Yesterday morning I landed at 2 am in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. At the moment I’m listening to speakers of the Ibero-American Congress for Life and Family. God is doing so much and is so, so good!! Where do I start?! Let’s start with Bolivia. Nearly two years ago, Melanie (one of our Pro-Life Global Co-Founders)…
Dr. Isaac Chilima is an economist, educator, and advocate for life, dedicated to promoting economic policies that uphold human dignity and foster human flourishing. He serves as an associate professor of economics and business at Colorado Christian University, where he integrates biblical principles with economic theory to equip future leaders.
Dr. Chilima earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in economics from Yokohama National University in Japan, graduating at the top of his class with awards for academic excellence. His research, published in peer-reviewed journals, explores the economic implications of central bank digital currencies, tax administration reforms in developing economies, and the broader debate between free markets and socialism in the 21st century. He is an active member of professional organizations that champion economic freedom, entrepreneurship, and ethical economic policies as pathways to poverty alleviation.
Passionate about the sanctity of life, Dr. Chilima advocates for economic systems that protect the most vulnerable, including the unborn. He believes in the power of entrepreneurship and business as a mission to create opportunities that support families and strengthen pro-life initiatives worldwide
Growing up in Georgia, Dawson has a passion for fishing, politics, saving babies from abortion, and making Jesus known in the world. In 2021 Dawson graduated from Kennesaw State University in Political Science and plans to attend law school in 2023, pursuing a concentration in international law and immigration law so that he can serve pro-life and missional non-profits internationally. He interned with Students for Life of America advocating for pro-life politicians and leading Standing With You outreach to churches and pregnancy resource centers, served as outreach coordinator for Young Americans for Freedom, and led Christian wilderness backpacking camps in Colorado.
John Mark Porter grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 2020 and a Master’s in Accounting in 2021.
John Mark was the recipient of the prestigious pro-life 4040 Student Scholarship in 2020, in recognition of his work as a student leader and sidewalk counselor. With a flair for teaching and years of experience as a debate coach, he was drawn to international pro-life ministry in 2020 when (in Uganda) he taught over 250 student activists and helped launch 24 student
organizations that have gone on to save dozens of babies from abortion in their local villages. He feels passionately about creating financially sustainable models for growing long-term, consistent ministry through partnerships in agri-business. His continued pro-life ministry work in
Uganda hastens towards a goal of complete independence over administrative and operational functions within 10 years.
At his day job, John Mark works as a non-profit auditor, serving churches, ministries, and faith-based higher education institutions in the South-Eastern United States. He serves on the boards of A Moment of Hope, The Ministry of Outreach to Slavic Tribes, and the Africa Life Youth Foundation.
Bethany Janzen is the president and co-founder of Pro-Life Global, the first Christian global pro-life youth organization, aiming to end abortion worldwide. Founded in 2021, Pro-Life Global already serves the leaders of 60 youth-led LIFE Teams in 15 countries, has trained 23,000 young leaders, and rescued 530 moms and babies from abortion. Janzen has helped launch pro-life student movements in five continents, trained thousands of young leaders to reach their communities, and led strategy sessions with pro-life leaders across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the US.
Bethany led several student groups, served as PR coordinator for her state senator, and participated in a Young Global Pioneers journey to China before graduating from Corban University with her bachelors in Political Science with a concentration in Political Entrepreneurship and double minor in Business Administration and Biblical Studies in 2016. Upon graduation, she worked for Students for Life of America, training and mentoring pro-life students as Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator from 2016-2018. While working for Students for Life, she started 20 pro-life clubs, trained 1,200 students, appeared in 17 media outlets, organized mobilizations, and hosted 48 displays on campuses.
In 2018, Bethany moved to Austria to serve as director of strategy for Jugend fuer das Leben Austria and then ProLife Europe, helping launch it in March, 2019. She mentored the team to launch the first ever official pro-life university groups in Germany and expand on campus outreach in Austria. Then Bethany took on European development, leading ProLife Europe’s expansion into new countries and finding local leaders to head up the groups and operations in their respective nations. By summer 2021, ProLife Europe was active in 10 countries and served over 30 ProLife Europe student groups. At this point, Bethany saw the need to equip pro-life young people in developing countries to lead successful and professional pro-life movements, countering the abortion industry and political agenda thrust upon them by the West, leading to the founding of Pro-Life Global. Bethany is the host of the podcast LIFESAVERS and has spoken at conferences and March for Life events in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. She currently resides in Florida with her husband.
