Alton Garrison serves as the director of the Acts 2 Journey Initiative which helps churches renew their spiritual vitality and reach their full kingdom potential.

Garrison served previously as the assistant general superintendent of the Assemblies of God from 2007-2019; as executive director of U.S. Missions from 2005-2007; as superintendent of the Arkansas District from 2001-2005; and as pastor of First Assembly of God, North Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1986-2001. Garrison also served as an evangelist from 1968-1985.

He has authored the books: Hope in America’s Crisis, Building a Winning Team, Acts 2 Church, The 360° Disciple, and A Spirit-Empowered Church. Johanna Garrison authored the book, Tangled Destinies, an account of her family’s hardships through the Nazi holocaust and an Indonesian revolution and their subsequent immigration to the United States.

Garrison and his wife, Johanna, have one daughter, Lizette, and one grandson and one granddaughter.

Kyle & Marcia Bethke have been married for 16 years and have three amazing kids, Colby – 13, Rylie – 11 and Jaxen – 8.

Kyle was born and raised in Austin, Texas and is a graduate of Southwestern Assembly of God University. Marcia is from Concord, CA and a Bethany University graduate. They are both Ordained Ministers with the Assemblies of God. They moved to Modesto in 2011 to become the Lead Pastors at One Church. Under their leadership, One Church has grown to 6 campuses throughout the Central Valley. They love Modesto and feel privileged to serve God’s people here.

Pastor Mark Lehmann desires to see the body of Christ come together to accomplish the work of God's kingdom in the United States and around the world.

He has been blessed to be married to Dee for the past 37 years and is the father of two wonderful young men, David and Matthew and 2 daughters by marriage, Renee and Brandi. Pastor Mark and Dee are especially excited about their 3 grandchildren, 8 year old Evangeline, 6 year old Bennett and 4 year old Scarlett.

For the past 26 years, he has had the honor of pastoring a great group of kingdom minded people at Cornerstone Church in Bowie, MD. The church is made up of people from more than 70 nations of the world who have a heart to Lift up Jesus, Grow in Him and Touch Our World. He also serves as Assistant Superintendent and District Missions Director for the Potomac Ministry Network.

I grew up in the kind of church where we went 3x/week, (more for revival weeks!), and grew to love Jesus as a young girl.

One of the lasting impacts on my heart were the missionaries who came through town. In fact, the first time I heard David Grant, I was 12 years old. It was about that time that I told my mother that Jesus was calling me to be a missionary.

Reaching those who don’t know Jesus, and serving the ‘least of these’ has always and forever been my life’s interest. But the mission field, as a place, and ‘missionary’ as a vocation was not God’s direction.

Today, I am a marketplace leader and support missionaries, and mission work around the globe. I am blessed to be able to be ‘a sender’; to resource them with financial assistance, and to bring my work to their field. As a Public Speaking trainer and coach, and a Leadership Coach, I am able to offer tools that equip each person to better communicate the powerful message of hope that they are a part of delivering.

I fully believe in the leadership of Project Rescue, from David and Beth, to Jonathan, to every leader of every care center. I am overwhelmed by the incredible talent and heart that God is using, everywhere Project Rescue is.

Of course, when you meet the survivors, the children, the madams who have also found Jesus, you are changed. Jesus is so completely healing, and Project Rescue is doing the long work of bringing healing to the deeply broken.

In 1998, Aaron Hlavin embarked on his journey to answer God’s call to the ministry as he accepted a youth pastorate at Warren Assembly of God (later renamed Freedom Christian).

A year later, he married Jaime and together they have served in that church for over two decades in various roles – most recently as Lead Pastors for 13 of those years where they loved their multi-site congregation deeply and served the community through the work of the church.

Additionally, during his years in ministry, Aaron has served as Youth Camp Director, Speed the Light Director, Section Presbyter, Executive Presbyter, various boards and is a member of a speaker’s bureau for an international missions organization.

Aaron and Jaime have two teenage daughters and they continue to answer God’s call in the newly elected role of Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Michigan District and look forward to all that the Lord has in store for this network of leaders and churches.

Susanne is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God. She served as General Presbyter for the Southeast Region as well as on the National Women in Leadership Committee for the Assemblies of God. Her life experiences have uniquely positioned her to minister hope and encouragement to others. She experienced a miraculous salvation at age 31 which radically transformed her life and gave her a great hunger for God. 
Susanne passionately challenges and inspires her audience to be transformed by the Word of God and to fulfill their divine destiny. Her unique blend of humor and honesty is refreshing and appealing to all generations.

