John Fumana of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bruce Yoder of Canada have been appointed to work as a team leading Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission as executive coordinators.

Fumana is a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Congo and serves as deacon of his local church in Kinshasa. He brings experience working with international organizations such as Oxfam, World Vision, the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa and Interchurch Medical Assistance.

Yoder is a member of Listowel Mennonite Church in Ontario. He has worked in intercultural settings in Latin America and West Africa, most recently serving with Mennonite Mission Network in missional development and as a teacher of missiology and of the history of Christianity in Benin and Burkina Faso.

They will transition into their roles in January.