Barb Below serves as the Assistant to the President of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod and represents LCMS World Relief and Human Care as part of the mission team. She has been involved in the Dominican Republic Lutheran Mission since 2004 and part of the management team since it’s inception. She travels to the Dominican Republic at least twice per year to participate in the management and partnership meeting which provides input and oversight to the mission field. She has also led a short term mission team from her church to serve in the Dominican. She is the devoted wife of LCMS Pastor Mark Below of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, MO. She is also the devoted doggy mom to Champ and Jake, her two labs!