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The Robinson Family
Our call to missions came as a young married couple when we were asked to join a Let's Start Talking team in 1996. We were part of the first team into the new country of Croatia following the war for independence. We found a people and church that were struggling to make sense of a war that pitted family against family and turned neighbors into enemies. Croatia was struggling to reunite families and to find trusted leaders who would protect and secure their future. The missionary we met with was an ambitions native Croat that knew in his heart that the security his people were looking for was only going to be found in God. In 2001 Brian was asked to take a small group of premed students to Honduras to work at Predison clinic. After returning from Honduras we began to realize that this was what God wanted from us. We were burdened by medical school student loans and even though we knew of organizations that would make our student loan payments (bigger than our house payment) while we were on the mission field we believed God was telling us to wait, be good stewards of the money he had given us and to be patient. For seven years we waited anxiously for God to free of us our debt and to call us to this type of work. God demanded much of us in order to free us from our debts but we feel we have been obedient and He has been faithful. In November of 2007 we were sitting at a church dinner and Kristin nudged me and said, I know those people. Have you ever been nudged by God? I looked up and saw the Koonces, whom I had never met. She said she went to college with them and that they were missionaries in Togo. They had come to Tyler to seek support from Glenwood. Due to her connection with them we were asked to be their liaisons. I was hesitant at first because their commitment to Rwanda was 20 years. I asked God, “How am I supposed to remember to pray for them every day for 20 years?” God does have a sense of humor! After a spending a weekend with them and truly falling in love with them we finally asked ourselves, “What’s stopping us? We asked God the same question and the answer was, “It’s Time. My time”. We have fasted and prayed for this change in our lives. We have asked many to pray for us and still, after months of praying we have but one mission, to follow God. Now that God has made the direction clear for our mission, there are many logistics yet to be worked out. As with anything we undertake, we remain at the mercy of the Father. If it is His will and in His time we will do these things. We plan to begin our ministry among Rwandans in the capital of Kigali in September 2009. Initially we will stay in Kigali for 1-2 years with the Crowson and Koonce families. Internet Blogs http://awillingspirit.blogspot.com Rwanda Ministry Web Site: Coming Soon! US Contact Info.Home Tel: 903-581-5211 We have been so blessed over the last 10 years to be able to help others who have made this type of commitment. It is so hard for us to suddenly become the receivers rather than the givers and depend on others for our financial needs. This part of our preparation has been a humbling test and we have prayed that God will give us the patience to wait on Him and his provisions. We know that many of you have known us and loved us for many years and ask that you will join us in our mission by committing your prayerful and financial support for our family. We are so excited to announce that we have received a commitment for full salary support from our wonderful family at Glenwood Church of Christ. We are so humbled by the faith they have put in our family. Yet the financial burden of this ministry is great and even though we have our salary support we are also in need of further support to cover the expense of moving and maintaining an ongoing ministry in Rwanda. HOW TO SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY
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Brian has an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Christian College. Graduated from Medical School at Oklahoma State University. Completed a residency in Internal Medicine at The Penn State University and then completed his training with a Fellowship in Endocrinology at The University of Oklahoma. Kristin is a graduate of Harding University with a degree in Elementary Education. After five years in education she now stays home and raises their four children Grace, Madelyn, Samuel and Aaron. They live in Tyler, Texas where Brian is a physician and medical director in a large multi-specialty practice.