Jonathan Stone

Jon grew up in a Christian home, the son of a Baptist pastor. Although Jon had a great home life with outstanding parents, he came to realize at a young age that he needed a Savior. While still a boy, Jon crawled up in his dad’s lap and placed his faith in a Savior who could forgive and even come to live inside of him.

Being privileged to attend Christian school all of his life, he was surrounded by the Word of God, both at home and at school. In the 7^th grade, Jon felt the call of the Lord on his life to preach the Word. Jon’s only reservation as a child was that God not send him to Africa because of the snakes. Little did he know that God would change his heart about Africa — even with their snakes!

After graduation from a Christian college, Jon met his wife Dawn, and they were married in 1994, and they have three children. Jon and Dawn have also had the privilege of being foster parents to 41 children through the years.

Jon had pastored for 31 years when he felt God’s leading on his life to pursue missions in a more direct and focused manner. Today, Jon serves at OMS as a church multiplication facilitator for Central Africa. He also is working with Village Church Planting in digital mapping.