Our Family Verse
Matthew 6:33
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"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

About the Houtz Family
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Aaron and Rachel have both had the privilege of hearing the Gospel from a very young age and accepted its truth in their hearts as children. Aaron grew up in a Pastor's home, seeing the challenges and blessings of ministry. Aaron and Rachel met as children at the church his Dad pastors in upstate New York.
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Aaron has had an interest in aviation since his early teens, but he was not sure about the Lord's will for his life. The Lord used a visiting missionary family to direct Aaron's desire to missionary aviation in a bush ministry. "I (Aaron) remember being very willing to go to the mission field as a pilot to help missionaries, but I had no desire to preach to the lost. The Lord changed my heart and gave me a love and desire to preach the Word while I was in Bible college at Bob Jones University, and especially during our time attending our sending church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Greenville, SC."
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Rachel has a love for music, and she completed her degree from Bob Jones University in String Pedagogy. As we grew to know each other better, the Lord led us to be married in June of 2016. Since then He has blessed our home with 3 children: Anna, James, and Melea. The Lord has shown us ways He plans to use Rachel's musical abilities on the mission field as well as in our home.
The Lord allowed Aaron to complete his degree in Ministry and Leadership from BJU in 2021. During college we had the blessing of being mentored under the ministry at Mount Calvary Baptist. The preaching, fellowship, and ministry opportunities have continued to shape us and grow our desire for service! During these early years of marriage and ministry Lord developed a love and desire in our hearts for ministry in remote Alaska.
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After two and a half years of pre-field ministry and raising the needed funds, the Lord has brought us to Iliamna, Alaska, to serve as full-time missionaries. We currently serve along side Mike and Jeanette Clark in church planting ministry.
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