Hello Class of ’88! It is so hard to believe that we are 20 years out!
I married Beth Parris from Pleasant Valley 15 years ago. We now have 4 kids. Heather, our oldest, just turned 13 this week. If anyone has any advice about raising a female teenager, please let me know… Jared is 9, James is 6, and Xiaoli (say the word "shower" and then substitute “lee” for the “er”) is also 6. Heather and Jared are our biological children and we adopted James (Sept. of 05) and Xiaoli (May of 07). James and Xiaoli are both deaf and are both from the Henan Province of China. We always get asked, “Are they twins?” Our reply is, “They are now.”
After 14 years of working full time as a minister, I now work for Bethany Christian Services. We are based out of Grand Rapids, MI but I get to work from my home in Pensacola, FL. I travel to our offices around the country helping them to build relationships with churches. Through these relationships I consult with churches on how to build orphan and adoption ministries.
Beth is a deaf educator in Pensacola. She works with Middle School and High School deaf students. She is awesome and I am looking forward to her meeting so many of you that she has heard me talk about over the last 15 years.
Really looking forward to seeing everyone!
I married Beth Parris from Pleasant Valley 15 years ago. We now have 4 kids. Heather, our oldest, just turned 13 this week. If anyone has any advice about raising a female teenager, please let me know… Jared is 9, James is 6, and Xiaoli (say the word "shower" and then substitute “lee” for the “er”) is also 6. Heather and Jared are our biological children and we adopted James (Sept. of 05) and Xiaoli (May of 07). James and Xiaoli are both deaf and are both from the Henan Province of China. We always get asked, “Are they twins?” Our reply is, “They are now.”
After 14 years of working full time as a minister, I now work for Bethany Christian Services. We are based out of Grand Rapids, MI but I get to work from my home in Pensacola, FL. I travel to our offices around the country helping them to build relationships with churches. Through these relationships I consult with churches on how to build orphan and adoption ministries.
Beth is a deaf educator in Pensacola. She works with Middle School and High School deaf students. She is awesome and I am looking forward to her meeting so many of you that she has heard me talk about over the last 15 years.
Really looking forward to seeing everyone!
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Thanks, Johnny! You and Beth have such a wonderful family and story. Can't wait to see you both!
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