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own mission’s agency, taking part in speaking at evangelistic crusades, planting churches, and helping to provide fnancial means to grow ministries like his fathers. His photography business - which he opened in 2004 - opens the door to regions that are less open to Christian missionaries. He sees his as a unique calling: to be a channel for relief and fnancial aid, networking with individuals and businesses in the states, and connecting them with ministries in India in order to fuel the work that is being done there. Recalling his parent’s divine appointment in that hospital so many years ago, he is humbled to see how it has snowballed into a large support base and a still thriving ministry so many years later. No success story is without opposition. Amos recalled one day in his childhood that he could never forget: “My brothers were very sick and Mother took them to see a doctor - Father had gone to work at the orphanage offce in the opposite direction.” Left at home with an uncle and one staff person, Amos and his brother Timothy took the opportunity to play cops and robbers all day. Knowing the neighbors were not supportive of their father’s ministry - and knowing full well that they were not allowed over there - the curious child “cops” set an old tape deck in their window to spy on them. They hit the record button, then entirely forgot it was there - caught up in play - until later that evening. As usual, they gathered together that evening and ate dinner by lantern light - their home did not have electricity. Suddenly they remembered that their cassette player was still in the neighbor’s window, crept outside, crawled through the bushes, and retrieved their prize. “For the frst hour we heard nothing, “Amos said, recalling how he played the cassette back, “suddenly there was a serious meeting that took place within

ABOVE Amos and wife Jennifer. Jennifer was pursuing a degree in early childhood education when Amos invited her to take part in an internship at his parent’s school for the summer. She grew up in a family with foster children, and she had a heart to minister to children, so the opportunity looked to be a good ft. She consented to do the internship, and shortly thereafter they were engaged, and then married in 2003.