Amos Kauffman

PRESIDENT | CEO

Amos currently serves as CEO of i58 and oversees program development. He is passionate about global missions, seeing lives changed, effective communication, and organizational health. Amos and Rachel, both born and raised in Lancaster County and their seven children, have enjoyed hosting refugees and international students since 2011. More recently, they have been involved in various missions organizations seeking to take the gospel to unreached peoples of the world. The Kauffman’s currently live in Lesvos Greece, and their home church is Charity Christian Fellowship. Their family mission statement is: To know God and make Him known.

Emanuel Esh

VICE-PRESIDENT | FOUNDER

Emanuel and his family first came to Lesvos in November 2015, to assist in the refugee crisis. Since then, they have been actively involved in going, sending and recruiting volunteers. Currently living in Lancaster PA they attend Charity Christian Fellowship, where he has pastored for 20 years. He has extensive experience in mission leadership and continues to inspire and mobilize workers to engage in unreached people groups. Emanuel and Maryann have eight married children and one living at home. His work is full time with i58.

Nate Shrock

EXECUTIVE FIELD DIRECTOR

Nate and Becca Shrock serve as field directors on Lesvos overseeing the work of i58 and supporting the team through member care. Nate also serves on the leadership team with i58’s partner organization, Eurorelief, overseeing different aspects of the work in the refugee camp. Nate is a passionate worship leader and enjoys using his gifting to invite people to fix the eyes of their hearts on Jesus through music. Nate and Becca live in Greece full time and are members of Grace & Truth Church in Lancaster, PA.

Jonathan Macris

Jonathan Macris was born in Philadelphia, PA, and spent the first 16 years of his life in the jungles of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. He accepted Christ at the age of six at a mission boarding school there. Eventually, they returned to Greece where his father established a new missionary outreach to the Greeks now called Hellenic Ministries (this is the parent organization of EuroRelief). In 1987, Jonathan married Miriam Rainey, and they are the parents of five lovely children and enjoy their 3 grandchildren. Since the birth of the Hellenic Ministries, Jonathan was involved in the mission’s emphasis of evangelism, discipleship/church planting, mercy, and missions. As of 2001, Jonathan assumed the Board’s designation as President of Hellenic Ministries.

Savvas Emmanouilidis

Savvas grew up in Greece, knowing the Lord since childhood. He enjoys connecting with people, teaching the Word, and playing music for Jesus. Savvas married his wife, Joy, in 2021, and they live in Lesvos, Greece, assisting i58 and EuroRelief. Savvas and Joy have a vision of seeing people walking in their full identity as children of the Most High God and disciples of our Lord Jesus. For i58, they operate in the role of spiritual oversight and Greek liaison. Their day-to-day life entails preaching and teaching God’s Word, discipleship, counseling, and helping as advisors to the i58 administration.