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Mission Mobilizers
Who we are . . . What we do . . . Why we do it . . .
Mission Mobilizers (MM) are Kingdom influencers that work to transform Kansas City and beyond. MM meets the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month where two presenters share their ministry.
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February 20, 2026, 7:00 – 8:30 am (Central Time) by clicking on this link OR by pasting the link in your browser.
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Brad Simpson will share with us an update on Eden Village ministry.
Brad Simpson – President, Eden Village of Kansas City: Brad grew up in Southwest Missouri and graduated from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO, with a BS, Operations Management. He later secured his MBA from Keller Graduate School, with emphasis in Technology Management. He met his wife of 45 years, Marilyn, in college while participating in a dynamic campus ministry program. Shortly after college, he and Marilyn spent 7 years working on campuses in ministry with a variety of local churches. Over the next 35 years, he spent his career in Sales and Finance, primarily with Canon USA. Brad retired in January 2025.
Brad and Marilyn joined the Kansas City Eden Village team in 2022 after reaching out to Linda Brown, a family friend, in Springfield where Eden Village began. They were inspired by the Browns, leading to a desire to start an Eden Village in Kansas City. Upon speaking with the Browns, they were excited to learn that an Eden Village was already being developed here and quickly joined forces with them. They are thrilled to be a part of this ministry to provide homes and hope to the homeless of Kansas City and so Kansas City can be a “city where no one sleeps outside.”
Eden Village offers the unhoused an opportunity for safe and secure housing, so that they can then focus on their mental health, disability services and personal development. All of our activities focus on 3 program initiatives: 1) Safe, affordable and secure housing program following the “housing first” principle; 2) Good neighbor program encouraging and facilitating community events and activities that promote being good neighbors; 3) Health improvement program that focuses on personal development and good mental and physical health, including providing of various wrap-around services conducted by local service providers.
Brad Simpson can be reached at president@edenvillagekc.org
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Tony Villanueva will share with us about Catching Hope and a Future ministry.
Tony and Dora Villanueva are the parents of two adult sons and one adult daughter, and the grandparents of a two and a half year old granddaughter. They answered the Lord’s call to be missionaries in 2005, first as Associate Pastor, then as Child Evangelism Fellowship missionaries from 2007-2023. The Lord led them out of CEF and into starting a ministry called Catching Hope and a Future. The verses that God has used to sustain them through the years is 1 Thessalonians 5:24 and Psalm 27:13 (NKJV)
Lately, the verse in the Bible that has been on my heart is John 21:12a, “Come and Dine”. The fellowship that our Lord offers to the disciples that day on the sea shore and to us right where we are is so encouraging and life changing. To think that the God of the universe invites us to be so close to Him and enjoy His presence is incredible and inspiring.
Catching Hope and a Future is a ministry of encouragement for South Sudanese youth living in Refugee Settlement Camps of Northern Uganda. Their daily life is a struggle to survive. They hang on to the hope of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and they long to complete their education and find a better life for their families and countrymen. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12
They dream of becoming teachers, nurses, doctors, engineers, missionaries and social workers for the glory of God. But they face what can be an insurmountable challenge of paying their school fees so they can continue and complete their education.
Catching Hope and a Future is a ministry that is committed to helping them realize their dreams. Furthermore, we are passionate about the spiritual health of the students. We encourage them to be disciples who make disciples, who in turn make disciples. “You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” 2 Timothy 2:2
Tony and Dora Villanueva can be reached at tonyanddora93@gmail.com
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If have any questions, you can reach me at eagle.eye.ent@sbcglobal.net or 816-215-5826.
Have a Kingdom Day Living Life with no Regrets,
Larry
MM Communicator