Drake Martin: A Man of Influence, Leadership, and Friendship

It has been said that you don’t know how much you appreciate something until it is gone. That is  more than appropriate in describing Drake Martin who has just recently passed away at Backbone State Park in NE Iowa. It becomes more and more sad for me as I hear about what happened and the […]

What’s to Come

  Trista and I are officially on campus doing some awesome things!!  Thanks to God’s faithfulness in the fall, we are fully supported and can start helping on campus this spring. There is some exciting things ahead for this semester that I want to share with you: 1. We will both be leading Joshua Team. […]

Married!

Last Saturday,  October 22nd, Trista and I were pronounced “Mr. and Mrs. Jon Pagel” in Saylorville, IA! It was a sweet time of celebration and excitement and we were so happy to have everyone there to make our day so special. You can view more pictures on my Facebook page The next few weeks will […]