John & Rodelyn Holbrook

Career Missionary since 2011.

John and Rodelyn Holbrook grew up playing together in the mountains of the Philippines where John’s family served as AFM missionaries. Both John and Rodelyn heard God’s call to missions while still in elementary school, and both pursued educations to prepare them for this calling. After John’s graduation in the States, he returned to the Philippines to start a new AFM project among the Tawbuid. His friendship with Rodelyn was rekindled, and they eventually married.

John and Rodelyn, along with their daughter Ellen Joy, continue to plant churches among the Tawbuid on the Philippine island of Mindoro. God’s ministry through them and the native church leaders has grown to include four tribes and numerous churches. Currently, their primary focus is training and equipping native leaders and missionaries in church leadership, evangelism, healthcare, agriculture and earning a livelihood. They are also working to help native students receive higher education in order to return and help their tribes in development and evangelism.

Frontier Stories

Beyond the Reach of Media

I remembered how, for four hundred years, missionaries had tried to reach these people, but no one had taken the time to live with them and learn their ways before trying to explain the gospel.

By: John Holbrook
September 01 2025, 1:13 pm | Comments 0

Medical Missions

At AFM, we are committed to integrating such short-term trips with full-time workers who can ensure that the sacrifices and loving service of visiting Adventist brothers and sisters will truly result in lasting growth and health for God’s children.

By: John & Rodelyn Holbrook
May 01 2025, 6:14 pm | Comments 0

Deliverance in the Night

He gasped as the entire mountainside collapsed in a mudslide, burying the spring where he had just been standing.

By: John & Rodelyn Holbrook
March 01 2025, 2:41 pm | Comments 0

The Haunting Silence

Every day, missionaries like Ronald endure loneliness, persecution, and deprivation in order to bring Jesus’ love to the most unreached people in the world.

By: John & Rodelyn Holbrook
January 01 2025, 8:37 pm | Comments 0

The Secret Missionary

God does not need to wait for someone to finish school, complete a Bible study series, or even be baptized to use him as a missionary. All He needs is an honest heart willing to love and obey Him.

By: John Holbrook
March 01 2024, 2:37 pm | Comments 0

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