Global

Alan joined the One More Child staff in March of 2017 as Director of Foster Care Ministries in Bradenton and directed both the Bradenton/Sarasota and Pasco/Pinellas area foster care programs.  Since August of 2021 he has served as Director of Global Partnerships.

He was born and raised in Alabama, and he studied at the University of Mobile and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.  Alan and his family worked overseas, primarily in South America, for 13 years, and he is bi-lingual in Spanish.

Alan and his wife Melissa are foster and adoptive parents, and they have three children. He has a love for the game of baseball and enjoys spending time outdoors with his family.

Keren became a part of One More Child in January 2021 as a Child Sponsorship Assistant, and currently serves as the Director of Child Sponsorship. She is originally from Havana, Cuba and moved to the United States when she was 10 years old. She is bilingual, as her first language is Spanish. Keren graduated from Southeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human Services Minor.

Prior to joining One More Child, Keren worked as a children’s counselor for afterschool and summer camp activities. She loves children and being able to make an impact in their lives! Growing up in an impoverished nation herself, Keren’s dream has always been to give back to communities like her own. She has a passion for people all around the world and hopes to one day visit every nation. She loves being a part of an organization that shares Jesus so fervently and being a helping hand to those who need it.

Heather joined the One More Child team in 2023 and currently serves as our Director of Global Missions. She was born and raised in the same Florida town where our One More Child headquarters is located. She enjoys the local downtown farmers market, long lake walks and the local small business community. As a proud Florida Gator, she graduated from the University of Florida with her Bachelors in Organizational Leadership. 

Prior to One More Child, Heather worked at several start-up non-profit organizations and church ministries in program management and team development in Gainesville, FL, Kenya and Haiti. She is conversationally fluent in Spanish and loves to bring people together from different cultures  through events, food, dance and travel. Heather is passionate about discipleship and sharing Jesus with the most vulnerable children and young adults across the nations. For fun, Heather loves to catch up with friends, play pickle ball and plan out her next adventure!

Bumba Dison joined One More Child in January 2017 as the National Ministry Coordinator for East Africa, which includes our work in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Bumba graduated from Uganda Christian University, Mukono in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. He is currently completing his master’s degree in research of environmental science at Uganda Christian University.

Before joining One More Child, Bumba served as the assistant child sponsorship administrator for Hines Ugandan Ministries, a national ministry partner of One More Child. He also served on the construction and development committee providing technical advice on environmental sustainability. He has completed significant volunteer service and internship training with the Department of Natural Resources for the Pallisa and Mbale District local governments. His work and research in these contexts focused on various environmental impact assessments, developing plans for environmental sustainability, and monitoring forestry and conservation projects.

Born in the rural village of Kamonkoli, Uganda, Bumba came to know Christ at a young age. He was involved in the church growing up and benefited from a Christian child sponsorship program. He remains actively involved in church life serving in multiple roles such as music director, interpreter, and his favorite — games director for children’s AWANA each Saturday. Bumba’s passion for children continues to grow and he is able to influence young people to make good choices as they mature into young men and women.

José “Cesarín” Morban joined the One More Child family in 2015, serving as the National Director for Dominican Republic. Born in the capital, Santo Domingo, Cesarín has served in many different capacities over the years, working first in refrigeration and next as an electrician. He has more than 18 years of combined work experience in general contracting and the transportation industry—which makes him extra qualified for the work he does in the community of El Carrizal! He has a certificate of training in Systematic Theology from the Santo Domingo Theological Institute, and has been an integral part of the connection between One More Child and our ministry partner Iglesia Fundamento Bíblico.

Cesarín’ s responsibilities include working with One More Child teams, administering transportation and leadership to each group traveling to the Dominican Republic. He also oversees a team of Dominican construction workers that are helping to build homes and community in the municipality of El Carrizal. Additionally, with the help of a local social worker, Cesarín helped launch and maintain the Sponsorship Program for the ministry in the Dominican Republic. He is a dedicated worker and servant of the Lord!

When he is not working with teams or construction work, you can find Cesarín assisting in his local church or enjoying his favorite meal of Guandules and coconut.

Dr. Karen Mesa, general practitioner, officially joined the One More Child family in October 2015, after having volunteered her services previously. Karen serves as a social worker in the Dominican Republic, providing care for children in our feeding ministry and sponsorship program. Dr. Mesa’s medical skills are also critical in overseeing the health of the children in our care, ensuring the children have an appropriate growth for their age and that they have a positive upbringing. Her skills as a certified Biblical counselor with conflict management training are a great asset.

Karen maintains positive working relationships with national governmental institutions to provide ongoing training for parents in our ministry. She also maintains relationships with area doctors, specialists and hospital directors and assumes a large leadership role with medical mission teams that come to the Dominican Republic.

Dr. Mesa’s passion is to serve for the glory of God and claims the best part of her job is notifying a family that has been sponsored.

Alejandra Búrbano joined One More Child in March 2010 and currently serves as the National Director for Guatemala. Born and raised in La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala she graduated from La Salle High School in 2007 and went on to be certified as a legal translator through the Guatemala Department of Education in 2011. She graduated in 2018 with a degree in business administration from the University Rafael Landívar.

In 2007, Alejandra’s life was changed and a passion for missions was born after she went on her first mission trip to Los Chucles, Huehuetenango in Guatemala. God uses her missions heart and passion for serving children and others in helping with impacting the life of one more child through developing faith-based and social programs for the materially poor families that One More Child ministers to, as well as helping coordinate ministry projects for One More Child mission teams at the Malnutrition Center in San Juan Sacatepéquez. She is also part of the team responsible for managing the Child Sponsorship Program.

Laura Matamoros Molina is from San José, Costa Rica, and is currently serving with her with husband, Pastor Mauro in Tirrases.

Together they are serving through their church in a local community and providing critical resources and ministry to many vulnerable children and struggling families through a variety of outreach programs, such as a feeding ministry, child sponsorship, soccer and taekwondo ministries and more.

Laura grew up in a low-income family and higher education was not possible for a long time. However, after much hard work, she now has a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has achieved certifications in technology programs and is currently studying English. She has goals to continue her education in administration. She desires to continue her education and training in order to better serve the Kingdom of God. She is a great asset to our global team!

Laura has a passion for children so she loves working with One More Child in the child sponsorship and feeding programs. Her desire is that each child and family will be impacted by the love of God, that their lives will be transformed, and that they will know Jesus truly loves and cares for them.