Holton, Ike & Joanne

Ike and Joanne both grew up attending church, but it wasn’t until their early adulthood, when Ike was serving as a dental officer in the U.S. Air Force and Joanne was in college, that they both began to grow in their relationships with Christ. After marrying in 1992, they worked with college-age students at church and participated in several short-term medical missions. During this time, both began to sense a call to full-time ministry.

In 2006 they became involved with Medical Campus Outreach—a campus ministry that seeks to disciple and equip future healthcare providers to bring the healing of the gospel to the world. They’ve had the opportunity to cultivate relationships with dental and medical students and their wives through leading Bible studies, one-on-one discipleship, and on short-term student medical missions.

The Lord has called Ike and Joanne and their team of 11 adults and 10 children to pioneer a student ministry on an international medical campus in Cusco, Peru. Through discipleship, mentoring, and living out the gospel in community, they will model evangelistic healthcare to Peruvian students, equipping them to bring the healing of the gospel to Peru and beyond.