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Mark Schoonover
I was raised in a Christian home where my dad and mom taught me about Jesus. When I was seven years old my mother had a Bible class in our home for all of the neighborhood children. I was asked to invite my friends to come, which I gladly did. During those weekly clubs was when I heard what Jesus did for me. One day after club I asked my mom if I could ask Jesus to be my Savior. My mom showed me from the Bible in John 3:16 that I was a sinner and that all I needed to do was ask Him to come into my life. It was in my High School years that I saw a need to communicate my faith to my schoolmates. I found I did not have the right knowledge to do this so my desire grew to get Bible Training. I attended Prairie Bible Institute and Pensacola Christian College. While in Bible school I became interested in missions and the need to evangelize our needy world. From that point on my burden has grown.
At the age of twenty-three I was married to Marjorie. We started serving the Lord together as Child Evangelism Fellowship missionaries in Eastern Pennsylvania. After three years of fruitful ministry in Pennsylvania we were asked to move to the Child Evangelism Fellowship Headquarters in Missouri. I served in the production department and then moved into the position of Director of Education for this world wide mission. At this time we started attending a church that was being planted in St. Peters, MO. From the start of this ministry I have been involved in the children’s ministry. In December 1988 I was called by Grace Community Chapel as their first Children’s Pastor. I have had the opportunity of serving as Deacon, Sunday school Teacher, Awana Leader and Commander and serving on the area Awana Ministry Board. Grace Community Chapel commissioned us on November 24, 1996 as their Awana Missionaries.
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Marjorie Schoonover
I was raised in a Christian home where my mom and dad taught me about Jesus, but it wasn’t until about eleven years old that I really realized that I needed to personally accept the Lord Jesus as my very own. It was at an evangelistic meeting that was being held at my home church where I made that decision to receive Jesus into my life. Many verses are favorites, but one of them is Proverbs 3:5-6. From that point on I have grown spiritually under the guidance and teaching of several Bible preaching churches.
It was while I attended Prairie Bible Institute that I met Mark. We were married on August 14, 1976 in my home church in Provost, Alberta, Canada. We have served together as Child Evangelism Fellowship missionaries and as a pastor’s wife and now serving as Awana Missionaries.
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Matthew Schoonover
Matthew asked the Lord into his life at the age of 4. He was playing with his matchbox cars in the living room while we were listening to a chrisitan music. He said he wanted to ask Jesus into his life so we quizzed him over what he wanted to do and he prayed to the Lord in his own words. What a thrill to lead our own child to the Lord! Matthew now works for UPS parttime. Matthew also helps us with our website as well as being involved on our ministry team.
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Michael Schoonover
Michael asked the Lord into his life at the age of 4. He was playing in his bedroom while we were listening to the radio. He came out and announced that he just asked Jesus into his life. We took him back to his bedroom and quizzed him over what he just did and we were excited that he knew the Lord personally. Praise the Lord for working in our own childs life. Michael is attending the College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO and is majoring in Business.