About Us

Geoffrey’s Testimony

 

I was born and raised in a Roman Catholic family that remained active in our local Catholic church until I received my First Communion. After that, my family stopped attending church, and religion was no longer practiced in our home. We were a “good” family who believed that our good deeds and works were enough to earn us a place in heaven. Sadly, I simply believed that because I was Catholic and I was American, I was automatically a Christian and would go to heaven. Most of my family members are still lost today.

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In 2004, I met my wife, Kara, while we were both seniors at the University of Florida. Kara was saved and came from a family that faithfully attended church. We graduated that spring, and Kara followed me as I went on active military duty. Her godly influence on my life would ultimately help lead me to the Lord and salvation as she faithfully lived out the truth of 1 Peter 3:1–2.

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On May 30, 2010, while attending services at Grand Highway Baptist Church, I finally accepted the reality that I was a sinner and that, without Christ, I was going to hell. The reason I had held out for so long was simple: my love, pride, and admiration for my earthly father. My father was, and still is an honorable and good man, but he is lost. For years, I held on to the belief that because I was a good person, as was my dad, God would surely allow us into heaven and reward us for the good things we had done on earth.

 

​I had followed in my father’s footsteps by becoming a police officer, and I knew firsthand the good that we did each and every day. I had also deployed to Iraq for more than a year in 2006 and 2007, where I served as a MEDEVAC pilot and section leader and helped save many lives. I foolishly believed that God would understand and overlook the fact that my father and I were not saved because of all the good we had done and the sacrifices we had willingly made for others. I believed that our willingness to sacrifice, even to the point of giving our own lives if necessary, somehow made us worthy of heaven.

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But Paul’s words in Ephesians 2:8–9 forced me to look beyond myself and my own good works: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” I finally understood that salvation was not something I could earn. It was a gift from God, given by grace through faith. Coming to understand that “the wages of sin is death” was a sobering experience. I had to recognize that no amount of good works, service, sacrifice, or good intentions could pay the debt of my sin. I was a sinner in need of a Savior.

That day, I placed my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and accepted Him as my personal Savior. For the first time, I understood that my salvation rested entirely in what Jesus Christ had done for me through His death, burial, and resurrection—not in anything I had done or could ever do for myself. Two weeks later, I followed the Lord in scriptural baptism.

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Kara’s Testimony

 

I was born and raised in Florida and had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home, attending a Christian school, and being in church every time the doors were open. When I was in kindergarten, I made a profession of faith. I knew all the right answers to all the questions about sin, Jesus, heaven, and hell, but I did not yet truly understand what it meant to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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A couple of years later, I was sitting under the preaching of an evangelist during an elementary chapel service at Calvary Christian School in Winter Garden, Florida. As I listened to the message, I realized that although I knew all the right answers, I did not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I understood that I needed to settle my eternal destination right then and there.

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Sitting in my seat, all of that head knowledge finally became heart knowledge. I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins and to save me from an eternity separated from Him. I was so excited that I had asked Jesus to be my Saviour that, as soon as chapel was over, I ran to the school office and called my mom on the school phone. “I just got saved!” I excitedly shouted into the phone. From that day forward, my life was forever changed.

 

There have been bumps in the road, both big and small, as well as periods during my young adulthood when my choices grieved the Holy Spirit—all of which I deeply regret. Yet through it all, I am so thankful for a God who has never turned His back on me, whose grace is abundant, whose forgiveness abounds, and who has lovingly and patiently continued to draw me back to Himself.

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My life verse is Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” What a wonderful promise and blessing it is to know that He will continue the good work He has begun in me!

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For 8 years, it was such a joy serving the Lord in ministry alongside my husband. Now, what an incredible privilege and honor it is for our entire family to surrender to God’s calling upon our lives to serve Him in foreign missions!

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The Testimonies of our Children

 

Our oldest daughter, Victoria, accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour on October 29, 2016. She followed the Lord in believer’s baptism on February 28, 2017.

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Our son, Noah, accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour on May 8, 2019. I had the honor and privilege of baptizing him on August 28, 2022.

 

Our youngest daughter, Anastasia, accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour on May 24, 2024, while our family was traveling on deputation. I had the honor and privilege of baptizing her at our home church on November 24, 2024.

 

We are incredibly thankful that each of our children has personally trusted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. As parents, there is no greater joy than knowing that our children have placed their faith in Christ and have chosen to follow Him.