Meet the Team

executive team

Mike Schrage

President

Mike has served with GNPI since 1994 and as president since 2012. He leads the growing network of teams, including 120 global coworkers. God gave Mike the vision for Mission15: to challenge believers to work together to deliver one billion gospel invitations worldwide by December 2030.

TOM NUtt

VP of operations

Tom has worked full time with GNPI since 1988. He helps in the daily decision-making, staffing, and maintenance of the Joplin facility. He also assembles and distributes Solar Kits to Christian workers around the world. To date, nearly 950 kits have gone out to more than 50 countries.

Mindy Snell

vp of development

Mindy has served with GNPI since 2020. She leads the creative and development teams that tell our story. Using all forms of communication, from print to video, social media to in-person, these teams work to share how God is using our partners to create media and share Jesus.

Nathanael Dunn

vp of intl. operations

Nathanael has overseen communication across the entire GNPI network since 2019. This includes processing project proposals, budgets, and other needs from each location. By connecting with each team, he helps the Joplin office empower the creation of gospel media worldwide.

Regional directors

Gustavo

gnpi-Mexico

Gustavo has worked with the team since 1997 and has served in this role since 2003.

Isaac

gnPi-Uganda

Isaac has worked with the team since 2019 and has served in this role since 2021.

Nenette

GNPI-philippines

Nenette has worked with the team since 1994 and has served in this role since 1998.

Mercy

GNPI-kenya

Mercy has worked with the team since 2014 and served in this role since 2024.

Woot

GNPI-thailand

Woot has worked with the team since 2001 and has served in this role since 2021.

S

gnpi-Eurasia

S has served in this role since 1999.(Personal information not available due to security concerns.)

M

GNPI-india

M has served in this role since 2012. (Personal information not available due to security concerns.)

T

GNPI-se asia

T has served in this role since 2002. (Personal information not available due to security concerns.)

Board of directors

Nathan forkner

Chairman

Nathan is a diversified crop and livestock farmer from Richards, Missouri. With his family, he raises corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, and hogs through no-till and sustainable production practices. He currently serves as a deacon and leads the Children's Ministry Team at Rinehart Christian Church, where he oversees special projects and Vacation Bible School. Nathan and his wife, Ashley, have two sons: Mason and Rhett. As a family, they are highly involved with and support the 4-H and FFA organizations.

Chris Dewelt

Vice Chairman

Chris served as a missionary in Chile from 1974-1983 and is now director of the Intercultural Studies Department and a missions professor at Ozark Christian College. In 2012 he received his Doctor of Missiology from Biola University. Chris continues to travel internationally regularly to encourage and train missionaries on the field. In addition to serving on the Board of GNPI, he serves on the Board for Blackbox International, Literature and Teaching Ministries, Mustard Seed Network, and TRAIN International. He is the president of College Press Publishing Company and currently serves as an elder and teacher at College Heights Christian Church. Chris lives with his wife, Carol, in Joplin, Missouri. They have three adult children: Matthew (deceased), David, and Abigail.

Barbara Sachtelben

Secretary

Barbara has had a connection with GNPI since the ministry’s beginning. She grew up attending Greenview Christian Church in Illinois, an early church supporter of GNPI. Her father, John Sachtleben, was an original Board member. Barbara has attended annual banquets and meetings for nearly 40 years and is serving her second term as a GNPI Board member. She is currently a member of West Side Christian Church in Springfield, Illinois, where she served on the Missions Team for 40+ years. Barbara has participated in overseas mission trips to Poland and Kenya and has visited the GNPI offices in Kenya and India. She taught junior high history at Springfield Christian School for 40 of her 44 years before retiring.

Donna Willoughby

treasurer

Donna joined the board of GNPI in 2019. She is a CPA with an accounting firm in Wichita, Kansas. Donna grew up in a Christian home. She received her college degrees from Manhattan Christian College and Kansas State University. Her work experience in banking, the gas and oil industry, church settings, and the public school system has given her a well-rounded view of the workplace. Donna enjoys playing the piano and serving at her local church. She and her husband, Marc, have been married for over 30 years. They have two children, Rebecca and Benjamin.

Danny Hughes

Danny grew up in the Joplin area attending College Heights Christian Church. He attended Ozark Christian College, earning his Bachelor of Biblical Literature in 1988. Since then, he has been a full-time pastor with ministries in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona. In 2014, Danny completed his Master of Divinity at Luther Rice Seminary and started Doctoral studies in 2016 at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He serves as a Chaplain in the Arizona Army National Guard and returned from his most recent deployment in the Fall of 2019. Danny is on staff at Compass Christian Church, Chandler, Arizona. Danny and Kristi, his wife of over 30 years, have two adult sons and reside in Gilbert, Arizona.

Rick Woods

Rick holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and is the former owner and founder of Perceptics Corporation, a high-technology company that was acquired by Westinghouse in 1989. He has co-authored two textbooks in the field of digital image processing, both of which are available in multiple languages and being used at universities in over 50 countries around the world. As a trustee of Johnson University, he has traveled to China and taught summer courses in conjunction with the English Language Institute/China (ELIC). He is an elder and lifelong member of the Woodlawn Christian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. He and his wife Janice have long-standing ties with GNPI. They have two adult sons.

Stan Meng

Stan has a degree in Computer Science and is the owner of SEM Applications, Inc and is the lead developer for its software application that services Guardian and Conservators nationwide who manage multiple cases. Stan grew up on a farm in Northwest Missouri acquiring a passion for farming early on and continues to work the farm with his dad. More importantly, Stan grew up in a home that was founded on Christian beliefs and continues that legacy with his family. Stan and his wife Sharon, have a heart for serving Christ via Church, VBS programs, Flaming Spirit Christian Camp and Meals on wheels.

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