Meet the Team
Annelize Theunissen
Director of Freedom Challenge Africa
Ministry Goal: To be a light in this dark situation of modern day slavery. She has a passion for women and children and loves empower people to reach the fullness of what God have planned for them.
Contact: annelize.theunissen@om.org
Nina Dikken
Prayer and Project Coordinator
Ministry Goal: To support our Freedom Challenge Projects with prayer and encouragement so that God may work through these projects and many vulnerable women and children may live out of darkness in God’s Light.
Contact: nina.dikken@om.org
Brittany Bembe
Challenge and Communication Coordinator
Ministry Goal: To bring awareness through media and other means to people worldwide of the realities of human trafficking and ways they can get involved to help combat this reality!
Contact: brittany.bembe@om.org
Nicole van der Merwe
Prevention Coordinator
Ministry Goal: To see vulnerable people experience hope and freedom in Jesus Christ, and protect and prevent as far as possible and as many people as possible, the horrors of modern day slavery and human trafficking.
Contact: nicole.vandermerwe@om.org
Frauke Zachmann
Fundraising and Restoration Coordinator
Ministry Goal: Coming alongside vulnerable women, providing holistic care and support; aiming their empowerment and inclusion in society as well as equipping others to help those in need.
Contact: frauke.zachmann@om.org
Pharen Mulusa
Development Coordinator
Ministry Goal: To see vulnerable women and children empowered spiritually and physically through life skills and become sustainable by learning new things and thinking outside of the box. To also restore hope where all hope has been lost through Jesus Christ.
Contact: pharen.mulusa@om.org
Karen Menkveld
Restoration Coordinator
Ministry Goal: To see that every victim of any kind of Human Trafficking is set free, restored and reintegrated into society. That each person will know their identity in Christ Jesus and experience the unfailing love their Heavenly Father.
Contact: karen.menkveld@om.org
Gadi Ntuli
Freedom Challenge Africa Intern
Ministry Goal: To preach the gospel to vulnerable women! After experiences during outreaches with social justice she knew that this is what she needs to do: reach out to vulnerable women.
Contact: gadi.ntuli@om.org