Frequently Asked Questions
Why Baker at Bethel
In 2025 I was invited by Bethel Camp, a church camp in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, to be an intern. After arriving one of the requirements was a blog, so I aptly named Baker at Bethel.
Where is Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau is a small semi-presidential representative democratic republic located on the north western coast Africa. It shares a northern boarder with Senegal and a southern boarder with Guinea Conakry. Most known for its cashew production and beautiful islands.
How long will you I stay?
I had made a set plan, arrive beginning of January 2026 leave May 2026. Simple. Then after coming here I began to feel called for longer so I decided to come back, in November 2026-May 2028. How long will I be here, my heart will always be here but God has put on my heart this 18 month term.
What am I doing
I am working alongside a local church in the capital city of Bissau. Together, we have been working to put a taxi, driven by a church member, on the road. The goal is for the income generated through the taxi to be reinvested into the mission, helping create a foundation for future ministry opportunities.
Those future dreams include a hostel for children, providing a place where the love of Christ can be shown through care and relationships. We also hope to invest in small businesses, such as a corner store, that can provide sustainable income to help support and send church members to plant new churches.
Ultimately, the vision is multiplication: establishing a church that can reproduce itself by sending out members to reach both reached and least-reached people groups, as defined by the Joshua Project. The hope is not simply to build one strong church, but to see the Gospel spread through locally led churches that can continue multiplying throughout Guinea-Bissau and beyond.