Hello from the Bittner family! I, Michaella, and my husband, Brian, are the parents of four wonderful boys with a 5th baby on the way! Both Brian and myself were raised in a Bible believing and teaching church in Virginia. We’re all Americans by birth, except the youngest who was born Canadian, but we are so excited to see how God has led us to Canada and continues to keep us here.
Brian originally intended to become a youth pastor and I became an x-ray technologist, but we loved ministering in our church. We never felt particularly gifted in evangelism or missionary work, but when both of us were challenged to go into cross-cultural church planting, we didn’t have a reason to say no. We attended a 2-year Bible program and have continued to pursue missions ever since. We first came to Canada for the mission training we received from Ethnos, but are now enroute to serving in cross-cultural church planting in the Arctic.
We seek to do missions as a family since we see our home and children as the first responsibility God has given us. Our kids play a vital role as we travel, visit churches, meet individuals, and seek to serve the Lord in all that we say and do. Our eldest, Olivander, makes us laugh and never gets tired of the endless journeys we make. Inica helps keep us grounded and has an attitude of joy unshakeable that we’re all wishing we could emulate. Leicori is a never-ending source of excitement and always has an idea for what to do next. Kilegend tempers all our different personalities through his sweet smiles, laughs, and endless love for adventure. And we look forward to what the newest member will bring to our family!
We hope to arrive at our field of service soon and continue our journey of service to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. We plan to serve as remote church-planters, learning the language and culture of the people and then presenting the gospel through clear Biblical teaching and exegesis. The highest goal is to see a church comprised of indigenous believers thriving with a Bible in their heart-language. We love being a part of the work God has set for the church to do, this side of Heaven. We know we are nothing special in and of ourselves, but God gives grace to the humble and chooses to use those who rely on Him. We love being a part of this mission and we’re excited to encourage others to join us in the ministry God is doing world-wide. Come join us and find out what God would do through you!