“He puts the lonely in family” Psalms 68:6
“We wanted more of that…”
In 2007 we stepped out, surprisingly away from family, friends, church, hometown, clusters of meaningful relationships, and all that was familiar. We sold the cars and house. Not knowing if we would be gone 3, 5, 7 years going cross-cultural to South Africa. Then everything kept opening up for us: the locals in the townships, refugees from other nations, others church planters and missionaries, families and pockets of people everywhere. We said yes to many invitations, believing we were seeking something that addressed the longing in our hearts and others. We found what we were looking for in the most interesting shacks, courtyards, street corners, and small gatherings. What was in our heart was a desire for: more Jesus stories!
Unexpectedly, Jesus led us to South Africa to reach out to His special ones—the poor and the neglected, with His kind of riches that we may have undervalued. . .
Our first weekly gathering in South Africa was among warm-hearted refugees from Malawi searching for employment and new life. Friendships that lasted years. What a Treat!
January, 2008
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As father and mother, we were lovingly “trained” by five spirited, imaginative, and adventuresome kids in a familiar culture. To be mom and dad. The formative years in family, for each of us, was exactly what we needed in what lay ahead.
During the last fifteen years Mom and Dad have evolved overseas from being volunteers, teammates, trainers, coaches, counselors, mentors—and coming full circle to: “Papa” and “Mama”
by those like-hearted ones in all cultures who made us feel like they were our missing children, and for many, we were their missing parents. Family. As we all know, Family is the Father’s idea.
Friends we work with across the world
Timion - Timion is a Greek word that means “Precious.” This is a close connection of friends who serve and assist those with cerebral palsy in the townships
Global Challenge - The Community where Kalyn and I spend much of our time mentoring, coaching, and sharing our lives…
All Nations - Our community in Cape Town that serves the local communities into more and more Kingdom life.
Beats and Books - A ministry to help the disadvantaged in our local community