For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not hurt you, plans to give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11 True Vineyard Ministries is prayerfully open to how we serve our world. We will always keep ourselves open to God's calling on our lives and this ministry.
 Diana Wiley, Executive Director / Founder
San Marcos, Texas Diana has a long established history in sales and marketing. In her last years as a Regional Leasing Manager for Pitney Bowes Financial Services, she was twice recognized nationally as the highest producing employee. Most recently Diana worked as a Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for School Tours of America, a national educational tour company. She has had a heart for serving those with HIV since the early 90’s where she served as a volunteer for an HIV/AIDS care team out of First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Beginning in 2002 Diana extended her volunteer efforts into Mozambique. Since that time, she has led volunteer efforts in the development of Mission to Mozambique whereby she has led fund raising efforts for several building projects, the coordinating of shipments for medical relief containers and the leading of 4 teams to Chicuque Rural Hospital. Additionally, Diana served as Mission Chairperson of her church since 2003 and in 2006 she was nominated as Volunteer of the Year for the Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Diana felt led to expand the work already being done in Mozambique by founding a non-denominational, non-profit organization and she along with Mike Olsen and Tecla Cosgrove began realizing this dream though the development of True Vineyard Ministries in early 2007. As one of the key founders of the organization, she served briefly as President on the Board of Directors. In June of 2007, Diana traveled to Rwanda on a visionary trip where she developed a partnership of collaboration with World Relief Organization while establishing long term goals for TVM in Rwanda. Diana recently resigned from her career path and position on the Board of Directors to engage in full-time work as Executive Director of True Vineyard Ministries. Executive Board of Directors  Mike Olsen, President / Founder
Bertram, Texas
Mike was most recently employed as a Sergeant for the Austin Police Department, where he served his community for 12 years. He has served on the Board of Directors for Liberty Hill Youth Soccer Association and volunteers at Bertram United Methodist Church where he has been a member for over 10 years. At BUMC he has held several leadership roles including Music Director, Youth Director, Pastor-Parish Relations Chairman and Parsonage Director. Additionally, he serves as Music Director for the Soaring Eagles Emmaus Community. Since 2005, Mike has served three consecutive summers, traveling to Mozambique as the music leader for our teams. Mike coordinated efforts in the medical relief container that shipped to Chicuque Rural Hospital in 2006 and is one of the founders of True Vineyard Ministries.  Tecla Cosgrove, Vice President / Founder
San Marcos, Texas Tecla worked in sales and special events at the Witte Museum in San Antonio and as Account Executive for Domestic Tour and Travel for the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is now blessed to stay home with her two children. Tecla founded and continues to lead a Stephen Ministry (lay care giving) chapter at her church. Tecla has consistently worked with Mission to Mozambique since its inception by serving on the home-based team and coordination efforts for the medical relief container shipments. In 2007 Tecla helped found True Vineyard Ministries and for the first time was part of the traveling team to Mozambique.  Karim Aziz, Secretary
San Marcos, Texas
Karim has a history of service within his community having served as a Youth Group Counselor, Adult Curriculum Teacher and in leadership positions on several church boards and committees. Karim currently serves as a Stephen Minister (lay care giving) through the local chapter. Additionally Karim has served on the Board of Directors of the Hays County Area Food Bank and Hays County Crime Stoppers. Karim is very active in the Emmaus community which is an ecumenical spiritual retreat weekend designed to equip/inspire people into Christian action. Karim became involved in Mission to Mozambique in 2004 and made his first mission trip there in 2005 to help build a kitchen at Chicuque Rural Hospital. While there he began a relationship with the United Methodist Men of Chicuque which led to him start the Five Dollar a Month Club which directly helps fund outreach programs within the Chicuque community. 
Patrick Munns, Treasurer
San Antonio, Texas
Patrick is a recent graduate of Texas State University. In 2005, Patrick led a group of students who adopted families displaced from Hurricane Rita and Katrina. With Patrick’s leadership, the group was able to gather furniture and food and find much-needed medical assistance for those in need. Additionally, Patrick partnered with local businesses to organize workshops that provided employment opportunities for these individuals. During his two final years at Texas State, Patrick worked for McKenna Memorial Hospital (MMH) in New Braunfels while also volunteering at the local Fire/EMS department. During his employment, Patrick developed critical relationships on behalf of Mission to Mozambique with MMH for the donation of much-needed medical supplies. In 2006, Patrick became part of Mission to Mozambique and worked as a coordinator of the relief container that shipped to Chicuque Rural Hospital. Later, that same summer, Patrick made his first trip to Africa as part of the 2006 traveling team to Mozambique. Advisory Board of Directors  Joanne Green
Richmond, Texas
Through the marketing of her own clothing line, Ezra, Joanne ministered to the broken lives of professional women from all walks of life, culturally and spiritually. In 1981, she began attending Word of Faith Bible School in Dallas. She was licensed to preach and teach in 1984 and later in 1994 was ordained as a minister. She is an active Executive Board Member of L.I.F.E. Inc., which is a non-profit organization training and building leadership through mentors. Her previous work includes prison ministry at the Texas Women’s Prison Medical Facility in Texas City and the Fort Bend Women’s Shelter for battered women, where she coordinated and taught bible studies. In 2005 she established Ezra Ministries and continues to teach at workshops, retreats and seminars. She currently serves as an Associate Pastor, overseeing the women’s ministry and new members at Good News Full Gospel Church International in Houston.  Jessica Rush
Austin, Texas
Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. She is currently completing her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy at Texas State University in San Marcos. Jessica is originally from Kingwood, Texas, and although most of her family lives in Fort Worth, Jessica calls Austin home. Jessica has a heart for helping others and has found that she can do this through her two passions, counseling and mission work. Currently she serves as a student intern counselor at the Center for Relational Care as well as a client support specialist at Resources for Living. Jessica has helped to develop contemporary worship services in two churches as a vocalist and continues to use this skill in her mission work. In 2007, Jessica felt called to reach beyond the borders of Texas, where she had been a part of UM ARMY for the previous nine years, and travel to Mozambique as a part of the Mozambique team. Jessica found a special place in her heart for the people of Africa and is now committed to serving them through mission and ministry work. 
Burt Villarreal
San Antonio, Texas Burt grew up in San Antonio and attended UTSA where he majored in pre-medicine. Cornerstone Church has been his home for worship since 1992; however he became a born again Christian at the age of twelve. While putting himself through school, he made a career in outside sales where he first met Diana Wiley. In the summer of 1997 Burt started a construction company and grew it to over fifty employees. He eventually sold it to Maldonado Nursery and Landscaping in the winter of 2005. Burt is currently a Partner with Maldonado Commercial Services where he handles the division responsible for complete construction finish out and building maintenance. His true passion for True Vineyard Ministries began when Diana mentioned the first trip to Mozambique and how it had changed her life. In November, 2007 Burt served as Master of Ceremonies for a fundraising event held by TVM and was impressed with the dedication and sincerity that the organization exudes. Earlier in 2007 Burt visited South Africa but now looks forward to returning with TVM and assisting with the projects there.
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