**** About Me ****
Testimony of Salvation My parents had accepted Christ as Savior before they were married. They raised me in a godly environment. We were in church every Sunday, they taught me Bible songs, they had me memorizing Bible verses almost as soon as I could talk. As I learned Bible stories I intellectually knew that Jesus had died on the cross to pay for the sin of all mankind. It was not until I was 7 that I realized that I needed to accept His free gift of salvation. I accepted his gift on Easter Sunday 1988.
Growth and Call
I followed Jesus’ example of Baptism in February of
1991. I have daily sought to grow closer to Him. In
Junior High at Awana Scholarship Camp, I committed to be
willing to do whatever God wanted for my life. I have
always been interested in missions. I have loved meeting
the many missionaries that have visited our church. We
used to always go early on nights that they were coming
and help them set up their displays. In the summer of
1994 the Tuttle family came to visit. They were serving
the Lord in southern Perú. That night while Andy was
preaching the Holy Spirit prompted me to go. It was not
an audible voice speaking to me, it was louder than
that. It was a confident assurance of what God wanted me
to do.
Preparation and
Education
Starting in 1995 I began studying Spanish at my
Christian High School. God has given me a heart for the
Latino peoples and I wanted to get as far ahead as I
could on language work. I was able to memorize and study
God’s Word in the Awana program, completing my
Citation Award in 1999. In 2003 I finished a Missions
degree at Pensacola Christian College. I minored in
Elementary Education and Spanish. Over the next two
summers I completed a Master’s Degree in English
Education. I have had the amazing blessing of Christian
education from Kindergarten through Master’s Degree.
For two years I took classes in Sign Language at
the Campus Church, allowing me to grasp the basics of
sign interpretation and deaf culture. I attended
4 months (testing into second semester) of Spanish
language school in South Texas duing 2008
before going to Perú.
Sharing God's love in the Andes