Jim and Kathy Long
8279 S. 400 E.
Walton, IN 46994
kblong123@aol.com

Jim and Kathy ended their term of service in June 2003. They are available to speak when their schedule permits. To invite them to speak in your church, see their current contact information on the Mission Speakers page.

Jim and Kathy Long have been appointed by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to serve as mission specialists in Kenya at the Rift Valley Academy (RVA) in Kijabe. Their appointment is jointly supported by Worldwide Ministries Division; First Presbyterian Church of Kokomo, Indiana; and other supporting individuals and congregations. The Longs have been requested by the African Inland Mission (AIM) for Jim to serve as principal and Kathy to serve as administrative assistant.

Rift Valley Academy was established in 1908 for the purpose of educating and caring for the children of mission workers in Africa. Currently about 500 children whose parents are from various denominations and are serving throughout the continent of Africa attend RVA. The Longs have served at RVA several times before at the invitation of AIM. They first spent three years at RVA from 1977 to 1979. Jim taught Bible and earth science. From 1982 to 1985 Jim was a guidance counselor and Kathy was the office manager at RVA, and from 1986 to 1989 Jim was the assistant principal and Kathy again served as office manager.

Letters from
Jim and Kathy Long

• March 2003
• October 2002
• May 2002
• April 2002
• December 2001
• May 2001
• December 2000
• October 2000
• July 2000
• October 1999

In between their service to RVA, the Longs lived in Kokomo, Indiana, where Jim worked at Kokomo Center Schools, first as a special education teacher, then athletic director, and most recently from 1989 to 1996 as assistant principal. Kathy has worked as a pastoral secretary at First Presbyterian Church in Kokomo twice, from 1985 to 1986 and again most recently from 1989 to 1996. Jim and Kathy are members of First Presbyterian Church in Kokomo. Jim has also served as a lay pastor at Union Presbyterian Church in Walton, Indiana, and United Methodist Church in West Middleton, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years as a 1st and 2nd lieutenant doing drug and alcohol abuse counseling.

Both Jim and Kathy were born and raised in Indiana. Kathy attended Ball State University in Muncie and received stenographer training at Indiana Business College in Kokomo. Jim received his BS and MA degrees in education from Ball State University. He attended Officers Training School in San Antonio, Texas, and received a Bible Certificate from Columbia Bible College in Columbia, South Carolina. Jim has his life license in secondary administration and supervision from the state of Indiana.

Kathy and Jim are the parents of four adult children, Jonathan, Jennifer, Bethany, and Zachary.

Birthdays:
Jim - April 17
Kathy - September 15