We are children of God, saved by grace through faith in Christ.
We have been journeying through life together since 1999. Rusty is a born-and-raised Oregonian. Laura spent the first 18 years of her life in Kenya, East Africa where her parents were missionaries. We have three precious sons, born on three different continents -- Alex (6) in Asia, Stephen (2) in North America; and Baby Benjamin in Europe! We are truly a family of global nomads who have lived in Japan, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oregon, Michigan, and most recently, Portugal! Our travels have taken us to numerous other places around the world.
We are currently serving as missionaries in the South American nation of Ecuador. We are working with an organization called Operation Ecuador. Rusty will be coaching and mentoring local evangelists and church planters working along the Cayapas River in the northwest region of the country. He will also be responsible for coordinating and facilitating a variety of short-term mission campaigns that complement their evangelistic efforts.
We arrived in Ecuador in mid-April, 2012. Currently, we are working on learning Spanish and getting settled into our home and life here.
For more information on Operation Ecuador, click here. Visit Operation Ecuador's Facebook page here.
We still lack a portion of our monthly support as well as our one-time moving and resettlement costs. See our fundraising materials here.
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