Staff

Jim Ward: undefined

Jim Ward has served in the non-profit sector as Executive Director Friends of St John’s Anglican University Tanzania, as President of the Norfolk Christian School Board Norfolk, Virginia, and The Nehemiah Capital Campaign Development Committee Norfolk, Virginia. A graduate of the US Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland; he served as a Captain in the US Navy. He retired from the US Navy in 2007 from Joint Forces Command Norfolk, Virginia. He holds an MBA and a BS degree in Oceanography, as well as professional certification in Total Quality Management and Project Management. Jim brings his wide experience in non-profit development work with his expertise in leadership, team-building, strategic planning, and software problem-solving skills to the position of Director of Donor Relations and Advancement. He lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with Bobbi, his wife of twenty-six years, and has two children ages 24 and 21.

Paula Horne: undefined

Paula Horne is the Executive Assistant to Julian Linnell. She comes to AFM with an extensive background in administrative and managerial duties. Paula is retired from the US Army and is involved in volunteer work with the Richmond City Schools and service with her church. She also runs an interior redesign/Real Estate staging business.

Rebecca Longnaker: undefinedRebecca Longnaker is the accountant for AFM with a degree in Business Administration/ Accounting received from the University of Baltimore, in Baltimore, Maryland. She comes to us with a background in public accounting and auditing, having earned her CPA license in 1990. Since moving to Virginia, she has been a stay at home mom to her twin daughters, as well as the treasurer of various not-for-profit organizations. She spends what spare time she can find sewing, reading and crocheting. Rebecca and her husband, John live in Chesterfield, Virginia with their daughters.

Bishop Inyom

Bishop Nathan Inyom is Coordinator for AFM-Nigeria. He is a senior Anglican bishop in the Anglican Church of Nigeria, currently Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, where he oversees about 200 churches. He is a visionary leader who has trained at the Haggai Institute in Singapore, at the Center for Peace Studies in Birmingham, UK, and has taken strategy coordinator training also in Singapore. Bishop Inyom is keen to mobilize churches inside Nigeria to reach out beyond national boundaries to the least evangelized ethnic peoples of Africa. He is the key leader in commissioning 12 Nigerian evangelists to reach out to groups such as the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon.

Zachaeus Asun: undefinedThe Venerable Zacchaeus Asun is Secretary for AFM-Nigeria. He is a senior Christian leader in the Anglican Church of Nigeria, currently serving in the Diocese of Lakoja. He has served in churches in Nigeria, the US, and taken advanced studies at Virginia Theological Seminary in the Virginia.