Missionary In Residence

Every year, JBU has the opportunity to host a different missionary couple. These men and women take a year from their usual mission field and come serve right here on campus! Their primary purpose is to advocate missions at JBU. They assist with missions opportunities, such as the Missions Fair and World Awareness Week and also play a critical role helping Missionary Kids adapt to life in the US.

The 2007 -2008 Missionaries in Residence (MIR) are Bob and Janice Stuck. They serve as missionaries with Avant Ministries and have spent the last 20 years in Ecuador. They have worked with the Shuar Indians in the jungle area of Ecuador in church planting, discipleship and leadership training. They are presently the Regional Directors for Latin America, overseeing the work in seven countries. Bob is an MK, and grew up in the jungle of Ecuador. They have three children; Jonathan, Lauren and Kyle. Lauren is a freshman at JBU.

The Stucks are delighted to be at JBU this year and look forward to chatting with you about missions. They welcome all MKs and those interested in missions to drop by the MIR house or their office in Student Development for a visit.