Region: Taiwan

Deb Holland was born in Nurnberg, Germany. Her father was career Army, so most of her childhood was spent living on military bases. While stationed in Hawaii her father was sent to Vietnam. Deb, her mom, and her four brothers moved back to Nebraska to be close to family.  Her father was killed in Vietnam which changed the family forever. During Deb’s junior year in high school, she accepted the gospel, claiming Jesus as her Lord and Savior.

Deb graduated from Deshler High School and attended the University of Nebraska. She graduated with a teaching degree. She served as a public-school teacher and coach for 42 years. Her mission was always to love Jesus, love others, and love learning.  Deb sponsored Fellowship of Christian Athletes at all of the schools she served. After retiring from teaching Deb moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where she served as a part-time PE teacher at Christ Lincoln School.

Deb has always supported missions as a sender. She has many friends serving all over the world. Supporting and praying for missionaries holds a special place in her heart. Recently, Deb started asking God if she was meant to go on mission. He answered with an overwhelming YES!

Deb Holland will serve with a team of other missionaries at Concordia Middle School in Chiayi, Taiwan. There she will teach ESL and Bible lessons and works to share the Good News of the Gospel through relationships with students and families. Please pray for her as she serves on the mission field abroad.

Any funds raised that exceed Mission Partner’s Total Cost of Missionary Service may be used to further support Mission Partner in missional activities, or Mission Partner may donate, after consultation with the Executive Director, any excess funds to one or more Mission Partners who are in good standing with MCN or to MCN’s General Fund. The purpose for this is that any funds raised are to support missional activities throughout the world.

Katherine Moser was born in Guangdong, China, where she was adopted as an infant from a local orphanage. She grew up in midwestern Illinois with her older brother and adoptive parents that instilled Christian values into her from an early age.

However, it wasn’t until Katherine became older that she took her faith seriously. Through friends in her youth group who were strong in their faith and modeled being Christ followers, she noticed God was pulling her toward Him during a time when she was struggling with her identity. Now, she knows her identity and purpose in life is found in Jesus, and it is because of His sacrificing love for her and for all people that she desires to share the Good News with those that have yet to know Christ.

Katherine graduated from Illinois State with a Bachelor’s in Biology Education, with minors in Spanish and East Asian Studies in May 2026. She also received her TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification in July 2023 through the International TEFL Academy. During summer 2024, she participated in a “Shadow a Missionary” Trip and a Study Abroad in Taiwan program in which she fell in love with Taiwanese culture and the people. After praying for discernment and seeking advice from faithful friends and mentors, the Lord placed it on Katherine’s heart to go and serve in Chiayi, Taiwan, where she will teach English at Concordia Middle & High School and share in God’s urgent mission of intentional Gospel Proclamation.

Any funds raised that exceed Mission Partner’s Total Cost of Missionary Service may be used to further support Mission Partner in missional activities, or Mission Partner may donate, after consultation with the Executive Director, any excess funds to one or more Mission Partners who are in good standing with MCN or to MCN’s General Fund. The purpose for this is that any funds raised are to support missional activities throughout the world.

Stephen teaches New Testament and Luther’s Theology courses at China Lutheran Seminary in Hsinchu, Taiwan. He also serves in the seminary administration as Director of the Graduate Program in Luther Studies, managing the Master of Theology in Luther Studies program. His heart and vision are focused on preparing servants of the cross for the great harvest in the Chinese world (John 4:35-38, Matthew 9:36-38).

Dr. Oliver graduated from Concordia University, Portland (B.A. 1982) and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div. 1986, S.T.M. 1997, Ph.D. 2002). He was pastor of Holy Cross, Carlisle, Iowa for four years. He then served on Pacific Fleet ships as Navy Chaplain for four years. In 2000, he began 24 years of missionary work with LCMS World Mission in Taiwan and throughout Asia as a theological educator, including three years as the Asia Theological Education Facilitator. The passion of his heart has been to proclaim and root the Word of God into peoples’ lives to be God’s servants of salvation in Jesus to the many who are lost.

