Dick & Sue Price,
CMF Field Staff Representatives

Sue and I were raised in the heart of the Midwest, Indiana, and grew with the values instilled there. After our marriage, we attended a church which strongly supports missions and missionaries. On the closing evening of our annual Missions Conference, we asked God what He would have us do. Initially we were directed to minister with men and women who were all combat veterans ranging from World War II through and including Desert Storm and “minor” incursions not well known around the world. This ministry was closed to us after almost ten years as God asked us to move to Jacksonville, NC, and minister to young Marines and sailors at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

This ministry has evolved to Bible studies with young Marines at the School of Infantry, couples studies and mentoring in our home. We also continue relationships by E-mail, telephone and snail mail with young men and women who have either been deployed, transferred elsewhere, or released from active duty.

Our ministry also includes meeting and riding with Marines and sailors on motorcycles around the area and sometimes on trips around the East Coast. Our motorcycle is a great tool for contact and common interest. This, in turn, opens opportunity to share Christ.

One of the most difficult but also the most rewarding aspects of this ministry is that we are often viewed as loving and wise grandparents, parents, mentors, or counselors meeting an unfulfilled need. Developing trust and relationship reveals the real need — Christ.