JOTHAM & Maggie ALLWEIN

WE ARE THE ALLWEINS, A MISSIONARY FAMILY FROM COLUMBUS, OH. WE HAVE A SON NAMED ISIDORE AND A DAUGHTER NAMED LOURDES. JOTHAM WORKED FOR EIGHT YEARS AS THE MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR DAMASCUS WHILE CO-FOUNDING URBAN ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES. WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS AND DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE HILLTOP SUBURB IN COLUMBUS, OH. AS CO-FOUNDERS, WE BELIEVE THE LORD CALLED US TO PLANT URBAN ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES IN HILLTOP. FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS, HILLTOP HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY SOME OF THE WORST RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSES, DRUG AVAILABILITY, PROSTITUTION, VIOLENCE, AND POVERTY. IT IS OUR DUTY TO RESTORE THIS PLACE TO THE HEART OF JESUS. ULTIMATELY, THE LORD HAS SET OUR EVANGELISTIC FOCUS ON CITIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PARISHES AS PLACES THAT WILL SOON BECOME CENTERS FOR EVANGELISTS AND MISSIONARY DISCIPLES.