Stephen met his wife in Taiwan. Maggie worked for ten years in high-tech companies before earning her master’s degree in counseling from China Lutheran Seminary (2006). Her vocation as full-time mom and wife have also allowed her valuable time to host a mommy fellowship group in their home, design and teach an interesting and fun Small Catechism course for Chinese kids, and serve in a variety of ways. Their three children are Isaac, Gary and Ginny.

Any funds raised that exceed Mission Partner’s Total Cost of Missionary Service may be used to further support Mission Partner in missional activities, or Mission Partner may donate, after consultation with the Executive Director, any excess funds to one or more Mission Partners who are in good standing with MCN or to MCN’s General Fund. The purpose for this is that any funds raised are to support missional activities throughout the world.

Rev. Dr. Michael Lockwood serves as a teacher at China Lutheran Seminary in Taiwan, focusing primarily on biblical doctrine and Luther studies. CLS is the only accredited Lutheran Seminary in Taiwan, and the only accredited Lutheran Seminary anywhere in the world that teaches in Mandarin Chinese, the heart language of over 1 billion people. It therefore serves an important mission of training pastors and church workers who can bring the Gospel to the people of Taiwan and the wider Chinese speaking world.

Michael grew up on the mission field in Papua New Guinea, is a Ph.D. graduate from Concordia St Louis, and served as a parish pastor in Australia for 17 years. More recently, he served for 3 years as a theological educator in Asia with LCMS International Mission. His great passion in life is to share with others the wonderful treasures of wisdom and grace that are contained in God’s Word. Over the years he has taught pastors and church workers in many countries throughout the Asia Pacific region. In this way he has discovered first-hand the hunger that many people in this region have for God’s Word, and the joy of bringing the Good News to them.

Naomi serves with TFICA – Taiwan Foreign Inmates Caring Association. Her role includes, but is not limited to:

• Regularly visiting English-speaking inmates at Longtan Woman’s Prison to bring them the hope and joy of Christ our Saviour
• Fundraising, printing, and distributing Biblical material to
  foreigners in prisons and detention centers around Taiwan
• Creating, coordinating or assisting with special gospel events held regularly in prisons and detention centers, alongside a team of Christian volunteers from all over the world. The events are held in 5 languages and share the message of Jesus our Saviour to the foreign detainees.

Naomi is an Australian, born and raised in the Lutheran church.

God has blessed Michael and Naomi with two sons; Asher and Jadon, who are fine men of God.

Any funds raised that exceed Mission Partner’s Total Cost of Missionary Service may be used to further support Mission Partner in missional activities, or Mission Partner may donate, after consultation with the Executive Director, any excess funds to one or more Mission Partners who are in good standing with MCN or to MCN’s General Fund. The purpose for this is that any funds raised are to support missional activities throughout the world.

Sarah Huhn was born in Florida but spent most of her childhood in Escondido, a town in Northern San Diego County. As a military kid, she also spent three years living in Okinawa, Japan where she was blessed with the opportunity to travel to nearby countries and experience many different cultures. Though only five years old when she arrived in Okinawa, God was working in her heart and preparing her for international missions. Sarah’s family includes her parents, Dan and Jackie, who have always encouraged her passion for exploring other cultures and serving God and others, and her younger brothers Jake, Luke, and Ben.

Sarah graduated from Concordia University Nebraska in May 2019 with majors in World and Intercultural Studies and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and minors in English, Spanish, and Mandarin. While at Concordia she had the opportunity to participate in a mission trip to Guatemala and spend a semester studying abroad in Shanghai, China. Both of these experiences allowed her to see the work God is doing around the world. She is excited to use the gifts and passions God has equipped her with to serve with Mission of Christ Network.

She serves with a team of other missionaries at Concordia Middle School in Chiayi, Taiwan. There she teaches ESL and Bible lessons and works to share the Good News of the Gospel through relationships with students and families. Please pray for her as she serves on the mission field abroad.

Any funds raised that exceed Mission Partner’s Total Cost of Missionary Service may be used to further support Mission Partner in missional activities, or Mission Partner may donate, after consultation with the Executive Director, any excess funds to one or more Mission Partners who are in good standing with MCN or to MCN’s General Fund. The purpose for this is that any funds raised are to support missional activities throughout the world.