Lonnie, with a child served by Back2Back Mexico
How do you serve with Back2Back?
Lonnie: I am currently serving here in Monterrey with my wife Angela and my three children. My children are Alonna (11), Brayden (9), Layton (6). We are learning as much as we can about the Back2Back. It is our goal to move to a new location in the near future and help start a new Back2Back campus.
Why did you decide to begin serving with Back2Back?
Lonnie: I asked a good friend of mine by the name of Steve Biondo what was the best orphan care ministry that he knew of. Steve is the President of the James Fund (Family Christian Store’s non-profit foundation) and he has traveled the world seeing many children’s homes firsthand. His response to me was, “The best orphan care ministry in the world hands down is Back2Back. You really need to go and visit their campus in Monterrey”. Well, my wife and I and our two oldest children visited the campus almost two years ago, and we fell in love with the staff and the whole ministry paradigm of Back2Back.
What part of your job are you most passionate about? Why?
Lonnie: I really enjoy spending time with the team members that come to our campus. I realize that if we can get them “fired up” about serving the orphan that it will become contagious and impact all those around them when they return home. There are 148 million orphans in the world, and it is going to take the church as a whole to share God’s love with the abused, abandoned and neglected children of our world.
What is something that God has shown you or taught you over the past year through your experiences with Back2Back?
Lonnie: God has shown me that He has a heart for the orphan and will go to any extreme to extend His hand of love and grace to them. He will even do the miraculous!
i.e.Less than a year ago we felt that God was leading us to sell our house and move to Mexico, but no houses were selling and the market was horrible. Well, God sold our house before we even put it on the market and we even got the price that we were asking. This is just the tip of the iceberg and nothing short of a miracle.
One of my favorite verses is Ephesians 1:19-20, (NLT) “I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.”
We belong to the King of the universe and there is nothing that is too difficult for Him.