Michael Schmidt, Vice President & Treasurer
Mike has forty years of business experience in the financial area. He is a former CPA and Chief Financial Officer for a successful private business. He was also on staff at Calvary Church, Charlotte, N.C. for nine years as the Director of Financial Services. He is currently retired but remains active as a financial consultant, an avid golfer and a leader of men’s Bible study. Mike serves as NLMA’s Vice-President and Treasurer. He has made three trips to Nairobi to observe and participate in the ministry of Kibera New Life Church (KNLC). He and his wife Margie reside in Indian Land, SC and are the parents of Andy and Emily and grandparents of Evan and Sam.
Jim Brewer, Chairman & President; Maggie Brewer, Secretary
Jim Brewer
God called Jim to short-term mission work starting in 2004. Jim and his wife Maggie and their children took their first mission trip to Brazil. Jim and Maggie have been to Kenya and worked as short-term volunteers, four times, for three-month stays in 2005, 2011, 2015, and 2017 where they worked alongside Julio and Angelica Quirino in the Kibera Slum. Now retired, Jim worked in the aerospace industry for Eastman Kodak Company for 35 years as an electrical engineer. He lives with his wife of 42 years, Maggie, in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. He and Maggie are members of the Bethel Assemblies of God Church. Jim serves as the President & Chairman of the board of directors for NLMA.
Maggie Brewer
Maggie worked for Kodak for eleven years and then retired to stay home with her two children. She worked in schools with children with disabilities and also for years caring for the elderly and still does this in her life. She was a small business owner and made mustard for ten years in which most profits went to missions work locally and overseas. Maggie continues to stay active in her church and community serving the Lord and others wholeheartedly. Maggie and her husband have four children between them and six grandchildren. Recently, they moved from NY to PA to be closer to their children and two grandchildren. Maggie and Jim say they are not retired; they are re-fired for the Lord. Maggie serves as the Recording Secretary of the board of directors for NLMA.
Peggy Rollins, Board Member
Peggy is retired from over 30 years of experience in administration in the federal government. She came to the Lord in her early twenties and has a heart for helping people come to fullness in Christ. She has two married sons and four grandchildren. She is active in her church and is involved in various areas of service, particularly prayer ministry. Peggy became acquainted with NLMA through friends, Jim and Maggie Brewer. Over the years she has had a particular interest in the Kibera ministries, especially God's Grace Kibera Academy.
Jamie & Raquel Garcia, Board Members
Though the Lord has blessed Jaime with a career as an IT professional and Raquel with the blessing of being able to stay at home and raise their two children, Xenia and Yakob, the Lord has placed in this family a heart for serving His ministry. They are heavily involved in their local church, particularly with the young adult's ministry that focuses on the age range of 18-30 years old. They also enjoy serving and helping disciple others, both in their local church and outside of it. The Lord has also permitted Jaime to pursue a Master of Arts Degree in Biblical Exposition from Liberty University which Jaime hopes will help further discipline his understanding of the scriptures so that He can teach the Word of God in a more thorough exegetical manner. Jaime and Raquel are beyond excited to become a part of and witness firsthand the Lord’s impact being brought through NLMA.
Doug & Mickie Finch, Board Members
God called Doug just before Christmas in 1974 into a new life in Christ. Doug worked for consulting engineers in construction supervision and later became self-employed building cedar log homes and then developed a home inspection business and retired in 2007. Doug has served as a teaching elder at Bristo Springs Free Church and later at Venice Bible Church. Having been involved with NLMA for many years in education support for students the Lord graciously called him to serve with the leaders of NLMA.
Julio & Angelica Quirino, Missionaries
Julio and Angelica Quirino have been serving the Lord in Kenya since 2000. Their ministry has been directed toward unreached people groups and to the people in the Kibera slums. Their ministry in Kibera began in 2009. In 2015 they planted the Kibera New Life Church (KNLC) on the outskirts of the slums. KNLC is a missionary church, supporting missionaries and training many for ministry as well as serving the needs of the residents of Kibera. Recently Julio and Angelica have relocated to the USA. Now living and serving in the city of Columbia SC, the Quirinos under the auspices of Brazil Africa Inland Mission, they are working in different areas with Students from unreached groups and Refugees. They are involved in counselling, evangelism, Bible Studies and training workers to reach the unreached not just locally but also around the world.
Among their passions are to work with and disciple African Christians who feel called to missions. The Quirinos have more than 30 years of experience in the discipleship of indigenous peoples. It is their mission to see those whom they have discipled to continue developing their talents and gifts to serve the Lord in their communities and beyond. They have two children, Raquel and Samuel. Raquel and her husband Jaime have been blessed with a daughter Xenia (5) and a son Yakob (3), Angelica and Julio continue to care about the community in Kibera and many of their disciples keep in close communication with them. Currently they continue training and disciple through Zoom to many of them.