Susanne served as a missionary to Southern Asia before marrying Pastor Ron Cox at Kingwood Church in Alabaster, Alabama. Their ministry “Legacy of Purpose” has partnered with Project Rescue for decades. Her heart's desire is to rescue and restore abandoned women and children. She continues to be an advocate to bring God's restoration to those victimized by extreme poverty, sex-trafficking, neglect, and abuse.

Pastor Jeremy Yancey has been the Lead Pastor of Timber Creek Church for 5 years alongside his wife, Janet, and two kids, Sage and Graham.

He is a gifted communicator who strives to equip leaders in all facets both in the church and in the workplace. Jeremy has a passion to see others find and fulfill their God-given potential through the local and global church.

After starting his career in the business world, Erik spent 12 years in full-time ministry, both on staff at a large suburban church and as a church planter in a downtown urban context.

In addition to his role at The Stone Table, he also serves as the Vice President of Community Reinvestment Foundation, a nonprofit real estate company that provides high-quality affordable housing all over Indiana while investing its profits into missions through The Stone Table.

Amos J. Olivarez is an inspiring team member, communicator, visionary, and leader.

As an Executive Pastor at Cedar Valley Church in Minneapolis, he oversees the Creative Arts, Global Missions, and Community Engagement departments. Under his leadership, multiple partnerships involving the local community were established. His efforts to bridge the gap between the Church and the community are ongoing.

With over a decade of partnership with Project Rescue, he is on a mission to connect individuals, churches, and organizations to global projects that create life change for people in difficult circumstances. His 19 years of full-time ministry experience offers partners various strategies to maximize missions giving.

When he’s not traveling for ministry, or volunteering in the community, he’s watching sports, golfing, or sharing a meal with others. He cherishes time with his wife, Crystal, and their children, Amos II, Aiden, Atalie, and Annalise in heaven.

Cynthia Gandhi Dobbs was born in Tamil Nadu, India. After finishing high-school in New Delhi, Cynthia attended college in New York City where she accompanied her father, an Indian Diplomat, on a four-year assignment to the United Nations.

As an undergrad Cynthia helped pioneer Chi Alpha college ministry chapters on multiple NYC campuses. Later, in graduate school, the Lord began to open opportunities to write and speak, and to resource small group leaders. Cynthia was ABD (all-but dissertation) in a PhD program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology when she answered the call to full-time ministry with Chi Alpha. Cynthia serves on staff alongside her husband Directing Tulsa Chi Alpha, and on the National Chi Alpha Ministry Team as the Cross Cultural Missions Resource Specialist. Cynthia is an award winning author, a writer for Guideposts magazine, having penned numerous devotional and ministry resources.

Cynthia shares the mission of Project Rescue from an unique perspective – a grateful heart for ministry to women and girls in her home country. She powerfully challenges audiences to bring hope to the hurting.

Dr. Donna Grant Wilcox has a PhD in Christian Counseling with certifications in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Living Therapy. Donna also holds a Master of Theology Degree and is an ordained Chaplain. Dr Wilcox is an Author, publishing her autobiography Falling into Faith…A Journey to Freedom in 2018 through WestBow, a division of Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. When she is not traveling and speaking, Donna works part-time as a Hospice Chaplain, Bereavement Counselor, and Therapist in the Denver Metro Area. She has over 25 years of experience in mental health, grief, family, and substance abuse counseling. Donna has also spent over 30 years in youth and music ministry, missions, speaking in churches and schools (both nationally and internationally). Her father, Rev. Edward Grant, was an Assembly of God Minister for 60 years before passing away in December of 2011. David Grant and Donna are 1st cousins.

Esther Vargas is a credentialed minister in the Assemblies of God and a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University. She is an anointed woman of God who the Lord has positioned to help those in need “for such a time as this.” Her life experiences as a teenage survivor of human trafficking and her miraculous healing and transformation through Jesus Christ afford her a unique love, passion, and understanding for the needs of those still trapped. Esther advocates because she desires to be part of the prevention, intervention, and restoration of those still being exploited. She aims to make others aware of the roots and causes of trafficking as well as the unfortunate pain carried by those who have been trafficked. In addition, she believes that we have an opportunity now to stop it. Esther has spoken nationally and internationally at women's conferences, on military bases, in churches, and with prison ministry. She and her husband are both army veterans, and they founded "Arms of Comfort" ministry in Savannah, Georgia, in 2004. They have four children and now reside in San Antonio, Texas.