T
im Hines served the role of President of Torch Missions for several years after taking the reins from Steve Davidson, co-founder of Torch Missions. Tim has been leading teams to Honduras since 1993 and he and his family lived as full-time missionaries in Honduras for 3 years. Tim worked as a full-time youth minister for 19 years in Florida before moving to Honduras. Since his return to the States Tim lives in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area, where he worked with Hilltop Rescue doing disaster relief work after Hurricane Katrina struck. Tim now serves as the Executive Director of IRC and Clinica de Esperanza, and makes several trips per year to Honduras and Guatemala maintaining governmental relationships, working in Honduras and Guatemala, and assists Torch teams in many different roles. Marcia Hines, Tim’s wife, coordinates communication, information, and funds with group leaders. She is the Executive Assistant/Bookkeeper for IRC and manages the IRC and TORCH websites. She has worked with teens and children on a voluntary basis for the last 25 years, including coordinating the registration for Central Florida events such as Sonquest and Spiritual Growth Workshop (now called Equip).