Jehiel and Yicell Ortiz
Trans World Radio
Jehiel Ortiz, US Spanish Ministry Development Manager & Thru the Bible Spanish Program Representative, has been part of the TWR family for most of his adult life. He began his involvement with TWR’s ministry in his native country of the Dominican Republic (DR), producing the radio program Entre Jovenes (Among Youth) from 2003 to 2016. During this time, he also volunteered with graphic design, event production, translation of content, and more.
In 2017, he started his full-time staff role with TWR in the DR. Five years later, Jehiel and his family moved to North Carolina in 2022 to work with the US Spanish Ministry, based at TWR’s global headquarters.
He has led an active church life, holding various roles such as Bible school teacher, youth leader, deacon, and collaborator in preaching.
With the Spanish Ministry at TWR, Jehiel focuses on providing media platforms and resources to Spanish churches and ministries in the US so that they can reach their communities for Christ.
"Being part of the TWR family in the Spanish Ministry is a God-given opportunity for me. I work with an amazing team who has the same goal: to reach Hispanics in the US for Christ."
Jehiel is married to Yicell, who is a volunteer for the Spanish Ministry and with TWR’s Women of Hope ministry for women as regional coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean. They live with their two children, Laura Isabel and Luis Eduardo, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jehiel earned his bachelor’s degree in advertising from APEC University in the Dominican Republic, a diploma in biblical studies from the Wisdom & Integrity Institute of the International Baptist Church in the Dominican Republic, and his master’s in marketing and digital communication from IMF Smart Education in Madrid, Spain.