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The RMI Haiti Team
Rob Thompson, Field Director
Becky Thompson, Hope for Kidz Liaison and Cash Accounts Manager
Rob and Becky have lived in Les Cayes, Haiti, since 2010. Rob provides leadership and direction for all field related activities including personnel and project leadership, management, and development. In addition to caring for their kids and helping out with various duties related to our Church Partnerships, Becky assists our Hope for Kidz team and functions as the HFK Liaison between our HFK Haiti Office and our HFK US Office. Becky also manages our cash account expenditures through distribution, recording and receipting. They have 3 children, Drew, Tessa and Braden.
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Becky Thompson, Hope for Kidz Liaison and Cash Accounts Manager
Rob and Becky have lived in Les Cayes, Haiti, since 2010. Rob provides leadership and direction for all field related activities including personnel and project leadership, management, and development. In addition to caring for their kids and helping out with various duties related to our Church Partnerships, Becky assists our Hope for Kidz team and functions as the HFK Liaison between our HFK Haiti Office and our HFK US Office. Becky also manages our cash account expenditures through distribution, recording and receipting. They have 3 children, Drew, Tessa and Braden.
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Lee Nunemaker, Director of Church Partnerships
Tina Nunemaker, Teacher, Special Projects
Lee and Tina Nunemaker have lived in Les Cayes, Haiti since the summer of 2015. Lee provides oversight and leadership development to RMI's team of Haiti Partnership Facilitators, as well as serves as the liaison between the US team and the Haiti team. Currently, Tina provides hospitality to visiting teams via meal planning for while they are at the Zanglais Ministry Center before teams go out to their C3 Partner churches and when they return to the center before they head home. She accompanies teams to their C3 Partner church when possible. She also homeschools two of their four children and teaches Bible part-time for the second graders at Cite Lumiere Christian School. Their older sons, Daniel and Josiah have graduated and are living and working in the US. The younger two boys, Nathan and Isaac, enjoy interacting with teams who come to serve in Haiti.
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Tina Nunemaker, Teacher, Special Projects
Lee and Tina Nunemaker have lived in Les Cayes, Haiti since the summer of 2015. Lee provides oversight and leadership development to RMI's team of Haiti Partnership Facilitators, as well as serves as the liaison between the US team and the Haiti team. Currently, Tina provides hospitality to visiting teams via meal planning for while they are at the Zanglais Ministry Center before teams go out to their C3 Partner churches and when they return to the center before they head home. She accompanies teams to their C3 Partner church when possible. She also homeschools two of their four children and teaches Bible part-time for the second graders at Cite Lumiere Christian School. Their older sons, Daniel and Josiah have graduated and are living and working in the US. The younger two boys, Nathan and Isaac, enjoy interacting with teams who come to serve in Haiti.
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Dawn Shoemaker
Photography, Videography and Hospitality
A third generation missionary on both sides of the family, Dawn knew she wanted to be a missionary since she was a young girl growing up in Haiti as a missionary kid. In going to Haiti, she is literally going back to the land of her birth. To prepare her for ministry, she attended Trinity College of Florida where she double majored in Biblical studies and cross-cultural communications. Dawn has participated in short term mission teams in Mexico, Europe, Paraguay and Haiti. She enjoys going to the beach, playing volleyball, camping and spending time with friends. She joined the RMI team in April 2018.
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Photography, Videography and Hospitality
A third generation missionary on both sides of the family, Dawn knew she wanted to be a missionary since she was a young girl growing up in Haiti as a missionary kid. In going to Haiti, she is literally going back to the land of her birth. To prepare her for ministry, she attended Trinity College of Florida where she double majored in Biblical studies and cross-cultural communications. Dawn has participated in short term mission teams in Mexico, Europe, Paraguay and Haiti. She enjoys going to the beach, playing volleyball, camping and spending time with friends. She joined the RMI team in April 2018.
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Joslynn Stakes
School Teacher
Joslynn is serving her second year with RMI for the 2018-19 school year where she will teach 6th-7th grades at Cite Lumiere Christian School. She taught 5th-12th grade Health and PE for 5 years at Highland Baptist Christian School in Louisiana, her native state. She has visited her sister church Petit Trou through RMI four times. It was during these trips that God laid it on her heart to serve in Haiti as a teacher.
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School Teacher
Joslynn is serving her second year with RMI for the 2018-19 school year where she will teach 6th-7th grades at Cite Lumiere Christian School. She taught 5th-12th grade Health and PE for 5 years at Highland Baptist Christian School in Louisiana, her native state. She has visited her sister church Petit Trou through RMI four times. It was during these trips that God laid it on her heart to serve in Haiti as a teacher.
