Meet the Team

Hey Everyone, i am excited to be updating the blog for the first time for our team. We are going to Mexico April 17th-24th. If you are reading this you probably know someone going, but we thought we would introduce you to everyone.

 From left to right its Robert Dawson, Ellie Brown, Brice Crigler, Donya Hafshejani, and todd Cox.

We are really excited to be going, and we are getting more excited as our departure gets closer. So heres the team!

My name is Todd Cox and I've been attending Westover Church for the last four years and I enjoy serving in several areas with the church.  This will be my fifth missions trip and I'm really excited about what the Lord has been teaching me.  It has also been a blessing to see others mature in their walk with Christ.  I ask that you pray that our team will be used by God to encourage the missionaries we will be working alongside.  Thank you for your support and prayers.

Hi, my name is Donya Hafshejani and I have been attending Westover church for the past year and a half.  I am a Kindergarten teacher at Pilot Elementary and love working with children.  I was born in Iran and really enjoy experience and learning about different cultures.  The Lord called me to go to Mexico this past July on my first mission trip.  During the trip I felt that He was calling me to come back the next chance I had.  I really enjoyed my time in the mission field and am excited to see what the Lord will do with this upcoming trip.  Please pray that the Lord will protect us from the spiritual battles in Mexico and that we may be an encouragement to the people we encounter.  I would also like to ask for prayer for our team and that we may grow stronger together and with the Lord during this experience.  Thank you for your prayers and support in this journey.

Hey everyone my name is Brice Crigler and I’ve been a Christian since the 8^th grade but it wasn’t until the last couple years until I really began to understand what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. He’s been transforming my heart and mind in radical ways and I’m excited for this opportunity to serve in Mexico for His glory. I live and work in Greensboro but he’s laid it on my heart to not only share here but everywhere. I’m thankful for the blessings that he’s given me and I’m eager to reflect Him in Mexico. I’ve lived in the triad my whole life and this will be my first true mission trip. I wanted to share a verse with everyone that God has laid on my heart for the past couple years… Matthew 22: 37-40 Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments” He keeps reminding me in my life to love on everyone. Thank you for loving on me with your support and prayers so that our team can love on the Mexteco Indians.

My name is Ellie Brown. I'm 30 years old. A single mom of a 5 year old little boy named Harrison. I work as the Training Director at Chick-fil-A at Friendly Shopping Center. I participate in MOPS through Westover and am a member of Westover Church. I have been seeking an opportunity to serve on a short-term trip for many years now, and am looking forward to this new adventure. I have been on 6 mission trips in the past and each one was an amazing experience and a way to use my strengths to serve others and serve God. I anticipate the same for this trip to Mexico. 

My name is Robert Dawson.  I grew up in Greensboro and I have been attending Westover all my life.  I recently graduated from UNC- Chapel Hill and am going into youth ministry.  I have been a volunteer with the Middle School youth group at Westover and have really enjoyed that over the years.   I am currently working at Chick-Fil-A and doing photography for an online company.  I am really excited to be going to Mexico and am looking forward to being used by God.  This isn’t my first time on a mission trip, but it is my first time going to such a remote location with such a large language barrier.  We value your prayers for these challenges and that God will use us in ways we couldn’t even imagine to spread the Gospel.

Thanks for taking a few minutes to get to know the team!  We want to thank each and every one of you for your financial support to get us to this point, we are almost 100% funded!  We also are very thankful for each prayer that you have prayed on our behalf; we have already begun to see the fruits of them!  Please continue to pray for us as we go to Mexico and into the villages.  More updates to come!

In Christ
The Barnabas Team