Missionaries / Amy Formella
Formerly Serving Sierra Leone
Amy Formella
Meet the Missionary
Amy Formella served faithfully with Lutheran Bible Translators for more than 10 years, from 2016 to October 2026. During her ministry with LBT, she supported both the Mende and Themne translation teams with excellence, working alongside them and the Bible Society of Sierra Leone to help language communities access and use God’s Word in the language they understand best.
The work goes on.
You can still support the work that Amy invested in by supporting Amy’s ministry colleague, Michelle Gillard, or the translation programs that she served.
From the Field
Michelle Gillard
Michelle serves as Associate Program Consultant for programs in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Michelle brings years of mission and ministry experience to this work, including service with LCMS Missions in Uganda and ministry involvement in South Sudan, Guatemala, India, the Caribbean, and Mexico. She understands that program support is built through relationships, listening, learning, and working together with local partners.Â
Michelle works remotely from Cambridge, Minnesota, and she travels to Papua New Guinea a few times each year. Her husband pastors a local congregation, and they have two adult daughters.
Program Partnerships
See the programs that Amy Formella helped support throughout her years of ministry with Lutheran Bible Translators, bringing God’s Word to communities who have not had access to the Bible in their native language.
Their work continues.Â