Chris Hess
Canada
Chris is a member missionary sent out from Hampton Park. She moved to Nova Scotia in 1983. The Lord introduced her to Nova Scotia through participating in a summer missionary training program. She grew up in a small town in northwest Ohio and finds that the small, close knit family ties people have in Nova Scotia remind her of her hometown.
Chris lives on Cape Breton, an approximately 100 mile-long by 80 mile-wide island, which is connected to mainland Nova Scotia by a causeway. About 150,000 people live on Cape Breton Island. Many live in two main areas that are surrounded by small, scattered villages.
When Chris moved to Nova Scotia, the Lord first opened the door to help a small work in one of the larger towns on the southern part of Cape Breton Island. Then in 1996, the Lord opened the door to go further north and live among the people in the highlands of Cape Breton. Currently, she lives in the small fishing village of Pleasant Bay and branches out from there to other small villages to share the true Biblical hope found in Christ and His Word. Some of her outreach ministries include children's Bible camps and Bible clubs, teen training, and ladies Bible studies and workshops as well as one-on-one discipleship opportunities. She is thankful to be able to share Christ's love with the people in these villages.