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John and Trina
John and Trina have been married for 36 years, and are blessed with a daughter, Chaili, and a son, Carey. On March 7, 2020, we were blessed with the addition of our son-in-law, Michael Foster, and on June 3, 2022 were we blessed with the arrival of our first grandchild, Charlotte Louise Foster. On May 21, 2023, we were blessed with the addition of our daughter-in-law, Bekka. Our family and our children are the treasures of our lives and we feel a deep call to discipling our family and the generations to follow. John was born in the city of Chicago and is a lifelong fan of his Chicago teams. His other interests include running, working outside, and playing games and watching movies with the family. Above all, John loves studying God's Word, knowing Jesus more, and thoroughly enjoys getting to share Him through both writing, speaking, and teaching as he travels throughout North America and works with students online. Trina was born in Michigan and is a country girl at heart, though she came to think of Joliet, IL and the Chicago area as home during our six years there, but loves our country home in Tennessee. Trina is a certified teacher and was the primary facilitator for Chaili's and Carey's home education, and we are grateful for all God did in the life of our family through those years. For 16 years, Trina worked from home in the field of medical billing, and recently retired from that to be a full-time grandma and to assist in full-time ministry with John. She does a great deal of work behind the scenes for LifeMessage International. Trina also loves working outside and getting her internal "solar batteries" charged.
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Chaili
Chaili, now Chaili Foster, is twenty-eight years old and in 2017 graduated with her bachelor's of science in nursing from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN, where she also served in student leadership as a peer mentor, as well as singing in gospel choir and playing piano for the jazz band. On March 7, 2020, she was married to her husband, Michael Foster, who also graduated from Trevecca the same year as Chaili. On June 3, 2022 Michael and Chaili welcomed their daughter, Charlotte Louise (Charlie Lou) into the world. Chaili is now a registered nurse and employed as a nurse in at a dialysis clinic, while also sometimes teaching as a nursing clinical instructor for Belmont University. Michael works in insurance sales for State Farm Insurance. We are very blessed and thankful to live approximately 45 minutes from Michael, Chaili, and Charlie, and to continue to share life together. Grandma and Grandpa are blessed to see Charlie Lou on a regular basis and to get to be a part of her vibrant life.
Carey
Carey is twenty-three years old and on May 21, 2023 was married to his High School sweetheart, Bekka, in a beautiful ceremony in Ohio. It is joy to have Bekka in our family as she already seemed like a part of our family for many years. Carey loves computers, languages (3 years of Arabic in high school) and history, especially military history, where his particular area of interest is World War II as he was likely influenced by Trina's father, who was a WWII veteran. Carey is also an avid collector and player of strategy games, which he uses to hone his strategic mind. He enjoys working out and boxing for recreation. After serving four years in the U.S Coast Guard, Carey now works as an armed security guard at Trevecca Nazarene University. Over a period of seven years in his teen years, Carey traveled with dad quite regularly on trips to various parts of the country, and took his first overseas trip to Kenya and Uganda in 2017. He enjoys meeting new people and finding ways to serve. We are grateful to have Carey and Bekka also living nearby in the Middle Tennessee area.
