Our missionaries are an important part of our team and vision.
OUR MISSIONARIES
Whether four months, a year, several years, or a lifetime, our missionaries have left family, friends, work, and their home country to serve God and help us transform Guatemala through christ-centred education. Your partnership with their ministry is a blessing; their work is your work. Thank you for joining them in ministry.
Max Funk grew up in Abbotsford, BC, where he studied Spanish in high school and went on two short-term mission trips to Latin America. He studied graphic design at Emily Carr University and was called by God to join the TEFL team while visiting CCAF in 2017.
Since 2022, he has served as the Communications and Media Specialist. He married fellow teacher Erica in 2021 and has dedicated his life to the vision of Global Shore. Sign up below to support Max’s ministry on an ongoing basis through monthly support.
Ella Schinkel grew up in Essex, Ontario where she attended Maranatha Christian Academy. On her Grade 12 missions trip in 2017, she visited GSO and fell in love with Guatemala and the work done at the school. She went on to do the summer program in 2018 and join another short-term team. She has been working in eye care for the past 3 years but felt God’s strong calling to join the TEFL team as an assistant. She is excited to see the plans God has in store for her and to share the gifts he has given her!
Lexi Putman de Pelaez serves as the bridge between our Canadian donors and Guatemalan staff & students. She spends her time translating letters, throwing birthday parties and building community. Initially joining us as a participant in the Summer Program in 2014, Lexi moved to Guatemala in 2016 and married Jimmy, the youth pastor at our partner church. Lexi is energetic and loves people, and we are so happy to have her on the GSO team!
Amy Hughes de Pelaez grew up in the Montreal/Laval area. She first came to Guatemala in 2016, making a permanent move in 2017. In June of that year, she married Danny, one of the pastors of our local partner church. She has occupied different roles on the TEFL team over the years, but she is teaching our high school students this year. She likes to go out with her family and take her two kids to the playground in her free time.