About Toby and Amy and Family

Toby has had many experiences in life to prepare him for service in the Dominican Republic. He graduated Cincinnati Bible College in 1994 with a Bachelor’s Degree in General Biblical Studies with an emphasis on Missions.  As a part of his missions training he traveled to Ukraine and Russia. Three months were then spent in Caracas, Venezuela with the Dye family. Toby served as a youth sponsor at his home church, The Church at Mt. Gilead in Mooresville, Indiana and later as youth minister with the First Christian Church in North Vernon, Indiana.

At New Burlington Church of Christ in Cincinnati, Toby served as chairman of the deacons, chairman of the Youth Ministry Team as well as teacher with children’s worship and Sunday school.

Amy dreamed of serving as a nurse on a foreign mission field from childhood. She started her preparation at Cincinnati Bible College where she received an Associate’s Degree in General Biblical Studies in 1995. Short term mission trips to Haiti, Venezuela and Canada gave her necessary preparation in cross cultural experiences. She has served in churches as a teacher and children’s church leader. Later she gave time to be a teacher and nurse at church camps.

They were married December 23, 1995. In March of 1997 FAME (Fellowship of Associates for Medical Evangelism) accepted them as field workers. In August 1997 Amy received her RN from Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio.  On arrival in Honduras a month later she began training with Madonna Spratt who had established a clinic in Las Brisas on the North coast of Honduras learning the practical information on operating the Clinica El Merendon as well as training in dealing with tropical disease and tropical medicine.  Toby and Amy then traveled to Antigua, Guatemala for five months of language study at Christian Spanish Academy. In June 1998 they were finally on field in the Merendon Mountains with a home, medical clinic, church building and a four wheel drive Toyota Truck.