Our story isn’t possible without the prayers and support of so many people and churches. We can’t thank you often enough for walking with us.
This is a glimpse of our family and the last 20+ years. Hear our story and prayerfully consider partnering with us. There is a need, and God is preparing hearts to respond.
2001–2006 Denmark
Discipleship training and serving in Copenhagen, where we saw what a local café can mean to a community.
2006–2008 USA
Married, and preparing to serve together in Europe.
2008–2017 Belgium
From Brussels: youth work, church development and humanitarian work across Europe. Three of our boys were born here.
2017–2020 France
In Marseille we started a café in the church lobby and saw how a business can reach people. Our youngest was born.
2021 Israel
God began preparing us in 2020; in summer 2022 we landed in Tel Aviv and found a people to love.
The “religion” of secularism as a world view does NOT have God at its center. The absolute authority in one’s life is SELF.
Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022 Social Survey (published 2023), Jewish Israelis aged 20+; figures rounded. Caspari Center, 2020 survey: about 8,125 adult Jewish believers in Jesus in Israel.
Our hearts go out especially to the roughly two-thirds who are secular or only loosely traditional. For many of them, God may be part of heritage and culture, but rarely a personal, present reality.
Truth is not absolute. It is self-defined and shaped by context.
Do no harm. Not hurting others is widely accepted as the good.
Experiential transcendence. Meaning is found in powerful life experiences.
Sexual freedom. Valued above almost everything else.
THIS IS WHY FOR OUR FAMILY, CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS IS THE GREATEST WAY TO LIVE OUT OUR CHRISTIAN VALUES.
When we moved to Israel, we didn’t know exactly what God had in store. But we had seen Him use something as simple as coffee to build bridges, so we came ready to open our home.
Through brunches, English lessons and, unexpectedly, baseball, neighbors became friends. When war brought fear and pain, those friendships opened the way for practical care and the hope we have in Jesus.
Hospitality and baseball are still at the heart of our calling: places where people feel seen, known and loved.
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