Our Family and Ministry:

Our family is very excited to be serving churches in Central and Western Kansas!

We have been married for 22 years this past May. We were both raised in Ohio and have lived in Ohio our entire lives before making the move to our current home in Newton, Kansas. We have four children: Ben (19), Emily (18), Megan (15) and Katie (13). Before becoming an Awana Missionary, Mike worked at Nationwide Insurance for 24 years. Kris has been a stay-at-home mom and part-time attorney. We had the privilege of being introduced to Awana in 1989. Kris served in our Awana Club back in Ohio for 15 years, first as a Sparks leader and Sparks director, and then the past 12 years as club secretary. Mike served in Awana for 14 years as commander. We both served on the Southern Ohio Ministry Team for two years.

God has shown Himself to our family in so many wonderful ways as we have been obedient to the calling to full-time service in Awana and His leading us to relocate to a different area of the country. We are often humbled as we see how God is working through us to share the Awana Ministry with churches in Central and Western Kansas. His timing, His plans and His location are always perfect!

Our Ministry Verse

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths . ” Proverbs 3:5-6

Ministry
Our Mission: To introduce the ministry of Awana to local churches, equipping them to impact their community and the world for Christ. Helping churches to..."Reach boys and girls with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him."

Our Passion: To reach children and youth, and their families, with the gospel! In addition to supporting Awana clubs throughout their territory, they are also advocates of children ministry at the local church level.

We fulfill this role by: Proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ • Advocating children ministries by being a resource to pastors and church leaders • Starting, training and supporting local Awana clubs across their territory • Recruiting, training and mentoring volunteers and lay leaders in local churches • Providing leadership for running events including AwanaGames™, Sparks-A-Rama and Bible Quizzing

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