Our Team

The Nations Initiative is led by a dedicated team of staff, missionaries, and field leaders who are passionate about seeing the gospel reach every nation. Each member plays a vital role in coordinating partnerships, supporting local churches, and empowering indigenous leadership.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Coordinating partnerships and logistics

Alec Bissey

Alec joined the TNI team in 2025. He spent over three years working as a purchasing director in the industrial manufacturing industry. In this position, he gained experience in internal auditing, process development, and financial allocation and tracking which provided helpful preparation for his role at TNI. Alec has a passion for training and equipping the local church and maintaining faithfulness to God's word, and he is excited to implement those passions in an international context.

Alec is a member at August Gate Church in Belleville, IL., where he also serves as the youth ministry director. He has been married to his wonderful wife Olivia for over two years and they enjoy getting to serve in ministry together.

Alec loves all things related to coffee, music, the outdoors, and exercise.

MISSIONARIES

Called to serve in various regions and coordinate our efforts on the ground.

Audrey Daubendiek

Audrey is serving as TNI's first full-time overseas missionary in West Africa. She helps to maintain relationships with national partners, facilitate mission trips, and lead out in outreach and evangelism. Here is a brief summary of her story:

"Jesus changed my life. He saved an angry, selfish kid that wanted nothing to do with people. As I grew with the Lord I found a love for people, and a longing to share the gospel with those that have never heart it. During my freshamn year of college, I took an opportunity to serve in Central Ameirca for six months. God then led me to study missions in college to be prepared to serve more long-term. During college, I had the opportunity to go on mission to West Africa to a nation where 94% of peole have never heard the gospel. I knew I would be back. I am honored to be a small part of what God is doing with TNI."

James Amos

James is a pastor/teacher of the Word of God. He is the founder and director of Christian Mission Training Fund (CTMF), a 501(c)(3) which provides scholarships for the theological education of non-Western students. Further, James is in the process of founding an accredited, mobile pastoral training seminary in East Africa to train non-Western missionaries, church planters, pastors, and disciplers. James had an extensive background in pastoral ministry, church planting, and missions in the USA. James currently serves as the lead TNI director in Kenya, discipling key leaders and identifying future church planters.