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Raised in a Christian home, Seth’s parents encouraged his involvement with missions at an early age. He went to Guatemala for two months as a junior in high school and the Andes Mountains of Peru the following year, where his passion for missions continued to grow. In 1977, he enrolled at Wheaton College near Chicago, Illinois. In his senior year, he worked in a Cambodia refugee camp to which people were forced to flee due to the persecution of the Khmer Rouge.
Soon after graduation, Seth married Karen and they moved directly to Indonesia, where Seth worked in economic development, helping the poorest of the poor. In 1981, they moved to the Dominican Republic doing the same work. Seth attended Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and graduated with an MBA two years later.
Upon graduating, Seth was faced with a choice between two divergent paths: a secure life in corporate America that would support Karen and their kids, or a life of risk, starting a mission agency with a friend. Seth chose to obey God and helped successfully start a ministry. Two years later, in 1989, God planted a new seed in his heart: Seth obeyed and launched what is now AIM. Within a year, he was leading hundreds of people overseas on short-term mission trips. Today, that number has grown to thousands. AIM has taken over 80,000 people into the mission field and now has full-time ministry bases all over the world. Seth currently lives with Karen and two of their five children in Gainesville, Georgia. |
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Michael Hindes is the Director of the World Race and Real Life. After marrying Kathy and both training in nursing, they spent over 10 years working in emergency rooms and home care. For the last 14 years, they have served in full-time ministry, most recently as Senior Pastors at Cross Current Church in Kimball, Michigan. They have been married for 29 years and have three sons: Nicholas, Jason and Wade. Michael and Kathy became World Race coaches in 2008, which eventually led to Michael overseeing both the World Race and Real Life programs. |
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Clint Bokelman is the Director of the Edge, our short-term missions program for youth and adult groups. After growing up in a Christian home and attending Bible School, Clint became a full-time youth minister at a church near Omaha, Nebraska. In 1995, his burden for the lost deepened on an AIM mission trip to Tampico, Mexico. Two years later, he joined the organization, as part of a traveling mobilization team. He now oversees all youth, family, and adult group trips. Clint lives in Gainesville, Georgia with his wife Amie and their three kids: Sydney, Caden and Olivia. |
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Kelly Chadwick is the Coordinator of Real Life, our college-age program. Having previous experience in college ministry and after spending a year on the World Race in 2008, Kelly wanted to continue serving the kingdom through full-time ministry. She joined AIM the following year and now handles logistics and training for Real Life. She currently lives in Port Huron, Michigan, in a house full of friends and World Race alumni. |
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Don Rock is the Director of Ambassadors, our high school program. He attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where he met his wife, Connie. After spending 15 years in youth ministry, he saw the impact of short-term missions on students’ lives and joined AIM’s staff in 2006. He currently oversees the leadership development, planning, and training for Ambassador trips. He and Connie live in Gainesville, GA. |
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