Colorado

September 24, 2008

David Alan Harvey visits a family of faith.

Highlands Ranch, Colorado - Jeff and Anne Babcock struggled in Sumatra, Indonesia, as Christian missionaries. After all, they were in a Muslim country with a message nobody wanted to hear.

“We realized we were not going to convert anyone. So we just tried to be helpful,” says Jeff.

Married now for 16 years and with four children, Jeff and Ann live within 20 miles of all of their relatives - on both sides.

Devoutly Protestant, both decided to be missionaries right after marriage. After a year in Indonesia, they returned to the U.S. and suburbia to raise their family.

“I do not read the newspapers or see the news,” says Anne. “I put all of my energy into raising my family. Jeff keeps me informed about what is going on in the world.”

Potentially hard economic times do not worry the Babcocks much. “God will show us the way,” Anne says.