Barry: I grew up in a Christian home and can still vividly remember the night that my mother led me in a salvation prayer at a very early age. My family was always around and a part of Christian ministry as my dad served as a lay pastor, camp director, and we lived near a bible college. I have been fortunate to have an abundance of Christian influences on my journey for as long as I can recall.

Geraldine: I grew up in a Christ centered family and came to know Christ at an early age. The church I grew up in was in the core area of Winnipeg and I realized early on how Christ worked in practical life-giving ways in the lives of people that had much less than us as a family.

We have been involved in full-time Christian ministry with the C&MA in both Canada and overseas (Bali, Indonesia – International Church) for just over 20 years now. This current call to return to International Church Ministry is a return to what we feel we were made to be and do. Mexico City is a city of many, many nations. It is estimated that there may be as many as 1 million expatriates living and working here with perhaps only 2 churches ministering primarily in English.