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The Blessing of Supportive Family

Many people have asked us during our time of raising support, “What do your parents think of your mission work?” We thank God that we always have a quick answer: they are very supportive!

Many other people have called us crazy or questioned why we’re going to Mexico, but our families have supported us in every way from the beginning. That is a huge blessing!

Ever since God began calling me (Chris) to work with Spanish speaking people back in 2005, my parents encouraged me to pursue God’s calling. They even traveled with me on one of my mission trips to Peru.

Late in high school I found out that my parents had prayed for me even before I was born that I would be a minister of the gospel. And they gave me the name Christopher, which (besides also being my dad’s name) means “Christ bearer.” I remember where I was when I found that out, and just thinking it’s so amazing that God had answered their prayers by calling me into the ministry.

Beyond supporting our ministry financially, both of our families have helped us out during our time of raising support by giving us a place to stay. That has been a tremendous blessing, because it has saved us many expenses, and it has given us a lot of quality time with family while we work on raising support. They have been so generous and hospitable toward us.


So I just want to say a big thank you to our families for being so supportive in this journey. We couldn’t do this without you. Most of all we praise God, because we know this is His doing. He has blessed us abundantly in giving us such a supportive family.

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