Kurt Rietema

                                                 Kurt, his wife Emily, their baby Luke, and Miniature
                                                 Schnauzer Freddy, are serving as agents of
                                                 transformation and renewal in the Argentine
                                                 neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. In this lower
                                                 income, ethnically diverse neighborhood, they
                                                 participate in Christian community development
                                                 efforts and desire to see a new faith community
                                                 emerge as they seek God’s shalom for Argentine. Kurt
                                                 also works with Youthfront, where he continues to
                                                 direct the Christian community development initiatives that he and Emily initiated in the village of Croc, Mexico as well as co-directing a missional formation school for college students in Argentine.