Steve and Lisa Schwind

Written By Marcus dePaula

Steve and Lisa met and married while serving as missionaries in West Africa. They both share a passion for cross-cultural ministry and have served throughout Africa for a combined 28 years. Steve and Lisa have four adopted children. Their daughters, Zodi and Elsa, are from Ethiopia and their two sons, Moïse and Thierry, are from Republic of Congo.

Steve has a decade of experience as an elementary and middle school teacher and Lisa has spent 27 years practicing dental hygiene. In 2010, Steve graduated from Fuller Seminary with a Master’s degree in Intercultural Studies with an emphasis on International Development and Children at Risk.

Together, the Schwind family has served 16 years with Mercy Ships onboard two medical ships that serve throughout Africa. Mercy Ships is a medical organization that utilizes hospital ships to serve the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the poor throughout the world. The Africa Mercy is staffed by doctors, nurses, dentists, engineers, teachers, and agriculturalists who offer services free of charge. Due to COVID, many ship crew had to suddenly return to their home countries. This included the Schwinds. While in the U.S., Steve and Lisa were offered volunteer positions at Mercy Ships International Support Center in East Texas. Steve is currently serving as the Hospital Chaplaincy Program Developer. In this role, he provides missiological direction and support to the hospital chaplaincy teams on both ships and is redesigning the hospital chaplaincy and mercy ministry programs to provide greater spiritual impact on those we serve in Africa. Lisa is working on special projects related to the Mercy Ships Academy, an accredited Christian school which serves the educational needs of the children of crew members. The Schwind family, together with the crew of the Africa Mercy and Global Mercy, are using their God-given gifts to form a unified, functioning body of Christ to bring love, hope, and healing throughout West Africa.

TO DONATE BY CHECK TO STEVE AND LISA’S SUPPORT:

Make checks payable to The Antioch Partners, write “Preference for Schwind Support” on memo line and mail to:

7132 Portland Ave., Suite 136
Richfield, MN, 55423

Marcus dePaula
Marcus dePaula got his start working in the music industry serving as the production manager for Cafe Milano in Nashville, TN in the mid-90‘s, and later went on to work for seven years with Clair Bros. Enterprises in Nashville, TN as a touring live audio engineer and systems technician. He developed his technical expertise and troubleshooting skills in the intense and fast pace touring environment, becoming one of the most sought-after monitor engineers in Nashville. He recently spent three semesters teaching the Technical Track at The Contemporary Music Center in Brentwood, TN, where he had the opportunity to share his expertise and experiences with college students pursuing a career in the music industry. After “retiring” from touring in late 2005, Marcus joined the Audio One Nashville team where he was a CEDIA certified Systems Installation Technician specializing in planning and installing professional recording studios and high end home theaters. Marcus later joined the staff of his church, The Village Chapel, serving as Technical Director where he served for seven years. It was there that his interest in web technologies and services was sparked in building The Village Chapel's new website. Since joining Jenn as co-owner of Mixtus Media, Marcus has honed his technical skills in WordPress and Joomla CMS frameworks, graphics and video for the web, along with other web technologies in support of Mixtus Media's services. He is the technical "braun" to Jenn's brains.
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