June 10, 2002
Six Texans appointed to serve in Europe, Argentina
___Six Texans were among 67 people appointed May 21 by the International Mission Board during a service at its Missionary Learning Center in Rockville, Va.
___Jenni Boynton will return to central and eastern Europe, where she recently served with the International Service Corps, a missions program through the IMB. She will serve in the Czech Republic as treasurer for the regional office. She considers North Irving Church in Irving an influential church in her life. She was born in Dallas.
Boynton
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Lance and Sarah Cypert will minister among the 200,000 Criollo people of Argentina. He will lead a team in starting a church-planting movement; she will conduct outreach through the church and home. Since 1999, he has been pastor of First Church in Quitaque. He was born in Knox City; she in San Antonio. They have two children, Katelyn and Jesslyn.
The Cyperts
___Jason and Aimee Martin will work with youth in Merida, Spain. They will evangelize and disciple young people, with the ultimate goal being to start a church-planting movement. Mrs. Martin also will conduct
The Martins outreach through church and home. The Martins recently completed a term of service in Spain with the International Service Corps. Martin previously was youth pastor at Midway Church in Big Spring. The Martins live in Arlington and are members of Lake Arlington Church there. They also consider First
Church in Monahans an influential church in their lives. He was born in Port Lavaca; she in Arlington. Both received bachelor's degrees from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. They have two children, Ryan and Andrew.
Schultz
___Rick Schultz will return to Poland where he has served for the past two years with the International Service Corps. He will teach English in a university in addition to coordinating volunteer trips. Schultz lives in Liberty and is a member of North Main Church there. He has experience teaching in Texas public schools, as well as teaching conversational English at a Baptist seminary in Poland. Schultz was born in Galveston. He received his bachelor's degree from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall and master's degree from Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches.
___In 2001, International Mission Board missionaries and their overseas partners baptized 395,773 new believers. They started 5,775 churches and reported more than 5.8 million members in 61,569 churches overseas.
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