The Miner family serve at Rift Valley Academy (RVA). RVA is AIM’s boarding school founded to support missionaries across Africa. Mix works as an art and media design teacher while Katie hopes to work in administration once their children are old enough.

Mix grew up in the Middle-East, where his parents were missionaries. He was there for 17 years until he moved to Austria for his studies. There he met Katie, a farmer girl from the rolling hills of Upper Austria. Both had a heart for God’s Kingdom as they served in a small English-speaking international church in Linz, where they led the music group and the youth group. Mix was part of the leadership team as well as serving as interim pastor for a short time. However, since the beginning of their relationship, both felt the pull to international missions, should God ever open those doors.

They heard about the need at RVA and began the process of praying, researching and asking questions. Could this be what God had been preparing them for? Katie is a trained administrator with years of experience managing the budget of several hospitals. Mix has a master’s degree in education with a focus on Visual Development and Media Design. Both have had experience serving youth and international communities. It is crazy how sometimes God sets the stage for things years in advance!

 The Miners currently have three children, but only the oldest, Avery, seems to consciously share her parents’ excitement. Baby Eliana and her big brother Aiden are just along for the ride for now. However, all pray that their work keeps missionaries in the field who would otherwise need to return home.

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