PROFILE

Joni Byker

Volunteer Teams Coordinator
Samaritan’s Purse-Liberia

Joni Byker arrived in Yekepa, Liberia, on March 26 as a volunteer teams coordinator with Samaritan’s Purse. Before joining Samaritan’s Purse, Byker worked as a photographer for another missions agency in West Africa and said one of her desires is to help rebuild a Biblical foundation in Liberia, which recently emerged from a 14-year civil war.


Field Journals

Bolivia

Sheldon Yoder
Program manager Sheldon Yoder is bringing clean water to indigenous people living in Bolivia's highlands. He describes the unique culture of this region and what Samaritan's Purse is doing to help those in need. Read More

Cambodia

Im Hai
Church mobilization manager Im Hai describes how Cambodian Christians are reaching out to those living with HIV/AIDS Read More

Honduras

Wilson Cloter
Wilson Cloter is addressing HIV/AIDS in Honduran communities through education about the disease, voluntary counseling and testing, and Christ-like compassion. Read More

Kosovo

Donika Sokoli
Program manager Donika Sokoli writes about how Samaritan's Purse is helping Roma children obtain an education. Read More

Liberia

Joni Byker
Our volunteer teams coordinator tells the story of post-conflict Liberia through images and African Bible College reconstruction project. Read More

Mongolia

Emily Mangham
As a member of the Children’s Heart Project team, Emily Mangham identifies youth with heart defects and helps organize transport to a North American hospital that provides life-saving surgery. Read More

Sudan

Lori Bryan
Program Manager Lori Bryan describes the needs of South Sudan, a nation recovering from 20 years of civil war. Read More

United States

Kathy Schriefer
Area coordinator Kathy Schriefer has been packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child since 1995. This year, she hopes to exceed her 6,000-box goal. Read More

Zambia

Dr. Matt Cotham
World Medical Mission Doctor Matt Cotham describes the triumphs and challenges of practicing medicine at Mukinge Hospital. Read More