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Daryl and Laura Carlson are heading to Ukraine as career missionaries with SEND International. Please look at our statement of faith.
Daryl
trusted Jesus as his personal Savior at age seven through his loving,
godly parents. In 2nd grade God prompted Daryl to dedicate his life
to serve the Lord, a desire that strengthened as he grew up in a Bible
believing church. God led Daryl into missions through two short-term
mission trips. In 1996 he spent one year with The Co-Mission in
Magadan, Russia. After returning to Chicago and finishing his
Broadcasting degree at Moody Bible Institute, Daryl served in Southeast
Alaska with KRSA radio for a year and a half. God made clear that
Daryl was to serve Him "full time" at KRSA – but not alone. As he was raising support Daryl met Laura Nickerson.
Laura also accepted Jesus as her personal Savior at a young age through
her loving, godly parents. When Laura was 18, she gave her life
totally to God. She had always felt called to missions. Her
mother says that as soon as she was old enough to talk she would often
say, "I'm going to tell the world about Jesus."
Laura attended Lincoln Christian College and has been involved with many
ministry opportunities. The deepest desire of her heart was to serve full
time as a wife, a mother and a missionary. God miraculously
fulfilled her desires when she met Daryl and was married on August 17th,
2002. Click here to hear read how God brought Daryl and Laura together.
Emily Jeanette Carlson was born on July 21st 2003. She surprised everyone by arriving 3 weeks early while her parents were in Detroit Michigan for training with SEND International. She is a healthy little girl full of smiles. She brings much joy into the family.
Daryl, Laura, and Emily served their first term with SEND in Alaska as part of the Northern Light Network. It was a fruitful time of seeing God use KRSA radio to reach out with the Good News in Southeast Alaska. While on home service in 2007, God lead Daryl and Laura to transfer to Ukraine to join a church planting team. If you want to read how God lead them to this decision, click here to read their August 2007 newsletter.