We began supporting Mark Patterson & his family while they served the Lord in Honduras for almost 11 years. While in Honduras they served at Ministerios Evangelicos de Las Americas (MEDA) and had the joy of planting the first Bible teaching church in the remote village of El Buen Pastor. 

Mark and Christy met as teens on a summer mission trip to Gibraltar in 1989 and were married the following year. They settled in Florida, where Mark worked in the corporate world, and they became involved in their local church.

In 2007, the Lord moved their family to the mission field, serving in Honduras until 2018. During their time there, they served in various ministries, including evangelism, discipleship, serving in their local church, children’s ministries, and planting and ministering to a church in a remote village.

Upon returning to the US in 2018, Mark joined Training Leaders International. Through TLI, he has trained pastors in several countries, mainly focusing on Latin America (El Salvador and the Amazon rainforest of Brazil). Mark and Christy joined GTN in 2025 and continue training in the Amazon rainforest. Their desire is to see the Word of God flowing powerfully through the Amazon for the glory of Christ.

Mark and Christy are members of Redeemer Bible Church in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where Christy is on staff as the Early Childhood Director and Mark serves as an elder. The Lord has blessed them with six sons, one daughter, five daughters-in-law, and seven grandchildren.