Chad and Dargan Phillips

Chad and Dargan

Chad was raised in a missionaries home, spending the majority of his life in Africa and Holland.  Chad's grandfather (Everett Phillips) was the first Assemblies of God missionary to Nigeria, in 1939.  Chad's parents returned to Africa in 1960.  When Chad was 4 months old he started his MK experience.  In 1976 God redirected the Phillips family from Africa to Europe!  In 1985, during Chad's junior year of high school, his father (Donald) passed away.  Chad's mother (Theola) continued in missions for another 15 years in Singapore.  After high school, The American School of The Hague, Chad went to North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, MN.  He spent four years earning a Degree in Pastoral Studies. It was at North Central Bible College that Chad met his beautiful bride, Dargan.  Dargan comes from a military home.  Her father, William Graham, spent twenty-two years in the United States Air Force.  Because of that Dargan moved frequently as she was growing up.  Following Bible school, Chad and Dargan were married and served as youth pastors at Aurora First Assembly of God in Colorado, under the leadership of Pastor Howard Cummings.  After 3 years in Aurora, God directed them to Christian Center in Brussels, Belgium.  They served as missionaries to the youth of Europe from 1994 to 2004 when they assumed the leadership of the International Society of Missionary Kids (ISMK).

Katherine  (Emily Katherine)

Katherine was born on  September 11th, 1996.   She was born in Brussels, Belgium... our little Brussels Sprout!  She was enrolled in a Belgian, French-speaking school, a Christian international school, homeschooled, and is in an American public school – she has seen them all!  She loves her MK experience, and loves being around other MKs.  Her favorite time of the year is summer, when she gets to be with hundreds of other MKs during Missionary Renewal.

Graham (Graham Everett) 

Graham was born on November 24th, 1999 in Raleigh North Carolina while the Phillips family was on furlough.  He loves sports, and plays on several sports teams throughout the year.   In 2009 Graham played on his first official soccer team, scoring 3 goals his first game!  He enjoys playing basketball, and collecting NBA basketball cards. He too loves being an MK!