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Interview with Ross & Christine Paterson

31 May 2024

By FieldPartner

Enjoy the wisdom and inspiration of over a century combined missions experience, as we sit down with our founders, Ross & Christine Paterson, sharing about their respective journies to the mission field, their complicated journey to marriage, and the ups and downs of serving multiple nations in the far East for decades. They make a great team!

Ross and Christine went to the field without any training – to discover what they wish they had known, check out our courses here.

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