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Jim and April Starkey
Missionary Appointees, Currently Raising Support
Jim and April are from Ohio and have been serving at their local church, Community Bible, for 8+ years. Jim is involved in a men’s leadership group, helps with the sound ministry and children’s ministry. He is also very involved as a leader in their church’s youth group. He has a special handshake he does with each kid in the youth group and doesn’t mind at all making a fool out of himself to connect with the kids and make them laugh. He’s a big Ohio State Buckeye football fan and loves to read. April helps lead worship at their church and is one of the Bible teachers for the children’s program. Her passion is music and singing. She is currently learning how to play guitar. She loves the mountains, nature, reading, blogging and board games. Jim and April are high school sweethearts and have been married for 13 years. They have 3 boys: Isaac, 8, Micaiah, 5, and Ezekiel, 2. April is currently homeschooling Isaac and Micaiah. They have both been to Haiti for short-term trips and are eager to return and serve full-time, making Him known and serving in whatever way is needed.
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Missionary Appointees, Currently Raising Support
Jim and April are from Ohio and have been serving at their local church, Community Bible, for 8+ years. Jim is involved in a men’s leadership group, helps with the sound ministry and children’s ministry. He is also very involved as a leader in their church’s youth group. He has a special handshake he does with each kid in the youth group and doesn’t mind at all making a fool out of himself to connect with the kids and make them laugh. He’s a big Ohio State Buckeye football fan and loves to read. April helps lead worship at their church and is one of the Bible teachers for the children’s program. Her passion is music and singing. She is currently learning how to play guitar. She loves the mountains, nature, reading, blogging and board games. Jim and April are high school sweethearts and have been married for 13 years. They have 3 boys: Isaac, 8, Micaiah, 5, and Ezekiel, 2. April is currently homeschooling Isaac and Micaiah. They have both been to Haiti for short-term trips and are eager to return and serve full-time, making Him known and serving in whatever way is needed.
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Jeff and Christina Speel
Missionary Appointees, Currently Raising Support
Jeff and Christina most recently wrapped up eight years of serving at Beacon Evangelical Free Church in Galloway, NJ. They loved pouring into the lives of teens and college students at Beacon through Jeff's role as the Director of Student Ministries there. Some medical issues have caused their anticipated Haiti arrival date of August 2018 to be delayed, but they cannot wait to get there soon! Jeff loves backpacking, camping, mountain biking, sports, reading, and playing guitar. Christina enjoys scrapbooking, jigsaw puzzles, reading, and getting coffee with friends. She once created an origami piece that was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They both love family time and have a blast spending time with their two children, Elle, 6, and Hutz, 2. They have both been to Haiti for short-term trips, and are excited for the opportunity to return and serve full-time in whatever capacity is needed.
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Missionary Appointees, Currently Raising Support
Jeff and Christina most recently wrapped up eight years of serving at Beacon Evangelical Free Church in Galloway, NJ. They loved pouring into the lives of teens and college students at Beacon through Jeff's role as the Director of Student Ministries there. Some medical issues have caused their anticipated Haiti arrival date of August 2018 to be delayed, but they cannot wait to get there soon! Jeff loves backpacking, camping, mountain biking, sports, reading, and playing guitar. Christina enjoys scrapbooking, jigsaw puzzles, reading, and getting coffee with friends. She once created an origami piece that was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They both love family time and have a blast spending time with their two children, Elle, 6, and Hutz, 2. They have both been to Haiti for short-term trips, and are excited for the opportunity to return and serve full-time in whatever capacity is needed.
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Benjamin Altema
Director of Field Operations
Benjamin has been on staff since 2007. He is responsible for the direct oversight of the team members as well as all Haitian business. He is responsible for payroll administration and he handles all container and vehicle customs and shipping brokerage. Benjamin is married to Lucette and they have 4 boys: Jaden, Jason, Alan and Ezechias.
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Director of Field Operations
Benjamin has been on staff since 2007. He is responsible for the direct oversight of the team members as well as all Haitian business. He is responsible for payroll administration and he handles all container and vehicle customs and shipping brokerage. Benjamin is married to Lucette and they have 4 boys: Jaden, Jason, Alan and Ezechias.
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Benson Joseph
Field Hope for Kidz Supervisor and Church Projects Manager
Benson has been on staff since 2003. He is the Hope for Kidz program supervisor. He is responsible for management of all church related projects and also for oversight of all the food relief programs. Benson is married to Denise and they have 2 children, Woo-Ben and Herden.
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Field Hope for Kidz Supervisor and Church Projects Manager
Benson has been on staff since 2003. He is the Hope for Kidz program supervisor. He is responsible for management of all church related projects and also for oversight of all the food relief programs. Benson is married to Denise and they have 2 children, Woo-Ben and Herden.
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Haitian Staff
We have 30+ national team members in Haiti. They fill a wide variety of positions from administration to mechanics, cooks, translators and chauffeurs. Each is a valuable part of our team and competently serve the Lord and RMI.
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