Andy, Melissa, and Elijah Johnson
Andy
and Melissa Johnson were both privileged to grow up in Christian homes under parents who raised
them to love God above all else. They are graduates of Abilene Christian University; Andy received
a BA in Greek followed by an MA in Missions, while Melissa received a BS in Elementary Education with
a minor in Missions. They have both participated in internships in Africa including: Nairobi, Kenya; Mt. Elgon,
Kenya; Mbale, Uganda; and Yatiya, Guinea. They in fact met in Kenya on an internship, were engaged
in Uganda on another, and were then married just over a decade ago in Melissa's home church in the
San Francisco Bay area. They arrived in Burkina Faso along with the Chankins and Burks in September
of 2002 and are overseen by the 10th and Broad church of Christ in Wichita Falls, Texas. They have
been blessed with three children: Elijah (Jan. '06), Amelie (Aug '07), and Isaiah (June '09). They currently
focus on church planting, congregational development, and leadership training, although they are always
open to new directions in which God might send them!