Jim has served as a pastor in Missouri and Arkansas since 1993. Teresa is a Registered Nurse. We both graduated from Alvin High School in Alvin, TX in 1976. We have know each other since the 7th grade, and were high school sweethearts. We were married at Heights Baptist Church in Alvin Texas just 2 months after graduating from high school.
Teresa Graduated from Alvin Community College in 1978 with an Associate Degree in Nursing. Jim graduated from Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, AR, in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries.
We have 3 grown sons: Jim, Jason, and Josh. All 3 are married and have great wives. I tease them about having “married up!” We have 3 adopted daughters: Gracie from India in 2001, and Anna and Rebekah from Haiti in 2006. Jim is married to Sara, and they have 3 children. Abby, Ellie, and JD. Jim is a high school teacher at Pleasant Hope, MO, where he is also the head girls fast-pitch softball and basketball coach. Sara is a speech pathologist and works for the Springfield, MO school system. Jason is married to Kelly. No kids yet. Jason graduated from Missouri State University with a degree in Criminology. Kelly is a certified personal trainer. Josh is married to Stacy, and they don’t have any kids yet, either. Josh is a high school teacher at Reeds Spring, MO, where he is an assistant girls fast-pitch softball coach and assistant baseball coach. Stacy manages a hospice agency.
We are living in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho, Africa. We live in Katse Village in the Thaba Tseka district. We plan to move to Mokhotlong region in December of this year. We will be planting churches in the villages in the mountains. Many villages are only accesible by 4 wheel drive, foot , horseback, and small aircraft.
We are going to miss you guys so much and I know you have problay heard that a millon times but it is so true!!!!!
By: stephgarves on December 14, 2008
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I turned around and you were gone. We’ve been together six years and it feels like a big part of my family has left. We love you guys for your love of God and for pouring out your love on us. Tonight Christopher and Kala had their wedding shower at the church and it wasn’t complete without you there. You will never be forgotten. We look forward to hearing about the opportunities that God is putting in front of you. Loving you through Christ, Steve, Lori and April -Jesus loves April this I know :0
By: Steve & Lori on January 13, 2009
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Jim and Teresa -
Words can’t describe the love I have for you both. You both have done so much for me and my family. Teresa…you have no idea what kind of influence you have had on Kelsey and Taylor. They are both so willing to serve Jesus and that has so much to do with the spirit they saw in you! I can’t beleive you are gone! Now that you are not standing in front of me I can say ” good bye”…but not for good. See you in Africa!
By: TK on January 19, 2009
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I thought about you and your familyall day yesterday. My mind could not even imagine how hard it would be to say good-bye. We are praying for you every night with the kids before we tuck them in. I can’t wait to start reading about all the exciting things you are doing. Love all of you. Good night Kerry
By: Kerry Maxwell on January 27, 2009
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Hello I just wanted you guys to know that the 30 days of prayer for the Basotho Starts Sunday at the site http://www.prayforthebasotho.org and I will be praying for you as you get ready. I would love to talk with you guys before you leave the USA and talk about work for late this year or early next year.
God Bless we are praying for you.
By: Scotty Davis on February 26, 2009
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Sounds like you should have made it to Africa by now. Hope all is well with all of you. It was great to see you all, and I was so happy to meet your beautiful girls when you were in Alvin. I will be checking your website regularly, and praying for you and your ministry. God bless you all.
By: Mark Longerot on March 31, 2009
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Jimmy Newt and Teresa – even though we’ve been separated by miles all these years you are still close to my heart – isn’t that how family should be? And yes, I guess old habits die hard, Jimmy I hope you don’t mind your name from the “old days”. I just love it and have a hard time losing it. We have thoroughly enjoyed your journey and I forward all info. to Paul in Iraq. Just found your blog so am learning how to use it. Love you and think and pray for you often. I’m trying to figure out how to copy everything to paper to send to Mother and Daddy.
By: Sharalyn on April 8, 2009
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Hi Jim and Teresa,
Your girls Gracie and Anna were such a blessing to me at ILC. I love the website and enjoyed reading their pages. I hope everything went well at 40/40. I saw a few pictures of you guys on Chris’s Facebook page. Please tell the girls I aid Hi. I am praying for you all.
Blessings,
Dustin
By: Dustin on May 22, 2009
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Jim & Teresa,
Hello! I loved your 20 questions, it really hits home for everyone I am sure. We miss you all and are still praying for you and thinking about you and the people you are trying to reach.
Love,
Laurie White
By: Laurie White on June 16, 2009
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GRACE MINISTRY,
Dear beloved pastor in Christ! Praise the Lord
Greetings in the highest name of our Lord Jesus.
How are you? How is your health?
Very happy to see through the mail I, I have seen your prayer request through the net. Through your prayer request I understood your problems, with the burden heart I kept my hand and prayed for your request, surely god will do wonderful things in your life. Don’ f worry god will change your life, I have taken a print of your prayer request. I have I oined if in our prayer file. Wait and see god will do many wmder’ s in your life. You a also pray with faith. God is given us the burden to pray for people l like you. so I am proud to do this kind of ministry which god has given me. Continually send your prayer request for me. My name is pastor, Gabriel, god has given me a church and a orphanage ministry, pray for us, may GOD BLESS your further life. And the family,
God bless you
• Pastor Gabriel
By: PASTOR GABRIEL on September 14, 2009
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