Paul and Cheryl Bendele
Serving in Argentina
Paul and Cheryl Bendele live in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, with six of their seven children. Their eldest daughter, Hannah, is married to Jake Muzzy, and they live in West Chicago with their two sons. Hannah is a harpist and Jake a Cellist. Paul and Cheryl worked 15 years with Wycliffe Bible Translators and are now with Missionary Ventures International, a mission dedicated to supporting the work of indigenous pastors through short-term missions involvement. Paul and Cheryl served nine years in Guatemala with WBT, nine years in Australia, and two years in Argentina, and they are leaving on August 5th to work with MVI in Argentina as field coordinators, having served four years as the Northeast Regional Representatives. David is going to serve in Paraguay and Noah is going to Guatemala with MVI.
Paul did his undergraduate studies at the University of Oregon and his Masters program in Theatre Arts at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
In 1979 at the University of Idaho the Lord gave Paul the vision of the Dramatic Fanatics, to use drama for gospel outreach dedicated to doing dramas with a missions vision and telling the stories of great men and women of God.
Paul is a Messianic Jew, having discovered his Jewish roots through his father’s family in 1985.
Email: pdbendele@gmail.com
Website: www.therabbifromtarsus.blogspot.com
Ministry Focus/Current Projects: Moving from USA to Argentina.