They are a family of five... Dad - Jeff, Mom - Joyellen,
Children - Megan, Lyndsey, and Ian!
I can not imagine moving a family half way around the world. They are so amazing. Please pray for safe travels! It is going to be a long trip! Pray for peace and comfort as the kids adjust to a new lifestyle here in the states, and also pray for funding for the family!
Jeff was my Youth Leader when I was in High School. When I think back that was a while ago but it seems like yesterday! I will not get into to many details but he helped me though a lot of harder times. He is a joker and loves to have fun but also is easy to talk to when you have a problem. He started at our church when I was in 8th grade and I remember a year later he told us he was going to get married. That is when I met Joyellen! She is the sweetest person I think I have ever met. She would do anything for anyone! When I was in 11th grade Jeff told us that they were going to becoming missionaries in Kenya. I was crushed (to say the least). I know now that there were just following a calling but I did not see that then. I remember our last mission trip to Toronto the summer before he left...I don't think I ever cried so much in my life knowing that this was the last one! I did support them in their journey of mission and still do. I remember mailing them anonymous letters with money in them and in the last letter I told them it was me. I think that what they do is amazing and would love to visit them in Kenya someday but I am excited to see them soon here in the States. Please take the time to check out their blog and say a prayer for them and their family as they adjust to a new lifestyle here.
I read your friends post and enjoyed what they had to say about the truth about missionaries. They sounds like great people with a good sense of humor. Praying for them as they return.
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