About US

Our Testimony

Lena-

I grew up in the United Methodist Church and attended every Sunday with my parents. The church gave me the basic foundations of my Christian beliefs, but it wasn't until I was a sophomore in college that I decided for myself to fully accept Jesus and God into my life. Once I became a child of God, I began learning more about God and how he could use me. I always had a knack for helping others, but little did I know what God had in store for me. As I grew closer to God, he led me to Ryan who has helped me to understand and grow in my faith so much more. We are a team working for the Lord. In the Summer of 2017, Ryan and I took our youth group to a missions' conference. Our pastor, Michael, at the time went with us to the conference and he and his wife, Tabatha, asked Ryan and I to think about going to Nicaragua. At the time, I was 8 or 9 months pregnant with Josiah and I told them absolutely not. I could not leave my newborn baby at home. In the days to follow God began working on my heart at this missions' conference, and I knew where he was leading me. I finally told them that I would go to Nicaragua, and it was the best choice that I made. Since our first trip to Nicaragua, I have made many relationships, and watched many people get saved. I cannot wait to see the things that God does through me when we move. Continue to pray for us daily as we make this transition and as our testimonies begin to grow even more.

Ryan-

I’ve wrestled with the thoughts of how small or unimportant my testimony is. I grew up with Christian parents who took me to church every week. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior during AWANA’s when I was 8 years old. I don’t remember much from those early days except for getting on my knees and confessing Jesus as Lord, asking for his forgiveness, and trusting in Him. During my teenage years I got into a poor relationship and made some bad choices. Even through those years of poor decisions God still loved me, he still desired to have a relationship with me. Although I was distant from him, and trying to fill that void that came from a lacking relationship with him, he was still there for me. After that relationship ended, God began changing my focus. He gave me a desire to serve others and gave me several opportunities to go on mission trips where I felt God’s call to serve in the ministry. It was there that I felt renewed and a deeper sense of purpose in my life. I had gone from wandering aimlessly, knowing where I should be and what I should be doing to actually doing it. However, even after that there continued to be seasons where I struggled. Where I don’t spend enough time in the Word and in prayer and I can feel how different areas of my life are impacted. Each time I get back to where I am supposed to be, spending time with God and growing in my relationship with him, everything seemed to flow so much smoother. While I may have once thought that my testimony wasn’t extravagant, it is no less important. God uses us just as we are, through all the experiences, the ups and downs, and ultimately through our Salvation through the blood of Christ. While there are those who don’t know Christ that I will never be able to relate to on an experiential level, there are others whose stories are quite similar to mine. At the end of the day, we are called to tell others about Jesus and leave the results up to Him. Our testimony, our personal experience, is a key component of that.