A Legacy

We've been away for a few days...Shonn's dad, George Foy, passed away last week and we headed to Morgantown, Indiana, to celebrate and remember the life of a father and husband.

I thought it was appropriate that I mention him here, since he had a hand in starting the journey of the whole Foy family into missions. Back in 1973, Terry  (Shonn's sister) asked her dad if she could raise support to go on a summer missions trip with a new mission agency, Teen Missions International.  And he said YES.  (On the side, this weekend Terry mentioned  that the first night there, they trudged through mud and slept across folding chairs...I'm grateful for the paved paths and tent I'll be sleeping in at Boot Camp!)

His 'yes' lead to all of his grandchildren (usually at age 15/16) attending a summer serving the Lord with TMI.  The list looks like this...

Terry Foy
Ben Rowe
Adam Rowe
Jon Rowe
Natalie Beaugh
Matthew Beaugh (who met his wife there at age 16)
Jannette Foy Taylor
Kelly Foy (2x)
Mary Foy
Jennifer Foy (2x)
Shane Foy
Katie Foy...in Bible college for missions
Jesse Foy (3x) training for f/t missions at their Bible Institute and headed to India this summer
Erinn Foy..going for the first time this summer to France

And then there's Shonn and I...headed to full time ministry with TMI. 

Say 'yes' to God when He asks you to do something. You never know what the end result is!

Now that's a great legacy. Rest in Peace.