“I AM A MISSIONARY!” These are words I heard many times from Dr....
Dr. Alan Patterson and his wife, Jan, served as missionaries in Japan for 18 years. In 2002 Dr. Patterson accepted the invitation of GFA to return to the States to become an administrative director. He administrates GFA’s short-term and internship programs and represents GFA in local churches and Christian colleges. He oversees missionary recruitment along with teaching missionary courses on the seminary level and in various settings on the mission field. He is also the regional director for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.