Since 2013, Christof und Anja Schmid have been going through life together. Our biggest desire is to serve the Lord in the place that He chooses for us and to do His will there.
In Summer 2019, after two years of training with Apostolic Movement International in Califonia, we moved to Tijuana, Mexico. At about the same time, our daughter, Ziva Nuryah, was born in San Diego, California.
Through one of our friends, we found our current church, Calvary Chapel Rosarito (CCR) in the neighboring town Rosarito. Since its founding in 2002, CCR planted 25 new churches in North and Central and America and practically every service, people give their lives to Jesus. In July 2020, the Senior Pastor offered us a position as staff members (missionaries) that we gladly accepted.
More About Christof
That’s me
- Bald head
- Allrounder
- Problem solver
- Expressive
- Loves to try new things
My convictions
- God IS love and wants nothing more than to be with us
- Every believer can hear His voice
- Free will and God’s omniscience are not contradictory
- Coffee is an “acquired” taste
As a missionary, it is important to me that people…
- are being led into a rich relationship with the Lord.
- learn to hear the voice of the Lord.
- are being set free.
My favorite bible verses
- John 10:27 (NKJV) My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
- Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
- Isaiah 50:4 (NKJV) The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.
More About Anja
I have known for a very long time that…
- God is real.
- I want to emigrate.
- I want to work for the Lord.
- I want to marry a handyman.
As a missionary, I want to…
- lead people in God’s presence.
- encourage people and give them hope.
- teach people how they can hear the voice of the Lord.
- help people to overcome their past and to live their new life with and through Christ.
- support people to discover and reach the full potential that God has placed inside of them.
My favorite bible verses
- Psalm 18:29-30 (NKJV) For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
- Isaiah 30:19-21 (NKJV) For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you. And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore, but your eyes shall see your teachers. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.
- Isaiah 42:1-4 (NKJV) Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands shall wait for His law.
- Isaiah 43:1-4 (NKJV) But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; therefore I will give men for you, and people for your life.”
- Isaiah 61:1-4 (NKJV) “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to [a]heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
More About Ziva
What I like
- Animals
- Plants, especially flowers
- Music
- Smartphones, keyboards and screens
- Jewelry and watches
- Mommy’s shoes
- Clothes
- Toilet paper
- Toilet flushing
- Water, especially the shower
My favorite toys
- IKEA camel “Sandjägare”
- Wooden blocks in purple and red
- Everything with music
- Books, especially the ones that include tactile elements, like fur
My favorite food
- Cheese
- Cottage cheese
- Hard boiled egg
- Peas
- Store bought puréed fruit in squeeze bottle