Missions John Elmore John H. Elmore is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church assigned to the United Methodist Church of Chile as Mission Volunteer Coordinator. Living in Iquique, Chile with his wife Maria Cristina Hurtado, John’s responsibilities for the last nine years have been coordination of work teams and construction projects in the northern part of the country. Cristina teaches English at the Iquique English College in Iquique. Previously, a self-employed carpenter in Alabama, Mr. Elmore responded to God’s call to mission service in 1995 and served as a Volunteer in Mission in the Dominican Republic where he was instrumental in constructing a hospital/clinic. Following completion of the hospital, he served 2 ½ years in Chile as a construction and work team coordinator.

“During my 11 years in mission, God has taught me much. He has lead me down paths of humiliation, helped me to feel the bitter cold of despair and yet the exhilaration of hope, and has shown me that only through him we can find TRUTH. When I tell people about what I do in Chile I say that I don’t think God called me because I am a carpenter. There are many more skilled craftsmen than I in Chile. His reason for calling me is still unknown and probably will remain so. I always thought that it had something to do with my skills. Lately I believe he just wants me to be obedient. I think all he wants is for me to love him and let myself be available for whatever comes up in His name.” A native of Richmond, Virginia, John and his family lived for seven years in Panama. Mr. Elmore graduated from Woodson High School in Fairfax in 1971. He is a member of Forest Lake United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Missionary code: 13109Z Email: chileman52@hotmail.com NEWSLETTER