"This past summer, my wife Lisa and I led a team of 31 people from 11 different churches to South Africa on a missions trip. Although I grew up in the country and know its culture and its people, I still needed a great deal of help in putting together the logistics for the trip. Rich and Michelle Franzen stepped into the picture at just the right time and served our team in such an amazing way. They won our hearts and helped us to win souls in the squatter camps and schools around Johannesburg. Through their leadership we got exposed to the best and the worst of South Africa. Our lives were wrecked forever and their help was invaluable. We highly recommend their services in planning and executing a life-changing missions trip."
Dr. Berin & Lisa Gilfillan
President and Founder
Good Shepherd Ministries International |
I am happy to highly recommend the ministry of Rich and Michelle Franzen to you. It has been my privilege to know Rich and his wife, Michelle, for over ten years. I have observed their effective individual ministries at Teen Mania over the years with gratitude to God. Rich and Michelle are an exceptional couple with truly outstanding ministry gifts. They have modeled loyalty to the Lord and the ministry they have faithfully served. Their future as leaders of influence for Christ is bright. It is a joy to highly recommend the ministry of Impact Africa to you.
David Shibley President, Global Advance |
"It has been an honor and privilege knowing Rich and Michelle Franzen and Impact Africa. Working with Rich and Michelle on the crusade field has been effortless and together we have seen thousands of people responding to the gospel. Their unending support, encouragement and friendship have been an example to us and we are grateful that our God has placed them here in South Africa. It has been said that what this world needs are men and women who are alive with purpose and this couple are testimony to that statement. They are alive with their desire to reach the unreached, teach the untaught and demonstrate God's love in a tangible and practical way. We believe in them and their ministry and are witness to the fact that they are having a powerful impact in Southern Africa."
Steve Olivier
President Word of Life World outreach
South Africa |
"Rich and Michelle Franzen have for more than a decade worked tirelessly reaching this generation and sending them to the nations with Global Expeditions and Acquire the Fire. Their loyalty, passion for God, and yearning to reach Africa are exemplary. I encourage you to join with them in any way you can both prayerfully and financially as they step out in faith and to lay down their lives for Africa.
Ron Luce
President & Founder Teen Mania Ministries |
"Over the years that we have known Rich and Michelle Franzen, they have led thousands of young people on this great continent on which we serve. We have watched them become consumed with the wonderful call of God to World Missions. Their faithfulness in serving with Teen Mania Ministries for so many years has been an inspiration. We know that they are bringing with them many years of diverse experience that will cause their work to impact the Kingdom of God. We believe the impact of their ministry and influence here will begin a wave of revival that will turn the tide and the results will be felt across this land."
Jerry and Jana Lackey
Love Botswana Outreach
Maun, Botswana |
"The ministry of Rich and Michelle Franzen through Impact Africa is a great example of truly fulfilling the Great Commission. Over the 10 years I have known the Franzen's, it is now such a joy to watch them living out their dreams of making a significant difference in the lives of the people of Africa that they love so dearly. I am honored to support the work of Impact Africa and believe completely in the ministry of Rich and Michelle. They inspire me to follow the beating of my heart to where ever it takes me."
Reggie Goodin
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Maximum Impact and INJOY, Inc. |
"I have known and ministered with Rich and Michelle for over 13 years. They are an incredibly gifted couple with a heartbeat that cries out to see God reach and touch the people of Africa. They are sold out servants of the Lord, intelligent, experienced, and strong leaders. Their deep passion for the Lord is undeniable, and their integrity shows in how they lead their lives on a daily basis. I would trust my life and the lives of my family to the Franzen's again and again."
Chris Abeyta
Director - Church Outreach
Focus on the Family |
"Rich and Michelle Franzen have been transformed from the inside out. They have found their Savior and chosen to follow Him wherever and whenever. Their passion to see people raised up for the sake of the Kingdom of God, true disciples, is surpassed only by their passion to see God glorified. When with them, I am only inspired and encouraged in my own response to the call to ministry and the cross. Any church or ministry will be deeply blessed by choosing to participate with and receive from the powerful calling on their lives."
Pastor Jonathan Switzer
Crossroads Valley Chapel |
