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 Jack
grew up in Texas
and attended church regularly with his family. He participated in
religious education classes at his church and was confirmed at a
young age. At age 13, Jack asked his priest, “Am I going to heaven?”
The priest replied, “Of
course you are. Weren’t you confirmed?”
When he learned that head
knowledge was not enough to ensure his eternity, Jack made a personal
decision to trust Christ when he was 17, and God transformed his heart.
He soon discerned that full-time Christian ministry was God’s calling on
his life. He enrolled in Bible college to begin his training.
Jack was introduced to Awana when he returned to the U.S.
to pastor a church in 1987. Jack and Dona used Awana as a tool for
community outreach, bringing hundreds of kids and families to faith in
Christ and sparking record growth for their church. Their involvement in
Awana deepened when they helped launch Awana in the former USSR in 1992. Jack was hired as
Awana international missions director in 1997 and became Awana
President/CEO two years later.
Jack and Dona are the parents of four grown children:
Joshua, Justin, Jessica and Bekah, all of whom participated in Awana and
follow Christ today, along with four grandchildren: Daniel, Emma, Erin
and Eric.
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