We are the Derbyshire family. If you ask your children what it means to be a "Derbyshire", they would tell you that it means a life dedicated to the cause of Christ. Praise the Lord, each one of our children have professed faith in Christ and are now serving the Lord in their various places around the United States.
Gary & Rezwana DerbyshireGary is now married to a wonderful, beautiful woman named Rezwana.
Gary has been a youth minister since he was 19 years old. He and Rez are raising 3 of their own precious children Karim, Naima, and Imani. Together Gary and Rez make a beautiful team for the cause of Christ. We love to hear Gary preach. Multiple summers he has brought a team to help us with our church planting efforts. Both times he preached. It makes our hearts so happy to see. Jonathan DERBYSHIREJonathan has had so many opportunities in his 26 years of life I just can’t wait to see what is next. When he was 14 he was in a full length Thai movie as a main actor, which led him to be interested in mass media. He got a degree in media production and then served as a journeyman with the IMB for 2 years traveling Asia documenting stories of what God is doing in Asia. In the summer of 2016, he led 5 Nehemiah teams in Thailand. Mentoring, teaching and guiding their work. Now he is in seminary at Southeastern and working as a church planter to Thai/Lao people in North Carolina. He preaches like a young Billy Graham. (sorry mom biased inserted here) and like his brother, parts of his father are seen when he preaches.
Josh & Becky DuvallBecky is a woman who loves God’s word like no other young women we know. She graduated from CBU with a degree in Biblical languages. Her desire is to do translation work for those who still have no way to know God’s Word. She is married to a civil engineer Josh Duvall, who also grew up in Southeast Asia. The two of them are now serving in Maui, HI and hope to soon serve the unreached overseas. Both of them use every opportunity God gives to share their faith at work and they lovingly minister in their church in whatever capacity is needed. We're just giddy with excitement for where they will be this time next year in the world.
Sandi DerbyshireSandi is Registered Nurse working in North Carolina while she also attends seminary at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. What a beautiful women of faith she has become. She has such a caring sensitive heart in all she does. She has been home every summer of her college years just wanting to work alongside her Dad. It’s a joy to see. God has used her in many ways with her gift of healing the sick and loving the hurting.
She is a light wherever she goes. |