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About Jon

Jon went to college planning on being an Aerospace engineer. God had other plans. In his freshman year, Jon got saved and gave his life to God. Jon became obsessed with seeing one person saved - he figured that if he got one person saved, then he would have done his part to keep Christianity alive. That was back when he thought Christianity was dying. That summer, he counselled at a summer camp, where he ran smack into the power of God to change and transform lives. 11 of Jon's 14 campers gave their lives to God and Jon began to realize Jesus's power and plans were greater than Jon could have ever guessed. After that, he listened to one too many of God's leadings and found himself on the mission field in the Philippines. In the Philippines, God asked Jon to give up his career and girlfriend. That began Jon's life of following God, no matter how crazy God's leadings are. The rest of Jon's time in college were marked by working as a Resident Assistant, leading small groups, organizing prayer watches, and occassionally doing homework. He still primarily considers himself a discipler and there is no where he is happier than sitting down with someone and talking about what God is doing in their life.

About Carla

Carla grew up in a very missions-focused family--they lived on a Youth With A Mission base in Texas for two years and then her whole family moved to Russia for two more years when she was 9. As long as she can remember she had a heart for taking the good news about Jesus Christ to people around the world. When she graduated from home schooling, she attended Rosedale Bible College in Ohio for two years before embarking on her first mission trip without her family, going to Bangladesh for six months. There she fell in love with the people, the culture, and the opportunities she had daily to share God's love with the people around her. She also had her first experience with teaching English as a second language, which she enjoyed immensely and decided to pursue as a career. When she got back to the States, she attended the University of Missouri-Rolla for English and Education to take steps toward that goal, and it was providentially where she met Jon. He had just returned from a mission trip to the Philippines, and she knew they were meant to be when he told her his life goal--to teach in a university in a closed country in Asia while doing undercover mission work--which was exactly the same as her life goal. While still going to school she got a job teaching English for international students, and she spent a summer vacation in China doing the same.

Life Together

While they are in the United States, Jon and Carla live in Rolla, Missouri. Carla taught English to international students and organized events to give those students a taste of American culture and living. Jon tutored college Physics and designed websites. However, they have spent half of their life together in southern Africa, feeding the poor and preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. Currently, Jon and Carla have stopped their traveling around and are working near the Mozambican city of Beira as the "baby missionaries" at their base. They are in charge of hospitality, the kitchen, and learning the language. If you would like to visit, please contact us!