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But the Lord directs his steps."
~Proverbs 16:9~
Return to the home page | "A man's heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps." ~Proverbs 16:9~ | |
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| A little about the Cottrills(a brief biography)After finishing a B.Min. program, she moved to Calgary and worked as an assistant preschool teacher, until joining the staff of VTI in 1998.  Jim was born to Robert and Elizabeth Cottrill in 1973. His family lived in southern Ontario (Canada) before moving to Saskatchewan in 1988. His parents are now involved in pastoral work in central Saskatchewan, at Turtleford Baptist Church. Jim gave his life to Jesus when he was three or four*. After graduating from high school he attended Bible college and was involved in various forms of ministry, such as drama and music. He met Shari on a VTI "Friends & Followers" team to Mexico in 1993. After his time on team Jim moved to Calgary,where he worked at various times in sales and construction. He completed a 9 month staff internship with VTI, and then worked at Radio Shack until joining VTI's training staff with Shari in 1998. | Right click on this page and add it to your bookmarks or favorites! Visit our calendar on Yahoo! Canada and Mexico:  Read the latest news found by Google. The OneLook Word of the Day is: This is a word that has been searched for an unusual number of times today at OneLook.com |
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 Jim and Shari were married on a beautiful sunny day in the spring of 1997. For the next few years, they lived in Calgary, Canada. They have a little girl who was born in May 2001, named Hannah Kadence Cottrill. From 1998 until 2002 they worked full time on the staff of Venture Teams International, training and discipling the next generation of missionaries through short term teams. In 2003 they began preparing for an exciting ministry with CAM International. In May, 2004, the Cottrills celebrated the birth of a son, Nathanael William! They continued to serve in Canada until moving to Cuernavaca, Mexico in 2006. They studied language and culture at a university there, while Hannah and Nathanael started school in Spanish. After their time in Cuernavaca, the Cottrills moved to Ixtapaluca, Mexico city (summer 2008). There they continued their study of language and culture, and became involved in ministry with a three year old church plant known as Iglesia Bíblical Sendero de Vida. There a multinational team was formed to start a new work in this less-reached area of Mexico. Through it all, the Cottrills thank God for His guidance and provision in their lives!* *If all this talk of Jesus and God has you confused, irritated, or curious, we'd like to explain in a little more detail what we believe. Click here to find out more. |
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