History
Lives Changed
Although we were both brought up in the church, I met the Lord in a life-changing way in 1969 and Lisa in 1974. In 1969, I went on a youth evangelistic trip to Colombia, South America. We traveled to remote villages and had crusades in big cities. I had never heard of “crusades” in the church I grew up in, but when I saw instantaneous healings after prayer, my life was turned around.
The same year, I heard a man called “Brother Andrew” speak about his ministry in Russia. As I listened and later read his book, God’s Smuggler, my heart was sparked for Russia and missions.
In 1974, Lisa attended a devotional at her sorority at Louisiana State University. She was reared a devout Catholic, but had been troubled that she didn’t have more love in her heart. The theme of the devotional was on the fruits of the Spirit and emphasized how receiving the Lord brought those fruits. Her heart was flooded with the love of God after she prayed to receive Jesus into her heart.
Not long after that, with a full heart, she saw in her mind’s eye masses of people from a foreign country. She knew she was called to missions!