Who We Are

David and I met in college. To make a long story short, I saw pictures of him and thought he was very handsome, learned that he had been to India (as did I) and that God had given him a heart for the world and its needs. I asked him out for coffee to ‘talk about India,’ and that night we spent an hour in prayer together in my art studio. I knew he was the man I had been waiting on God for. We were married a year later. After being married we lived in the Boston area, working with the homeless, helping refugees from the Middle East navigate life in Boston, and learning more about Jesus. We were desperately trying to show people Jesus’ good news for their lives by just being loving neighbors to them.

We love to garden and so each summer we planted our small plot with veggies and gave the harvest to friends, neighbors and family. We knew that as soon as we could, we would expand our garden so that we’d be able to bless more people. One night David had a dream about farming, and then he had the same dream for two more nights. He told me he felt God was telling us to farm for Him and I was on board right away. We began taking books out of the library on farming, specifically on growing veggies and livestock, in a way that was honoring to God by being stewards of His creation and not consumers. We heard about the refugee population in Maine and the needs they had, so we started to pray about moving here. After a year of seeking God’s plan, He gave David a job here in Maine, working with refugees. God was beginning something good.

We have added two biological children to our family and are settling down in Maine. We are still learning to farm, and we are still trying to show those around us the hope and love of Jesus. God has also shown us that it is time to adopt! This has been on our hearts since we were both in India. Even when we were dating we talked about adoption. After coming to Maine we realized that God has put us in community with many families who have adopted and/or in the process of adopting. What an incredibly faithful God!