Meet Our Family - Kevin, Nancy, John, Anthony, and Daniel
Here is a picture of our family taken on a family vacation in May 2005. Kevin and Nancy have been married since August 1982. Kevin accepted Christ when he was 27. Kevin loves to teach the Bible and to preach the Gospel & share Christ with others. He developed two 6 week Bible studies called Pursuing Intimacy With God (www.intimacywithgod.com). Kevin prayed in 1995 that God would allow him to serve Him full time, but did not get the chance until years later. God started to call Kevin out of the business world, and in late 2004 God told him that he would someday sell his business and serve Him full time. For almost 1 year we did not know what this would look like, but we were sure that God had been speaking, and that He had been giving Kevin a growing desire to leave the business world and to serve God full time. On a mission trip in July 2005 to Sao Caetano/ Sao Paulo Brazil through our home church, Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta Georgia, God spoke very clearly and strongly to Kevin that this is what He had made him for - to boldly share the Good News of Jesus with people in Brazil. God placed His own immense love for the Brazilian people in our hearts, and placed His passion to reach out to people who need to have peace with God and eternal life.
Nancy with our dog Sampson when he was a puppy. Nancy trusted Christ at the same time Kevin did, when she was 31. Nancy loves the Lord and she enjoys singing in the choir. Nancy also loves animals (birds, dogs, fish, cats,...), and loves to share the Good News of God's love and Jesus with others. In April 2006 Nancy was diagnosed with a very rare type of thyroid cancer. Thanks to the prayers of our families and our American and Brazilian brothers & sisters in Christ, and thanks especially to God and His grace, Nancy was cured of all the cancer before our move to Brazil. Nancy is a very special Godly woman filled with a love of life, and filled with God's mercy and love and compassion for others. Though initially resistant (for a couple of days) to the idea of selling everything we had and moving to Brazil to serve God, God has touched Nancy's heart with an obedient servant's heart, and with a love for the wonderful Brazilian people.
Our oldest son John accepted Christ when he was 4 years old, and has felt God's call on His life to missions when he was 13. John will be finishing college online with a degree in Business Management by June 2008 and some time afterwards will pursue a Master's degree from a U.S. seminary online program while working in our ministry to share Christ in Brazil. John loves weightlifting, and like his mother he loves animals. John likes most sports, and also really likes camping. John also loves Brazil and the Brazilian people, and he really likes "churrascarias" (Brazilian barbeque restaurants), Brazilian coffee, & Brazilian beaches.
Anthony is our next oldest son. He graduated from high school in May 2006 and is staying in the Atlanta area to attend Kennesaw State University. He is going for a degree in Business Management. Like his brother John, Anthony also likes weightlifting and most sports, and he also loves playing golf & going to the beach & going to amusement parks. Anthony has been very active in his church youth groups, and has served on leadership teams and on a worship team. We look forward to seeing how God will be using Anthony in the future.
Daniel is our youngest son. He recently finished the 9th grade and will finish his last 3 years of high school in a homeschool program while we live in Brazil. Daniel will be returning to the Atlanta area to attend college in July 2009. Daniel likes weightlifting, cats, video games, and computers. He really likes the Brazilian people and how they treat him like family, and also likes the Brazilian beaches & "churrascarias" & Guarana' (a Brazilian drink). We also look forward to seeing how God will be using Daniel in the future.
