Meet the MannaDR staff

We believe in Love, that God is love. That’s why we’re here, trying our best to live the love of God.
You won’t find another mission team just like us, we promise. (We kinda like it that way.)

Evan and Rachel Aldridge

Youth Outreach

Both have multiple entries on their passports to the DR. Ministering with Manna in the DR has been a long time dream. Evan even proposed to Rachel in the DR. Does that make them Dominicans? Maybe not nationally, but their hearts are definitely for the people here.

Porfi and Carla Córdoba

Children’s Home Director

Speaking fluent Spanish!! Porfi and Carla have no language barrier with the Dominicans. They, with their children, Abigail and Daniel, come from Costa Rica and are perfectly suited to run the Hogar de Niños Christiano with their calm spirits.....and experience, of course!

Norm Curington

Young Adult Outreach

Whether building a business or a ministry, Norm sees potential everywhere. (And we do mean everywhere.) We affectionately call him our “dream catcher.” He’s left everything behind to live in Rio San Juan, building buildings and relationships, trying to lead the simple life of living God’s love and learning God’s lessons daily.

Tom Martin

Program Coordinator

Known around these parts as Tom Mar-TEEN, he and his wife DeeAnn are firmly put in the States, when not traveling to Haiti or the DR. Tom takes care of the logistics for getting teams from the States to the Dominican and back again! (Hopefully…) Oh yeah – he does this as a volunteer in his off time from his real job as one of the ministers for the Downtown church in Searcy.

Chad Mynatt

Mentor and Discipling Ministry

The DR is a second home to Chad. History shows many visits as a team member and an intern. "...I would forget about everything except Jesus Christ and his death on the cross." -1 Corinthians 2:2 fits Chad to a T. His humble spirit draws folks like a magnet. A good thing to have when working with youth.

Ronald and Rosie Mena Salzar

Evangelism

What better praise can one receive than to be recommended to join a work. Ronald and Rosie along with their son, Kevin, were known by Porfi and Carla doing outreach in Costa Rica and are a great fit to the work here with their native language being Spanish and their experience.