Who are we?

KEVIN’S TESTIMONY                                                                                              

I was born in Sheffield, Alabama. I was raised in a missionary family and found faith in Jesus at an early age.  I was baptized in 1982 at La Primera Iglesia Bautista in Iquitos, Peru. Dad would keep himself busy by talking to people on the streets or by traveling down the Amazon River to nearby villages.  At home, Mom was busy home schooling myself and my younger brother.  When I was not busy with school, I would go with my dad and help where I could.  I always shadowed in the work and was able to learn much about missions before our return to the USA in September of 1986. 

I can say without a doubt that missions work when done correctly and biblically.  The work that was started during our time in Peru, is still going on to this day and they are also starting new works.  While this is such an encouragement to us, there are so many other areas that are still unreached.

We always attended church every Sunday. In later years, after high school, my church attendance faded for a short time as I went through a period wrestling with God, but soon returned after conviction by The Holy Spirit.  God truly blesses those who are obedient to His calling!

I am currently enrolled at Andersonville Theological Seminary, advancing my biblical studies, and enrolled at Baptist Training Center where I am completing a course on Church Planting and Evangelism.

CALLED TO PREACH

I developed a strong desire to become a preacher of the Gospel after wrestling with God about it.  I finally surrendered to preach in June 1997 and was licensed on July 2, 1997, at Culleoka Baptist Church in Princeton, Texas under the late Pastor David White.  The next Sunday, I preached my first message at a nursing home in McKinney, Texas, where I ended up on a regular monthly schedule ministering to the people.  Later, another nursing home was added to my monthly calendar.   I was later ordained at Culleoka Baptist Church on September 13, 1998. Since then, I have served in various ways, and in various churches.

As part of my mission training, I also lead music, teach an adult Sunday School and preach in both English and Spanish at our sending church, when we are not on the road.  My wife and I also teach children when needed, which is a blessing to us.

SOUL-WINNING

We strongly believe in winning the lost to Christ.  In fact, soul-winning is the entire point of going to the mission field in the first place.  We do participate in soul winning as much as possible, whether with our sending church or when we are out and about on our own.

LILLY’S TESTIMONY                                                                                                     

After being raised in a false religion, I found my faith later in life, being saved and baptized at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas in 1998.  I serve alongside my husband and help wherever I can.  While still humble and still learning, I know without a doubt that God wants me to set the example in serving my husband in the ministry in reaching the lost in the unreached areas of Peru.