North Cotes College

Meet the participants in MAD conference 2026.

We are Paul and Marina Briggs from Northern Ireland. We have been involved with the Loron people of Ivory Coast, West Africa, since 1987. We are engaged in Bible translation, literacy, church development and discipleship, and we are thrilled with how the Lord is working among these dear people.

Meet the participants in MAD conference 2026

Stephen and Moira originate from the south of England. From 1980 until 1997 they served in Senegal, Moira in Bible translation and Stephen in Bible teaching. From 2000 until 2015 they taught on the Cross Cultural Communications course here at North Cotes College. Since then they have continued working in Bible translation and teaching, although they are now mainly resident here in the UK.

The end of an era - Thom and Carolyn have faithfully taught Each One Reach One, Each One Teach One and the Firm Foundations course to approximately 700 students over the course of 25+ years. We are so thankful for their faithful service. To God be all the glory!

Please get in touch with us if you can help us out for a year or two. Thank you!

Meet the participants in MAD (make a difference conference) 2026

We are three sisters, Lynae, Katelyn, and Alyssa. We are from Brazil/USA and we grew up in the Amazon basin where our family worked with a remote people group. After attending university in the USA, we spent a further 3.5 years serving at an international school on the Amazon River. This last year we have been students training at North Cotes College, and will be returning to Brazil in 2027.

This morning one of our students taught his Firm Foundation lesson on the ministry of John the Baptist.

Meet the participants in MAD 2026:

Allan & Mandy Caley are both from Yorkshire.

They served in Côte d’Ivoire for 15 years planting a church among one of the many people groups in the north of the country.

They have served at North Cotes since 2008. Allan is the college coordinator and they both serve in the Cross Cultural Communication course.

Meet the participants in MAD 2026

We are the McNabbs. We are from... a few places! I'm Geoff, and I grew up in N. Ireland. My wife, Dar Gail, is from the USA but grew up in Venezuela. Our kids grew up in England during our 11 years of working at North Cotes. Two years ago, we moved to the US to work at the Homes of Ethnos360, where I serve as the grounds maintenance manager, and my amazing wife homeschools our three kids!