Dan and April McKee
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Mission Contact Encompass World Partners 5938 Buford Hwy, Ste #216 Atlanta, GA 30340 678-992-5313 www.encompassworldpartners.org give.encompassworldpartners.org/person/danandapril
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Mission Focus
Of the 125 million people in Japan, less than one percent know Jesus. Dan and April seek to reach their community in Japan through Bible studies, rock-climbing, English classes, mountain biking, meals with neighbors, volunteer opportunities, and church development.
Dan's Testimony
I was born in St. Charles, Missouri. My mother and father were both Christians and involved with Grace Community Chapel. At the age of five I accepted Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. However, my 5-year-old theology didn’t extend beyond the song “Jesus loves me”. Fast forward to my teenage years, and I began to question my purpose in life and ultimately my faith. This period, while challenging, helped me to see that God was real and had a plan for me. I was then baptized at Grace as a profession of my faith. Over the next several years I participated in youth group, various camps, and went on a mission trip to Mexico. After high school, I attended Missouri State University. All together these experiences led to a deeper desire to serve people and share the Gospel. I also met April, my future wife.
April's Testimony
I was born in Norman, Oklahoma. Both my parents were believers, and I learned about Jesus at a young age. Although I faced a few hard times during my childhood, I knew that God loved me and someday I would go to heaven. However, I didn’t quite understand how to have a real relationship with Jesus until I was ten. At that point I began to learn what it really meant to have a personal relationship with God, and so my faith grew stronger. Throughout junior high and high school I was involved in youth group, and attended several Christian conferences. I then attended Missouri State University on a track scholarship. This is where I met the love of my life.
What Happened Next
Three years later, we married. Our first year was difficult. During this time, we lost sight of God’s purpose for our lives and began to live selfishly. But despite a difficult circumstance, God restored our marriage and simultaneously called us to help plant a church in Lincoln, Nebraska. This experience proved to be a transformational time in our lives, that would reaffirm our hearts for God’s mission and vision to reach people that are far from Him.
In the fall of 2013, God put the country of Japan on our hearts. We spent three months in Norikura, Japan, on internship at an outdoor lodge called NorthStar. NorthStar is a “business as mission” that uses extreme sports and related activities to build relationships and ultimately provide opportunities to share the Gospel. This experience profoundly impacted our future plans. We like to say that God ruined our lives in the best way possible.
Of the 125 million people in Japan, less than one percent know Jesus. Dan and April seek to reach their community in Japan through Bible studies, rock-climbing, English classes, mountain biking, meals with neighbors, volunteer opportunities, and church development.
Dan's Testimony
I was born in St. Charles, Missouri. My mother and father were both Christians and involved with Grace Community Chapel. At the age of five I accepted Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. However, my 5-year-old theology didn’t extend beyond the song “Jesus loves me”. Fast forward to my teenage years, and I began to question my purpose in life and ultimately my faith. This period, while challenging, helped me to see that God was real and had a plan for me. I was then baptized at Grace as a profession of my faith. Over the next several years I participated in youth group, various camps, and went on a mission trip to Mexico. After high school, I attended Missouri State University. All together these experiences led to a deeper desire to serve people and share the Gospel. I also met April, my future wife.
April's Testimony
I was born in Norman, Oklahoma. Both my parents were believers, and I learned about Jesus at a young age. Although I faced a few hard times during my childhood, I knew that God loved me and someday I would go to heaven. However, I didn’t quite understand how to have a real relationship with Jesus until I was ten. At that point I began to learn what it really meant to have a personal relationship with God, and so my faith grew stronger. Throughout junior high and high school I was involved in youth group, and attended several Christian conferences. I then attended Missouri State University on a track scholarship. This is where I met the love of my life.
What Happened Next
Three years later, we married. Our first year was difficult. During this time, we lost sight of God’s purpose for our lives and began to live selfishly. But despite a difficult circumstance, God restored our marriage and simultaneously called us to help plant a church in Lincoln, Nebraska. This experience proved to be a transformational time in our lives, that would reaffirm our hearts for God’s mission and vision to reach people that are far from Him.
In the fall of 2013, God put the country of Japan on our hearts. We spent three months in Norikura, Japan, on internship at an outdoor lodge called NorthStar. NorthStar is a “business as mission” that uses extreme sports and related activities to build relationships and ultimately provide opportunities to share the Gospel. This experience profoundly impacted our future plans. We like to say that God ruined our lives in the best way possible.