In Memory of Grandma Kuntz

Many of my childhood memories of Grandma and Grandpa take me back to their house in Huntington where our family would often gather for some of the most memorable dinners and of course Grandpa’s homemade Ice cream. My favorite memory, is the time that Grandma had me come and spend a week at their house, JUST me. I remember waking up every morning that week and stumbling into the kitchen to a huge smile from Grandma, and being carried along to my seat at the kitchen table by nothing more than the smell of coffee, and eggs and bacon. We would sit and talk, and then Grandpa and I would usually go out and do something like run errands, go fishing, or even head to the farm.

Grandma ALWAYS had a sparkle in her eye, and I can still hear her voice singing Amazing Grace above the rest of the congregation like an angel, it’s no wonder that is one my of my favorite hymns today. Her laughter traveled through a room lifting spirits as she would delight in watching her grandchildren and great grandchildren play and have fun.

As a young adult, three of my close friends and I came out for rodeo week and stayed in grandma’s basement. One night we stayed up till 2 or 3 in the morning laughing and having a grand time, and I was terrified that we were keeping grandma awake because we were laughing so hard. The next morning I apologized for being so noisy and asked if we kept her awake. She replied, “No, you didn’t keep me awake, I was sitting up here in my chair laughing with you…”

Grandma is one of my hero’s, not for anything specific that she did, but for who she was. A woman who was devoted to loving her husband, A mother that loved having her children around the table for a good night of cards and telling jokes and stories, and a grandmother that loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren and wanted them to know the Lord like she did.

Grandma has helped teach me the value of family and the importance of training up our children to know the Lord. We have been blessed to have such a wonderful woman in our lives and her memory will always be part of me. 

As I end, something Grandma used to say is bouncing around in my mind; As she and Grandpa would playfully argue about what happened, or what was said, grandma would say: “Well, I oughta know, I was there…” Grandma, just so you know, that tradition has carried on in our family…….. thank you for your love, thank you for your wisdom, and thank you for your Godly example.

With Love,

Chris John

Good Quotes

I am a  huge fan of good quotes, they say a lot in just a few words, and they tend to stick with you. The following two quotes are ones that I like very much. The first one was said to me by a friend several years ago, and the second one pertains to our current experience of raising the funds for our time in Nicaragua.

1. "God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called" (Personal Friend)
2. "God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supplies."(J. Hudson Taylor)


Both of these quotes continue to ring in my head as we grow closer each day to our time in Nicaragua. Today we spent some time down at the post office filling out paperwork to get the boys passports coming. It was a very neat step for me in the process as it began to dawn on me that I was going to take my whole family out of the country to join friends in a missions field that so desperately needs help. Although I have already been there and know what they are going to experience in terms of atmosphere, food and culture, what God is going to do in their lives is something that is yet to be seen. I know that this experience will leave a lasting mark on their minds and hearts, and hopefully as the boys grow up, they will always remember the time they went to Nicaragua to join God in His work there. It would be my prayer that this particular event will open their hearts to the poor, the hungry, the orphaned, the sick and lonely.........Thank you God for the opportunity you are giving us. And thanks to all of you who continue to pray and support us financially. I know I say it every time I post, but God continues to bless us through friends and family like you, and the blessings have been amazing!! We serve a great and mighty God who never lacks in supplies!!


God Bless, The Kuntz's


Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" (NIV)

NICARAGUA Update

 Our March team left today for Nicaragua and have arrived safely this evening. They will spend the next week working in the communities of El Porvinere and Ameya. I am very excited for what they will experience this week as they get to spend time working in the same communities we will visit while we are there in August. Please continue to keep us in prayer as we continue to plan for our trip. Passports for the kids and the appropriate shots are next on our list, but the excitement builds a little each day! Thank you for supporting us, we are almost half way there!!!