OUR MISSIONARIES

PATRICK & EMILY MEIR
YWAM JAPAN

Patrick and Emily have been serving in missions throughout Asia for over 17 years and 13 years, respectively. Patrick began his missionary journey with Victory Churches International, serving in Cambodia for seven years in anti-trafficking ministry, discipleship, and church planting. He later moved to Taiwan, where he and Emily served with YWAM, focusing on evangelism and discipleship through a variety of community outreach ministries, including English classes, coffee shop ministry, children’s camps, Bible storytelling in schools, and ministry to the elderly. They also served local churches and helped facilitate missions training programs for both missionaries and congregations.

At the beginning of 2026, Patrick and Emily stepped out in faith and relocated to Kochi City, Japan, to join a pioneering YWAM team. Although Japan is a developed nation, it remains the second-largest unreached and unengaged people group in the world, with less than 0.3% of Kochi’s population identifying as Christian. Many churches have fewer than ten attendees, and most pastors are over the age of seventy. Current statistics indicate that within five years, nearly half of Japan’s existing churches may close due to a shortage of emerging leaders. In response to this need, Patrick and Emily are partnering with YWAM Japan and local churches to strengthen and grow congregations through evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development, helping raise up the next generation of church leaders and advance God’s Kingdom throughout Kochi and beyond. To sign up for their newsletter or to touch base with Patrick & Emily email them at patrickmeir@icloud.com.

PASTOR AL & TERRY PURVIS
VICTORY ASIA

Al & Terry Purvis moved their young family to Thailand in 1981 and adopted 27 jungle kids orphaned by the Vietnam war and called themselves the ‘El Shaddai Family’. The principles of adoptions and mentoring learned in the following couple of decades gave birth to an apostolic platform that now gathers and mentors new leaders across 10 countries in Asia. "We Make Leaders” is the passion behind planting churches, Bible colleges, and other creative ministries.

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ALEX & VICKY COETZEE
VCI ZAMBIA CHURCH SUPPORT

They have served a missionaries in Africa on and off since 1994. Born in Zimbabwe but lived in UK for 19 years. This is where they first worked with VCI UK in the capacity as Missions directors.

Alex first came out to Zambia in 2014 and subsequently they both visited the country to support the VCI churches there every year. They lead a mission trip of 10 people to Lusaka in 2018. They moved to Zambia full time in 2019 to support the growing work in Zambia. Vicky began teaching at Simba International school so they could be self supporting. Alex did 3 years of full time mission work. He concentrated on developing the Kaloko land in Ndola which had been purchased by Canada VCI 5 years previously as the headquarters for Zambia VCI. He planted a church there and oversaw the building development on the land plus teaching in the other churches. He made a trip to Malawi and Mozambique to encourage the VCI churches there and take the message of Life that God has given him on Love, Faith and Hope from 1Corinthisns 13. They both now teach at Simba School but continue to support the VCI churches with Teaching, advice, logistics and overseeing the financial gifts sent for development. Alex tours the churches doing leadership training in his school holidays and weekends. Vicky keeps the books and communicates between VCI Canada and the Zambia churches.

Their vision eventually is to impact the Nations of Southern Africa with the Gospel through the radio and internet. Reaching the Governments and those in high places with the truth.