Our Team

Favorite Verse:  Psalm 19:14

Favorite Quote:  “Life is too important to be taken seriously”

Hobbies:  biking, hiking, outdoor adventures, hanging out with family

Fun fact or interesting thing about you:  hitchhiked over 5000 miles in my life

Favorite part of your job:  meeting with interesting people that God puts in our path

Contact Rod: rwildman@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite quote:  “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Mother Teresa

Favorite Verse:  Habakkuk 3:17-19

Hobbies:  Reading, crafting, cooking, kayaking, drinking coffee with family and friends.

Fun fact or interesting thing about you: I have traveled to 17 different countries and lived in 4.

Contact Nancy: nwildman@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite verse: Jeremiah 29:11-13

Favorite quote: “Success is uncommon. Therefore, it is not to be enjoyed by the common person.” — Cal Stoler

Hobbies: I enjoy running and spending time with my family vacationing.

Interesting thing about myself: I have a wild and crazy goal to run 2,021 miles in the year 2,021. But after looking at a map, I realized if I went the second mile and ran 2,121 miles I could run from my home in Bourbon, IN to the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, California.

Favorite part of the job: I really enjoy serving alongside my teammates. We each have a unique opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those we serve. Doing it TOGETHER with my teammates makes it even more special!

Contact Mason:  mmcintyre@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite verse:  Isaiah 43:19

Favorite quote: “What is done in love is done well.” —Vincent Van Gogh

Hobbies: Starbucks dates with my daughter or close friends, photography, reading, journaling, spending time with my family

Interesting thing about myself: when I was in elementary school, I was in a short faith-based movie that was filmed in downtown Chicago

Contact Lisa:  lharstine@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 1:19

Favorite Quote: “God doesn’t always call the equipped, but He does equip the called.”

Fun fact: Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a missionary

Hobbies: Coffee with Jesus in the morning, traveling, reading, camping, hiking, spending time with family

Contact Sue: svercauteren@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite verse: Psalms 139: 1-5

Favorite quote: “Life is hard but, so very beautiful.” — Abraham Lincoln

Hobbies: Reading, walking, and traveling.

Interesting thing about myself: I enjoy the opportunity to serve others.

Favorite part of the job: The opportunity to prepare and empower children with the knowledge they need to be successful in the future.

Contact Odelice:  oramirez@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite quote: No estas deprimido estas distraido By facundo cabral (You are not depressed, you are distracted)

Favorite verse: Psalms 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against  you

Favorite food: Steak, Italian food,dominican food

Favorite song: De tal manera me amo. By Abel Zabala

Hobbies: Spend time with the family, read, listen to music

Fun fact or interesting thing about you: I Am the exception middle child

Contact Eduardo: ecastillo@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite Chapters: Philippians 2 and Isaiah 58.

Hobbies: swimming, fishing, coffee, reading, biking, camping, gardening, coffee, crafting, cooking, coffee, and …

Fun fact: We’ve traveled to 58 countries, and Josh grew up on a tiny desert island just south of here.

Favorite things these days: Helping and watching our kids to grow physically and in their love for Jesus.  I also love watching Isaac do the same naughty things I used to do when I was a boy….

Favorite part of the job: It’s an incredible privilege to be here working with this amazing team and by God grace, break generations chains of spiritual, educational, economic, and material poverty.  It’s hands down the hardest and best work we’ve ever been a part of.

Visit our missions website: www.portersindr.com

Favorite Verse: Psalms 23

Favorite food: Salami and Fried Plantains

Interesting thing about you: I am the oldest of 7 children

Hobbies: I love to sing, write songs, listen to music, go to the beach, read, sleep, exercise, travel and cook.

Favorite part of your job: My favorite part of my job is the satisfaction that I feel when I help a family, knowing that helping a child attend school with change their future, and that the future of my country will be better; but being able to share the word of God with them is the best!

Favorite verse: Matthew 20:26-2

Favorite quote: “If my mind can conceive it and my heart believe it, then I can achieve it.” — Muhammad Ali

Hobbies: Reading, exercising, and going to the beach

Interesting thing about myself: I am always researching to learn new things. For me knowledge is power, and I want to share that knowledge with others.

Favorite part of the job: The opportunity to work directly with the students, serving them with passion, love, and patience so they can have a wonderful future.

Contact Cale:  cvillarson@2ndmilemissions.org

Favorite Verse: Matthew 18:3 “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Favorite quote: Lord… If you give me fortune don’t take away my mind, if you succeed don’t take away my humility. If you give me humility, don’t take away my dignity.  MAHATMA GANDHI

Favorite song: “Call Back”, Jesus Adrian Romero

Favorite food: Chicken with rice and salad, avocado or bananas and juice.

Hobbies: Spending quality time with my son, playing baseball with him, reading, going to the beach to meditate, having coffee at home with my sisters, nephews and friends.

Interesting fact about you: I grew up with the best grandmother in the world and 11 cousins.

Favorite part of your work in 2nd Mile Missions: I love when God gives me the opportunity to help someone build his/her self-esteem, in addition to helping him/her turn traumas into a testimony to bless others.

Favorite Verse: Colossians 3:14  “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.”

Favorite song: “Natural Woman” and “When I Need You” (CELINE DION)

Favorite food : Asian or Italian Food

Hobbies: Reading, Listening to good music, going to the beach, salsa dancing, watching movies

Interesting fact about you: I’m Cuban, a vegetarian, a dog lover, I would like to travel whole the world, and I love knowing the cultures of other places.

Favorite part of your work in 2nd Mile Missions: Service to other people, to make their life better