Johnathan Chancey (07) was nominated by his wife, Bethany McGowan (06) Chancey. Bethany said, “John's desire to do His best for the glory of God is such an encouragement to me. I started to realize his determination when my grades went up after we started dating! He wanted to help me to do my best...even though I just wanted to have fun!”

“John graduated in May of 2007 and we were married less than a month later. He was ordained a couple weeks after the wedding, and we packed up all of our stuff and moved to North Carolina. He had been offered a position there as student minister (youth pastor). This past summer, John was promoted to assistant pastor and is now overseeing the youth AND the college/singles group. He doesn't look at more responsibility as a reason to complain, but as more opportunities to serve the God he loves.
 
I am his wife, so I see him on his good and bad days. I can say that his life still shines for Jesus even when he's going through a rough time. Last summer, John lost a very close friend. This was the hardest time we've been through as husband and wife. I was scared of how John was going to deal with the pain. Satan wanted the victory in his life, but we serve a God who is greater than Satan. John grew closer to the Lord during this difficult time. Heaven seems closer to us and we want to do everything we can to see as many people we can there with us.”

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