Ministry
For 15 years, Russ and Heidi, along with their children, Joel, Joshua, Joyanne and Jocelyn planted seeds and bore fruit at San Esteban Anglican Church, in the community of Villa Alemana, Chile. After spending time in Pasadena, California for educational ministry and training, they have returned to Chile. They are involved in christian eduction and church planting in Santiago.

Call
Russ and Heidi were both raised in the Church and gave their lives to Christ at a very young age. Even as a child, Russ had an interest in missions, and Heidi heard her calling during her college years after she "gave Jesus the lordship of (her) future". Heidi's mother wasn't surprised to hear that she wanted to be a missionary, however. Before Heidi was even born, her mother had dedicated her in service to the Lord, much like Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 1:27! Heidi has been a SAMS missionary for over 20 years now, and she met Russ only a few years after she began missionary work when she was training SAMS missionaries (Russ was a SAMS candidate at the time). They married and six months later left for Chile. They've now been working there for over 15 years!

Prayer Challenges
Pray for direction and guidance as Russ helps to minister at several churches. Pray for Heidi's involovement in education.