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Charles from Cornwall, and Joyce from Liverpool were married in 1965 and immediately became fully involved with a youth work centred on their home in Cornwall, which grew from small beginnings to over 200. During this time Charles was also working in the family business in Redruth.

The call to full-time ministry came when Charles was asked to be the Coordinator of Cornwall Mission, which was a county-wide initiative to encourage evangelism, and culminated in 10 days of special meetings led by David Watson in Truro Cathedral. They then moved to Sussex to work with Colin Urquhart, where Charles travelled with Colin, and later led the Hyde Leaders Weeks which had a great impact on pastors and ministers from UK and abroad.

Charles and Joyce were closely involved in the Faith Camps held at Peterborough before pioneering Eagle Camp where many people met God in new and transforming ways. After their time in Sussex with Kingdom Faith Ministries they moved to the Bristol area and continued to travel widely in ministry, mainly on the continent in Sweden, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary and East Germany as well as within the UK.

In 1990 they planted Living Waters Church in Clevedon and were the senior leaders until they handed the responsibility to their son Daniel and his wife Tanya.

Charles' first book, “A Man under Authority” focussed on equipping and enabling leaders to serve God more effectively. He has also written “Help Yourself to Health" and two Bible Reading Plans. Joyce’s first two books are practical teaching to enable folk to hear God’s voice more clearly; the title of her first book is “Can you hear God?" and the second “Is there a Word from the Lord?"

Joyce’s book “What do these stones mean?" was inspired by the account of Joshua leading God’s people across the Jordan, when twelve memorial stones were taken from the river to remind the people of God’s faithfulness. Joyce writes about the twelve key things that have impacted and moulded her life.

"Faith Food for Every Day" is a daily devotional drawn from Word for the Week messages, which had been written over a period of more than ten years. It is intended to encourage and implant a faith dimension into daily life.

They continue to write Word for the Week and make a short video, which is available on YouTube and Facebook. They receive feedback from all over the world from those who have been helped and encouraged by this weekly message.

Their new book, "A Real God for Real Life" has just been published. It tells of how God has been active in their lives and how He can do the same things for anyone who trusts Him. It is a sort of autobiography full of testimonies of God at work in every area of life.

Charles and Joyce are actively involved with ministry in the UK. Their travels abroad have diminished in recent years. They are still closely connected to work in The Philipines, Burundi, Pakistan and Cambodia.

They have five married children, eighteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.