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Reverend John Gray

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Reverend John Gray
Union Mission Superintendent
John Gray was born on July 4th, 1965 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He has one brother and two half sisters. Family problems led their parents to place John and his brother, Jimmy, in Hope Haven Children's Home in Virginia Beach, when John was 6 years old. Through the ministry of Hope Haven, John came to accept Jesus as his Savior when he was 7 and Hope Haven became his home. John attended Kellam High School, and in 1988, graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelors Degree in Finance.

In February 1988, John rededicated his life to the Lord and felt the Lord's call on his life to full time Christian service. Answering that call, he enrolled at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. During his school years, John worked as

Rev. John Gray grew up at Hope Haven Children's Home.

a professional painter. While in college, he continued to paint and served at a church in Lynchburg, VA., spending summers as a Counselor at Camp Hope Haven. His time at the church and as a Camp Counselor gave John a heart to serve inner-city children. It was after his 2nd semester in seminary that God made it clear to John that he'd return to work at the Union Mission in some capacity.

In 1991, John joined the staff of the Union Mission, after the sudden passing of father figure and Associate Director, Leroy Vaughan. He continued working toward his degree and graduated from Liberty in 1992 with a Theology Degree. 1991 was another momentous time in his life, when John met Jill Adams, a teacher at a Christian elementary school. They dated for two years and were married on September 11, 1993. Jill joined John in the ministry where he serves as the Mission Superintendent and she serves as the Family Shelter Supervisor. They live at Hope Haven with their two children Abigail and Joshua.

John's life verse is 1 Timothy 1:12. “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.”

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