SERVING MILITARY MEN & WOMEN
Bruce
On October 23, 1983, as an 18-year old high school senior, I witnessed the television news of the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. This moved me to enlist in the Marine Corps. It was only a few months later in April 1984 that a coworker explained the gospel to me and I was saved. I entered the Marines the following September. I attended chapel and Bible studies and witnessed when I could while at Camp Lejeune, NC. In 1987 I was ordered to Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan where a faithful missionary carefully discipled me for the first time one-on-one. I am convinced there is no other way to make disciples than thru one-on-one mentoring. While at Bible college in 1990 I met my wife. My wife and I with our four children have served in our local church faithfully for 26 years. I recently earned my master’s degree in theology.
Monette
I grew up in a small remote town in the Philippines. My Grandpa took us to a Protestant church, but I didn’t get saved until my college roommate explained the gospel to me. Af ter college, I moved back with my Mom and Dad at Subic Naval Base where I experienced first-hand the value of the servicemen’s center. When Mt Pinatubo erupted the U.S. Department of Defense moved my family to Boston where I met my husband. We were married a year later. We have served in our local church with our children since we got married.
Our Story
I am a six-year veteran of the Marine Corps, two of those years in Okinawa, Japan. I know what it is to need solid spiritual direction and mentoring while serving overseas. If it wasn’t for a faithful missionary in 1987 my future would have looked bleak. But the Lord lead me to a missionary who could disciple me one-on-one and for two years through his mentoring I matured as a faithful servant for our Lord. Now, I feel God’s hand on me to reach the service men in Guam just like I was reached in 1987. I will minister in a local church and servicemen’s center near the military base.