Word Made Flesh International is a family of networked sister communities that share vision, staff, policy and funding.
WMF USA is a 501 (c)(3) USA-based, non-profit organization. WMF USA serves as the administrative hub for the WMF International family of partnership members. WMF USA was registered on November 15, 1991.
Board of Directors
Danielle Chun
Board Chair
Danielle Chun grew up primarily in Malaysia and came to the United States for college, earning a degree in Economic Development from Messiah University and later a Master of Public Policy from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. She first became aware of Word Made Flesh during her time in graduate school and was later personally invited to join the board. She currently works at a nonprofit research and evaluation firm in the Greater Boston area. Dani and her husband, Francis, are active members of their local church and enjoy spending time with friends and family, savoring good food, and going on walks together with their dog.
Kristen Bacher
Vice President
Kristin Bacher grew up in South Alabama. She first engaged with Word Made Flesh by living and serving among the Kroo Bay Community for four and a half years. She met her wonderful husband, Karlin, during her time in Sierra Leone. She enjoys music, using her nursing talents, being outdoors, and loves the beautiful beaches and people of Sierra Leone.
Laura Jager
Treasurer
Laura Jager’s heart for global ministry was shaped during her years serving in Kalamazoo inner city, where she held leadership roles focused on church collaboration, community outreach and discipleship. Out of this work, she served as Director of Urban Youth for Africa, a nonprofit created to bring Kalamazoo youth to Africa for service learning and educational opportunities. Through this initiative, she led teams of inner-city youth to Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone, fostering cross-cultural understanding, peer relationships and mutual discipleship. Today, Laura continues to champion holistic transformation by serving on multiple nonprofit boards, offering her advocacy, strategic insight, and deep commitment to communities at the margins.
Gil Liu
At-Large
Gil Liu is Director at Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center.
He offers his medical philosophy: “My mission is to attain optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. As a medical school faculty member, I bring clinical expertise, research, and education to bear on accomplishing these objectives.”
He resides in Colombus, Ohio with his wife and four children.
Jared Landreth
At-Large
Jared Landreth participated in the first Word Made Flesh Discovery Team and the first Servant Team. He then helped establish the WMF community in Nepal and then, with his wife Julie, in Sierra Leone. Since 2002, he has been a leader in various Starbucks businesses including Company Operated, Licensed Stores, Tata Starbucks in India and Teavana. These roles have helped him to hone his abilities to execute, influence, strategize and build trust quickly to achieve results and develop others. Jared is currently serving on the WMF board as Treasurer. Jared and Julie live in Oxford, UK with their daughter Sarah, son Micah and youngest daughter Adora.
Dave Foley
At-Large
Dave Foley has been a long-time supporter of Word Made Flesh, having first encountered the ministry thirty years ago when his best friend, Jared Landreth, was preparing to serve in India. Dave currently serves as the Minister of Music and Discipleship at his church in the Washington, D.C. area, where he leads worship, preaches, and facilitates Bible studies and retreats. His faith was deeply shaped by an early WMF Discovery Team trip to India and Nepal, inspiring a lifelong commitment to service and discipleship.
In addition to his church work, Dave has extensive experience in leadership development, having trained at the Harvard Kennedy School and worked as a practitioner at the USDA. He brings a background in communication, decision-making, and organizational leadership to his role on the Word Made Flesh board.
Dave lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife.
Steve Behnke
At-Large
Steve Behnke, MD, MBA has been a long time supporter of Word Made Flesh, having first learned about the ministry from while attending Asbury University during it’s earliest years. He received his MD and MBA degrees at the University of Louisville and subsequently trained in Internal Medicine at Ohio State University. Presently, he is the chief executive officer at the Lexington Clinic.
Steve lives in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife, Ashleigh, and their four boys.