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Who we are |
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We are a family of five originally from Hamilton, New Zealand. Both Jarrod and I have grown up in loving Christian homes with incredibly supportive parents and siblings as well as an amazing heritage on every side of stand up Christians who live their faith out every day. We are raising our kids with a strong sense of who they are in Christ and a solid biblical knowledge.
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What do we believe? |
We believe in God as our Father.
We believe in Jesus Christ who is the son of God and who is 100% man but also 100% God. We believe in the Holy Spirit - God living in us and we believe that these three make up the Trinity - Father, Son, Holy Spirit. We believe in the reality of sin and that, as according to Romans 6:23, the penalty for that sin is spiritual and physical death and separation from God for eternity. We also believe that God sent his son Jesus, a holy and pure sacrifice to pay the price for that sin so that if by faith we believe, we will be freed from sins consequences, past, present and future and have eternal life with God We believe in the grace of God and that works do not save us. We believe that Satan is God's enemy and "prowls around like a lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). We believe in the power of God and in miracles, prophecies and answers to prayer. We believe that God wants us to meet together as believers and therefore we believe in the importance of a church family. We believe God has gifted each of us so that as a part of the family of God, we can be used in mighty ways for His glory. We believe the Bible is the only infallible Word of God and that everything should be tested by it (1 Thessalonians 5:21). We believe that God chose us not because he needed us in any way, but because he wanted us. We believe that all things, ourselves included, are to be a reflection of the glory of God and that all that he has created is designed to turn our eyes to Him who created them. We believe we are called to be holy (set apart) and that through Christ, that holiness is already ours, we just need to walk in what we have already become. |
Our History |
We got married in 2004 in Hamilton. We attended Hillcrest Chapel together as that is the church Katy grew up in. Jarrod has been a builder since leaving school and he was 30 when we married. Katy had a range of jobs and then settled into Teacher Aiding Special Needs children in schools. In March 2007 we had our first child, a daughter named Brooke Rachyll May. She was a relatively easy baby and life was good. In January 2009, we had our second child, a son named Rylee John Merv. We were delighted to have our very own pigeon pair! Rylee was a very cruisy baby. In March 2009, Katy was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer, called an immature teratoma. They had caught it very early - Grade 1 stage C. Praise the Lord! So we decided to just monitor it for the next wee while as an alternative to chemo. And here we are 6 years later - not a cancerous cell in sight! We praise God for His healing hand and his peace and calm through that storm. We went through some terrible years of financial hardships when the 2008 recession hit and for a long while the future looked very bleak. We really didn't come out of this place for about 4 years. In 2011, Katy became a registered Zumba Fitness Instructor and pursued her passion for dance and fitness. We moved to Pauanui in the year 2012 for Jarrod's work. In January of 2013, we had our final child, a daughter Maia Sara Anna - named after her two aunties. Katy's remaining ovary obviously did it's job as we were not confident if we could/would have another baby. We started attending Pauanui Baptist and became involved there in Children's Ministry.
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