Joe & Amanda Lennon

Joe and Amanda met on an MTW mission trip to Bulgaria and married in 2013. Joe has a Masters of Theological Studies from Covenant Seminary and has worked with middle-school and high-school students at First Presbyterian Church in Niceville, FL and Ridge Haven in Brevard, NC. Amanda has her BA in English and Art History, and has worked with college students at Asbury University in Wilmore, KY and at Chesterfield Presbyterian Church (CPC) in St. Louis, MO. Joe and Amanda currently volunteer together with the middle-school ministry at CPC, where Joe also works full-time as Ground and Facilities Coordinator and Amanda works part-time with the Visual Arts Ministry. 

The Lord has consistently drawn Joe and Amanda to His ministry to the next generation, and in 2014 called them to join Next as bi-vocational missionaries. Together, Joe and Amanda will lead an annual retreat for missionary kids and their families, offering spiritual refreshment and care. Amanda will also work part-time to provide weekly administrative and networking support to this ministry, as well as to develop a creative arts ministry for Third Culture Kids (TCK). The Lennons hope to share the love and grace of their Lord Jesus Christ with a generation desperate for Him