Mark Hoffer

How long have you been at Grace on staff? Just over 1 Year

What are your hobbies outside your vocation? Camping, watching sports

What is your favorite Scripture? 1 Tomothy 1:12-14

Where did you grow up? Bolivia, Illinois and Michigan

What has been your most proud accomplishment while being employed at Grace? Updating calendar from manual to online google calendar.

How long have you been married to your spouse? 14 Years

What is one interesting fact you can share about you that Grace members may not yet know?   I was born in Bolivia to missionary parents, who just retired after 50 years of missionary service both in South America and here in the US. I also speak fluent Spanish. I am also been trained as an EMT and Fire Fighter having served on volunteer fire departments since 1990.

Tell about your conversion and about your walk with Christ.  I recieved Christ as my personal savior at 6 but it was not until high school that I made an active choice to follow after Him. I was heavily active in Campus Life during high school and the year after graduating before heading to Bryan College to get a Christian Education.

What is your family like?  I have an older brother that lives in IL and a younger sister whom we adopted in Bolivia when she was 12 days old. My father passed away several years ago just weeks after retiring from the mission filed and my mother just moved from MI to live with us in MO. I have two wonderful daughters that my wife and I home school. We love pets and currently have a dog Daisy and a parakeet named Joseph.