the publication of our Sunday School curriculum for Africa. Russ trained and supervised Impression Teams and maintained the building and grounds at BLF Éditions. The Millers were Bible study group leaders and Sunday School teachers in a Belgian church.
Modeste and Lucie Mutshiawudi Mbombo
Evangelism, Discipleship, and Community Development
Kinshasa, DRC
Both Pastor Modeste and Madame Lucie are involved in pastoral ministry and teaching the Word of God. Since 1992, Pastor Modeste has been a pastor in their church, where Madame Lucie leads the women’s ministry. Their missionary focus is the remote Pygmy people of the DRC. The couple makes multiple annual trips to distribute Bibles, make disciples, train leaders in local churches, and improve the living conditions for the local communities. Pastor Modeste is also the Provincial Director of Evangelism, Mission, and Church Planting for 32 parishes in Kinshasa, where he has planted churches. They have raised fifteen children–-their own and a set of orphans.
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Karin Wilcox
Videographer/Video Editor Telling God’s Stories of the French-Speaking World
Colorado, US
Karin Wilcox, a missionary kid who was born and raised in Germany, attended Point Loma Nazarene University where she earned her B.S. in Mathematics and minor in Music (2009). In addition to her filmography and video production work at SF, she works as a professional opera singer and Lyft driver. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband of over 15 years, fellow missionary kid Jon Wilcox.
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Your partnership allows these harvest workers to freely focus on the calling God has graciously set before them.
Impressions Teams
Short-Term Missions with SF
Just think. Who could imagine what God might do in your life and sending church for the extension of his Kingdom if you were to give Him ten days in France, Togo, or Quebec on an SF Impressions Team? Impressions Teams come alongside permanent ministry workers to encourage and assist them. At the same time, you will gain an impression of living in another culture, learning from it, and contributing to changing lives and communities. What you will do depends on your skills and experience. It could include building, electrical work, printing and assembling books, sharing the Gospel through literature distribution, teaching a course, engaging with the local community, and more!
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Watch: An Impressions Team in Action
SF's France Impressions Team (FIT) served for 10 days in at IMÉAF, a Christian print shop in Montélimar, France. The team embodied the hands and feet of Jesus: repairing plumbing and electrical fixtures, painting and laying a new floor in the break room, stuffing magazines into envelopes for a big mailing, weeding the grounds, making and filling boxes with books, and preparing over 10,000 devotionals for 11 of SF’s partners in West Africa—among other acts of service.
