As perfectly coiffed as we are, our last years prior to going into full-time missions were some of the most difficult! Praise God for delivering us to YWAM, Kona, England, the Philippines, South Africa, Costa Rica, and the many other places He will take us in the future!
What an amazing adventure we had sharing the gospel in the Philippines in 2007!
And again we were blown away by God’s grace in South Africa in 2008!
What a journey we’ve had over the past 15 years. Not all of them have been great, but through each one of them, even the hardest of them, God has been faithful, loving, kind, and good. He has blessed us beyond our wildest imaginations in spite of our disobedience or obedience.
On May 28, 1994 we were married by Pastors H.D. McCarty and Mike Bedford at University Baptist Church. We had a veritable concert of incredible music for about 45 minutes before the ceremony began and then we had a wonderful time of worship, prayer, and celebration before hundreds of supportive family members and friends. I am so glad that someone wisely told me to not to let the day rush by; instead, to try to remember each moment, each hug, each handshake, and each laugh as we went through that incredible day.
Just as God says that a man who finds a good wife is blessed, I have been and continue to be. God gave me more than I deserve when He gave me Tara Lavy. She is a woman of great wisdom, full of virtue, who has a great desire to see me be a wise and successful follower of Jesus and who craves having godly children. She is an amazing mother and her skills as a pediatric occupational therapist give her the ability not only to raise three gifted children but also to impart her ability to other moms and moms to be.
While fifteen years is not a lifetime, I cherish the years we have had and look forward to the many years we will share together until the Lord takes one or both of us home.
