Carl and Glenda Vonnoh have been in mission work with BIMI 40 years as church planters in the Philippines and in Hawaii, Assistant Far East Director for BIMI, Currently the CLAIM Director (Christian Laymen Assisting International Missionaries). Through the CLAIM Ministry, Christian laymen and women from local Baptist churches assist missionaries with projects: building programs, medical teams, mechanics, and computer needs. Also, they have youth ministries that help with VBS, puppetry, tract and Bible distribution, etc. All of these are used as tools for evangelism.