Roy
Roy was born to a wonderful Christian family in 1952. Roy had the privilege of parents who prayed and set an incredible example by living like Jesus daily. Their lives had the most influence on Roy's decision to become a Christian when he was in Grade eleven. (Standard nine) He has always had a flair for youth ministry and has given the past 28 years, except for two-and-a-half years in a small village as the pastor of a small church, to full time youth ministry. In February 2005, Roy moved back to Pastor an adult ministry and is now a District Pastor at Christian Centre, East London.
Mandy
Mandy was born in 1953 and was the second of four children. Mandy's mother died when Mandy was just twelve years old. This resulted in her maturing at a very young age, taking on the responsibilities her mother used to carry, like cooking, ironing, washing and the like. She lost her father to alcohol shortly after her mother died and soon became the victim of an abandoned child and spent several years in a children's home before being fostered by a family in East London. This family used to attend the church where Roy and Mandy met. Mandy chose to follow Jesus at this church. Mandy is a professional nurse at St Dominic's Hospital in East London.
Roy
& Mandy
Roy
and Mandy met at the Central Full Gospel Church, East London in 1968. Looking
back, both Roy and Mandy realize that even though it took another 5 years before
they dated for the first time, it was love at first site . The reason for this
long period before they dated was two fold. One, Mandy was in a committed
relationship and two, Roy was a very shy person. While in the army in
1971, Roy, who had now gained confidence, heard that Mandy and her boy friend had broken up and quickly called
Mandy to set up a date on a weekend-off from the army. The rest is history. On
the 1st June 1974, Roy
and Mandy married and were blessed with 3 beautiful children over the next 8 years of
their marriage. In June 2006, they celebrated 32 years together as husband and wife.
Bradley, their oldest son is now 30, Brendon 28 and Janey 23. The family continues to grow with
four incredibly beautiful grand
daughters and one handsome fantastic grandson.
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