Get to Know the Fagerland Family

Ministry Description

Seth and Marcela will help lead the Cross-Cultural Internship (CCI) program that has recently been growing in Panama as well as serving as liaisons for United States churches that partner with and visit for short-term ministry. In addition to this, Seth’s role will help assist in raising funds for the Panama team and other countries in the region that need additional assistance with strategy.

Learn more about the ministry in Panama.

About Seth

Seth is a South Dakota farm kid. He met Marcela in Chicagoland where he had gone to seminary. They got married in 2010.

Over the last twenty-five years he sees God preparing them for this new opportunity. Seth’s initial calling to ministry happened in a bible camp setting that included the local church and the larger Kingdom of God movement. While at seminary, Seth was surrounded and mentored by cross-cultural missionaries, opening his perspective to a Global Church. Then initially surprised to be called into student ministry, spent the next twenty-two years of living out a conviction of disciplemaking with the next generation of following Jesus together.

Seth’s friendship of over sixteen years with Jon Fowler in Panama continues to multiply greater Kingdom work.

About Marcela

Marcela is a missionary kid who has lived in many places, but would call TX home. Growing up as a MK gave her great exposure to mission life that has always been a part of her identity. Living in different countries, learning new cultures, and meeting new people from all over the world was a normal thing in her childhood and helped deepen her love for missional work.

After high school she did a gap year discipleship training school experience, exploring if God was calling her to be a missionary. Being a third cultured person, Marcela comes alive in cross-cultural settings. Together with Seth, they have lived out the opportunities to serve in those environments together. And also discovering how God has uniquely wired their kids, Benaiah and Maja, to also come alive in cross-cultural settings. For the past five years Marcela has served as a part-time missionary with GlobalFingerprints, a child sponsorship program with Reach Global (EFCA).

Contact Information

sefagerland@wol.org

Address:
Seth Fagerland
Word of Life Panama
PO Box 600
Schroon Lake, NY 12870