About Mission Bridge

Founder/Director

Cindy Mandrell

Prior to entering into full-time vocational Christian Ministry, Cindy Mandrell owned a successful insurance agency and enjoyed officiating high school softball, volleyball and basketball. As she was growing and maturing in her faith at Canton First Friends Church, she served as a Youth Sponsor and Senior High Sunday School teacher.

At an early age, God gave Cindy a heart for missions, and many years later she joined Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Her training in YWAM included a Discipleship Training School and School of Evangelism. Upon completing these schools, Cindy served in many different YWAM staff leadership positions with the International Kings Kids Ministry. However, the staff position that most shaped her was serving as housekeeper for the YWAM Ministry Base offices and missionary homes where she learned the importance of doing everything as unto the Lord.

In 1999, God led Cindy to start Mission Bridge Ministries. A gifted and anointed teacher, Cindy weaves humor and real-life stories into each class. She engages students in thought-provoking discussion, thereby challenging them to truly comprehend the importance of their beliefs. She has conducted Mission Bridge Schools and Workshops in Russia, India and several churches as well as at Malone University, a Christian liberal arts institution. She also teaches in YWAM Discipleship Training Schools and has been the featured speaker at many meetings and retreats.

Cindy has led short-term teams to Fiji, India and Northern Russia, where the first International Mission Bridge Ministry was started in Murmansk. She has also prepared many other international teams to be more effective in their ministry as they have responded to and lived out the principles they learned in the Mission Bridge Workshops.

If you would like to schedule a Mission Bridge School or Workshop, have Cindy speak in your church, or lead a week-end Retreat email Cindy or call 330-904-3865.