Why would a young family leave the comforts of home and to move to another country? What could motivate us to make a change like this? To put it simply, it’s because Jesus left heaven and came to earth for us. Mark 10:45 says, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (ESV) We have both been changed by our relationship with Jesus and as we get to know Him more and more, we want to go serve as He did.  We both grew up going to church but had different experiences in getting…

Our honeymoon was a road trip around Costa Rica staying in little AirBnbs exploring all that the country has to offer. We had no idea then that shortly after our 5th wedding anniversary we would be moving our family there, but we would have been thrilled. If you were to search Costa Rica you would get a description of something like a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. While that accurately describes the distinct geography of the country, it leaves so much more to be understood. Costa Rica is rich in beauty both naturally and its people. Over 5 million call Costa Rica home…

Why Costa Rica? Why just five years? Well, when Servant Leaders approached us with the opportunity to serve at Roca Viva Church and to help mentor and mobilize Latin American church planters, it felt like God was aligning several things in our lives. Ever since our first date, we have known that God would one day direct us to the foreign mission field and have been praying for His leading. Even though we have had this desire to serve together as a family in a foreign context, we’ve loved our ministry at Parkside and haven’t wanted to leave. The reason for going to Costa Rica is because the opportunity to…

So, here is the long version of our story. A Story of how God gave each of us a desire for missions and brought us together. Interestingly, we both grew up in Pittsboro, Indiana with parents heavily involved in missions at our local churches. Since we grew up going to different churches and there being four years in age difference, we never met until later in life, even though we grew up in the same small town and went to Moody Bible Institute! Eddie’s Story: After a High School mission trip to Brazil, Eddie sensed the Holy Spirit leading him towards full-time ministry. This was something several pastors had previously…