About Us
Nov 20th, 2006 |
Thank you for checking out our Blog! We’re so excited about what God is doing in us, through us, and around us in Costa Rica! And we’re thrilled that you’re interested in this ministry too. Here’s a little background info on us so that you can catch a glimpse of our hearts and what inspires us as missionaries in Costa Rica.
I am originally from Charlotte, North Carolina (this is Nathan talking). I graduated from business school at the University of North Carolina, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina - where I eventually met Amber. Amber is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. She also moved to Charleston after college (nursing school at the University of Tennessee).
We met at our church, Seacoast, in 2002. Actually, we met at a scavenger hunt organized by a Seacoast singles group. Amber scared me half to death with her Dale Earnhardt-like driving, but she won the race and won my heart too! The rest, as they say, is history. We tied the knot 15 months later on Valentine’s Day 2004 in beautiful St. Croix.
Early in our marriage Amber began to feel a calling to go into full-time ministry. I was a little slower in hearing (or listing to) that calling, but I eventually caught the same passion for overseas missions. That shared vision led us to go on a short-term medical mission trip to Nicaragua in August 2005. The trip was life-changing - and confirmed to us that God wanted us to go to a Latin American country to do ministry full-time. Things moved very quickly after that: we partnered with Global Outreach Mission and were commissioned to go to Costa Rica to serve at El Jardin.
We’re very excited about serving God together in our marriage and our ministry in Costa Rica. We want to sincerely thank all of our family, friends, and supporters who have been so encouraging, caring, and supportive of us in this big move. We love you all and can’t wait to share our adventures with you.
Mary said:
So how`s the tennis coming along Amber? Glad to hear you guys play. My friends and I are heading to a villa this weekend overlooking the sea where we hope to get in some tennis
Tennis courts are hard to come by in Japan - you have to pay if you want to play!
Enjoyed the pictures - your blog is looking great! I need to work on mine
Love,
Mary