It has been good to have the Crouch family worshipping with us for the past few weeks.
Esther grew up as part of the LCBC family, with her parents, sister and brother.
Mark and Esther met in 2002 while working aboard the Anastasis,
a charity hospital run by Mercy Ships. Since that time Esther has finished her
nurse's training at University of Nottingham and Mark has completed medical
school and specialty training as a GP.
In 2011 they visited Kudjip
Mission Hospital in Papua New Guinea for one month and since that time they have
felt God call them to return to Papua New Guinea to work at
Kudjip.
Now with two young children, Anna and Levi, and a third on the way, they
prepare to leave for PNG at the end of 2013. Mark will work in the hospital helping to care for any and all
problems - from delivering babies to working in the Emergency department.
Esther will continue home-schooling their children and expects their third child
in March 2014.
Please consider in prayer the transitions their
family will go through as they move to Papua New Guinea. Also lift up the work
of the hospital and the ministry that it will provide to the people in the
surrounding area.
To learn more and follow their story, visit their blog.