About Us

PAST:

4 years ago we followed Gods leading to Mexico. We had many expectations and even more questions as we loaded up our Dodge Caravan and took the long journey from Wisconsin to Puebla. In these 4 years, God has blessed us with many opportunities to talk to people about Him, to help young believers grow in their faith, and train fellow laborers as they have followed Gods call into a life of ministry. On top of that God blessed us with great friends, four years to grow together as a couple, and many unforgettable experiences.

TRANSITION:

We found ourselves following God’s leading once again, but this time back to Wisconsin. As you know DeAnn has had some serious health issues. Really her health has been the catalyst for this decision as we tried doctor after doctor and treatment after treatment here in Mexico with no result. We asked God for healing for DeAnn if it were His desire for us to continue to serve in Mexico. During our time of waiting for His answer, God was also working on our hearts and showing us more clearly how He had created us and what our passions in ministry were. As we began to contemplate this move it was very bitter-sweet, but what at first seemed like a gentle nudge to return to the states has increasing felt as if God’s hand were centered in our backs and pushing us along this path. While we will miss the ministry in Mexico and the friends we have made here (not to mention the best tacos you’ll ever eat right down the street from our house!), we are excited to see what God has planned for us, and to be closer to family and friends again.

PRESENT:

Currently we are raising support to minister full-time with Campus Crusade for Christ on the UW-Madison campus and in the surrounding area including UW-Whitewater and UW-Plateville along with many other smaller universities, community colleges, and technical schools. The student population of this area is around 100,000 students. As with all Campus Crusade for Christ staff we are responsible for raising our entire financial support. We currently (as of April 08) are getting very close to our goal and we trust that God will provide the remainder of our needs soon. If you would like to join us by giving financially to this ministry you can find information on that here: Support This Ministry

FUTURE:  (Please check out “The Day to Day” for a more complete picture!)

We have received our new assignment with Campus Crusade in Madison WI. We will be sharing our faith, helping students walk closely with Jesus and then equipping them for ministry, both in full-time and marketplace, after they graduate.

One of the most exciting things that has happened to us in ministry, aside from seeing people come to know Christ, is seeing people respond to the call and become laborers in the harvest field. During the last year we were in Puebla Mexico, we saw four students from Puebla apply to do one-year internships with Crusade with an eye for full-time in the future. Praise God with us for these students. We believe they will eventually be much more effective than we ever would be at reaching Mexican college students for Christ.

The point of sharing this is that we believe that God is bringing us back to the States in order to be involved in raising up laborers from among college students here to go to the world.

So, here are a couple of immediate prayer requests:

1) Pray that God would continue to provide for us financially. We need to have sufficient finances to be able to minister full-time.

2) Pray for patience for us as we wait God’s time for us to start on campus.

3) Pray that God would already be preparing student’s heart to hear the message of salvation.

4) Pray that God would be raising up laborers for his harvest from US college students to go to the world!