Jeff and Rhonda have been married for 29 years. They both have the gift of teaching and have taught in formal education and church ministry for more than 25 years.
After a series of events, including Jeff being in a major accident and sustaining 18 surgeries, the couple felt a desire to study the scriptures to be more equipped for ministry. They moved to Virginia to study at Liberty University along with their children and began to be steeped in the truth of scriptures in a different way:
Their scripture verse during that time was Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Little did they know that God would open another door for them to walk through.
In January 2004, Rhonda heard the first ever ProLife message and came face to face with her own personal story. She is post abortive and had buried this knowledge in a Pandora's box, not to be opened. She went up for prayer and joined the ministry at Thomas Road to help others who had walked that road. But, God was not finished yet, during the women's bible study of Breaking Free, of which she was a facilitator, she again came face to face with this season of her life and God was asking her to share it. She wrestled with God but after hearing through the spirit, Gallatians 1:10 - "For am now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ," She had to acknowledge that man had never done anything for her like Christ did.
She shared her story and was put in touch with a Crisis Pregnancy Center. She went through their post abortion healing process and began working in the ministry. Some years later, God would ask them to begin the work in their home country of the Bahamas. On February 14th 2015, they began the Bahamas GodParent Center, the first ProLife organization in the country of the Bahamas. They became full time missionaries during that same year to facilitate the operation of the work of the ministry.
Rhonda serves as the Executive Director and Jeff serves as the Development Director working closely with churches and their daughter, Audra serves as the Youth Director, going into schools and youth organizations sharing Risk Avoidance.
Their ultimate desire is to share the word of God through any means necessary that unbelievers would know the saving grace of the gospel and that believers would grow deeper in their knowledge of God. In addition to their ProLife work Jeff serves as the Congregational Director of their church and Rhonda also runs a Biblical Coaching organization. Their combined gifts of teaching, encouragement, administration, service and leadership has made them a great team both in life and work.
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10