Matt Termeer
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Matt shares:
My first experience with missions came at age 16, when I traveled to Venezuela with my youth group. God immediately opened my eyes to his global church and its need for strong leadership. Through the rest of high school, I was able to take several more trips, to New Orleans, Appalachian Kentucky, and Mexico.
Those missions experiences, in part, led me to attend Johnson Bible College. During my college summers, I was able to intern with: CrossRoads Missions, focusing on inner-city Louisville; my home church, Discover Christian Church in Dublin, Ohio; and at Lifeline's office and warehouse. Throughout those years, God taught me about service and hard work, and the great needs of those precious to him.
From Johnson, I went to Lincoln Christian University to pursue another degree. My first week there, I met a beautiful young woman named Chelsea, whom I would marry less than a year later. God blessed me by leading me to a mate that shares a passion for missions. Chelsea had been involved for years with a ministry in the Dominican Republic, and we had the chance to travel there together on a mission trip just about a year into our marriage.
After graduating from seminary, Chelsea and I moved to Oklahoma to work with Cookson Hills Christian Ministries. I taught Bible and history in the high school, and Chelsea counseled about a dozen of the students. While there, we had our first child, a lovely daughter we named Abigail. After two years of service with Cookson, we decided to look for God's next mission for our family.
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That next mission was with Windward Islands School of Evangelism, located on the island of Barbados. While preparing for that mission, we had our second child, a strong son named Samuel. At WISE, I was able to teach several classes over the course of two semesters and a summer term, educating young men and women to become the next leaders of the Caribbean church. Chelsea again provided counseling services to students, and also taught a couple classes.
And now God has led me back to Lifeline. I am excited to serve his Kingdom in this way, helping to develop leaders, equipping them for ministry, and connecting people to missions opportunities. I am especially excited for when my family gets to join me in this ministry. I am so glad that God has given me this chance to utilize the gifts that he has given me for the advancement of his Church.