Billy and Sunni Champion

We are Billy and Sunni Champion. We are two Alabamians who met at Welch College in 2013 and got married in 2015. Sunni studied missions, Billy majored in pastoral ministry and then completed his Master’s in theology and ministry. Before God led us to Japan, Billy was the youth pastor at Loyal Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Columbia, Tennessee (2015-18), the associate pastor at First Free Will Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia (2018-20), and the pastor at Philadelphia Free Will Baptist Church in Folkston, Georgia (2020-24). We have three children: Jude, Isaac, and Sophia.

Fun fact: All of our kids were born on Friday, the 26th (all different months). 

(Information is pulled from International Mission’s website)

Armon and Yvette Jorden

Armon and Yvette Jorden are church planters at Ho’omana Church – A Free Will Baptist Fellowship in Hilo, Hawaii. Armon was saved through the ministry of a NAM church plant in Grand Junction, CO, and he is one of the first second-generation NAM planters to plant a new church! Though he was raised in the US, it wasn’t until Armon was an adult that he first heard the full Gospel, making him uniquely aware of the real spiritual needs within our country and our communities. Yvette was born and raised in Hawaii, giving her firsthand knowledge of the island’s distinctive history, religious landscape, and rich cultural background. The Jordens’ love of Hawaii and genuine passion for sharing the Gospel drive them to serve Hilo sacrificially and reach the lost with the hope of Jesus!

(Information pulled from North American Ministries’ website)