Dave & Cheryl Bailie

Job: Maintenance (Dave), Youth (Cheryl) 
From: Dromore, Northern Ireland
Serve: long - term

Dave and Cheryl have a son Elijah. Dave likes strong coffee and mountaineering, and Cheryl likes doing Zumba in the kitchen. They are very adventurous and like exploring new places and countries. When they have free time, they like to explore coffee shops.

Colin Brady 

Job: Operations
From: Tullamore, Ireland
Serve: to be determined

Colin likes taking things apart and putting them back together again, and would say that is what most of his job here at OM Ireland consists of. He likes being active, whether that’s working with youth or playing soccer. Because of the number of Koreans that join our team, Colin has developed a love for Korean food.   

Adrienne Chaudoin

Job: Field Communications Facilitator
From: Indiana, USA
Serve: 2 years

Adrienne likes photography and writing in her free time, and likes anything that will make her laugh from embarrassing moments to the Muppets. She still keeps up with some of her favourite American TV shows, but her secret obsession is with old BBC miniseries that take place in the 1800’s. 

Ludie & Barbara Creech

Job: Programme Manager (Ludie)
From: Georgia, USA
Serve: long – term

Ludie and his wife Barbara have four children: Griffin, Ruthie, Emily, and Lila. Griffin is great with card tricks and is very musical like his dad (who plays guitar). As a family, they love rocking out together. Ruthie and Emily love being hostesses and will keep you filled with tea and coffee. Barbara and Ludie love trying new foods and places and going out for coffee. 

Junior & Luci Delarina

Job: Creative Arts Director (Junior), Personnel (Luci)
From: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Serve: long – term

The De Larina’s have three children: Gian, Gigi, and Annalese. They like to go to Ikea together – so much so, that the kids will ask if they can go. Junior and Luci enjoy after-dinner entertainment, which consists of their children putting on puppet shows for them. When they are older, they want to join the Big Red Bus ministry. Although Junior and Luci still enjoy eating Brazilian food, the kids prefer their Irish spuds. 

Laina Faul

Job: Creative Arts
From: California, USA
Serve: one year

Laina loves acting and has performed in Peter Pan, Snow White and Shakespeare’s As You Like It. She likes playing her ukulele and writing songs. When she leaves OM Ireland, she is going to go to university and hopes to combine Christian Ministry and theatre. 

Nicole Hardy

Job: Administrative assistant
From: Barnoldswick, England
Serve: 2 years +

Nicole loves watching all sorts of films from psychological thrillers to science fiction to old classics. A few of her favourites include Fiddler on the Roof and Singing in the Rain. She would prefer cold weather to hot weather, and has a vast knowledge of trivia - or in her words, “useless information.”

Bill Holden

Job: Site Development 
From: Ireland
Serve: long – term

Bill is a maintenance master. He enjoys cooking and a good cup of tea. Though not a dog lover, he’s known to feed biscuits to a fellow staff member’s dog, Cooan. Bill is often found in his chalet reading his Bible, and enjoys good fellowship. 

Kevin & Angela Janzen

Job: Hospitality Coordinators

From: Abbotsford, British Columbia

Serve: 2 years

Kevin and Angela have two boys, Beckham and Kai. They like to drink starbucks and ride motorcycles. As a family, they spend their free time checking out different beaches to surf. 

David & Wendy Johnston

Job: Driver/Operations (David), Short-term Coordinator (Wendy)

From: Georgia, USA

Serve: 2 years

David and Wendy have two boys Christian (23) and Jeremy (20). David and Wendy like watching movies. David likes hunting, and Wendy likes crafts, such as card making and scrap booking. 

Keilah Joyce

Job: Youth Work
From: Ballina, Ireland
Serve: one year

In her free time, Keilah likes writing short stories and playing guitar. Her favorite food is pizza, and she loves anything that has to do with Lord of the Rings. Her passion is getting prayer workshops into schools.

Alastair & Helen Kerr

Job: Field Leader (Alastair)

From: Ireland

Serve: long – term

Alastair lives with his wife Helen and their five children, three girls: Hannah, Alisha, and Daniella and two twin boys: Ruairi and Callum. Alastair and Helen enjoy live music together, and in his free time, Alastair plays football and teaches chess in the local primary school. Alisha and Hannah compete in Irish dancing and are happy to perform for anyone who comes to visit.

Emily McCurley

Job: Personnel coordinator
From: Georgia, USA 
Serve: two years

Emily studied Public Relations in university and is certified as a non-profit professional. She finds joy in looking up recipes on Pinterest and listening to live music. She is also known in the office for being the first one to start the holiday season, playing Christmas music two months in advance!

Timothy & Julianne Montgomery

Job: Immersion Team Leaders
From: Athlone, Ireland and Missouri, USA
Serve: long – term

Tim and Julianne have a daughter, Emma. They love working with young people and challenging them with their relationship with God. Together, they like to eat kebabs and go to the movies. Julianne likes to play ultimate Frisbee, and Tim likes climbing.

Colm & Catherine Ó Brolcháin

Job: Maintenance (Colm), Personnel (Catherine)

From: Ireland

Serve: long – term

Colm and Catherine have three children: Ciara, Sinead, and Ruairi. Colm is known for drinking a lot of tea, and Catherine makes sure biscuits, milk, sugar and tea are always in stock. In her free time, she enjoys knitting, sewing, and calling on friends, while Colm loves listening to the radio and watching sports. He is known for “physically playing rugby while watching the game on TV.”  

Irene Roor

Job: Personnel

From: Ultrecht, Netherlands

Serve: one year

Before coming to Ireland, Irene spent 6 months in South Africa. In her free time, she takes Irish dancing lessons and likes to bake – especially chocolate muffins. She loves music and plays the violin and harp. Her passion is working with youth and students. 

Andrea Swartzell

Job: Administration
From: Georgia, USA
Serve: long – term

Andrea plays the guitar and leads worship for us sometimes. She also likes games, whether it’s a good game of Ligretto, speed scrabble, or Phase 10. She also enjoys experimenting with making awesome lattes.

Hendrik & Janke Van Dijk

Job: IT (Hendrik), Finance (Janke)
From: Netherlands
Serve: long – term

Hendrik and Janke have two children, Yoran and Lise Jenthe. Hendrik and Janke like to drink Dutch coffee and watch the TV show “Flashpoint” together. As a family, they like watching Disney’s Cars (influenced by Yoran), going to the park, and eating their favourite dish: broccoli pesto pasta. Family motto: “We do our best, and God does the rest!”