Medical school, residency, and a fellowship, twelve years later, he and his family began a ten year period as missionaries in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. While in the Middle East they came to love many christian and muslim arabs. Here they learned that God calls us to obedience, not to success. From Al Ain He led us to Amherst in 1985 where he practiced for 22 years as a general surgeon. In October 2007 he became President and CEO of Project MedSend an organization that assumes educational debt for all types of medical missionaries.

Gina and Daryl were married in 1965. They have three adult children and four grandchildren. Their kids live in Chicago, Hookset and Shanghai, China. Their great joy is spending time with their kids and grandkids.

As an elder at CCA Daryl thrills to see God's hand at work in our midst. Shepherding the building of our present facility was a spiritual growth time as we saw God open doors and hearts and pocketbooks. He believes we are about to expand our horizons as a church as we share Christ along the way.

Scott Field was born in 1958 in Lowell, MA and grew up in Nashua, NH. After High School, he spent some time working, before following an interest in aviation. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Aviation Technology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in December 1982. His career followed through a few turns including Logistics Engineer, Technical Writer, and various roles as IT support professional. He is presently employed as a PC Specialist at Hollis Brookline High School.

He married his wife Jennifer in May 1987. They were blessed with twins, Timmy and Amanda, in November 1994. Jen had come to the, Lord prior to their marriage, but had been away from Him. She came into relationship with Him again at Nashua Baptist Church and was baptized April 1997. They rededicated their marriage in Christ as Christians in July 1998. Timmy and Amanda both accepted Christ and were baptized in 2002. They live in Merrimack, NH and have been attending Christ's Church of Amherst since 2003.

Scott has lived most of his life as an ardent atheist. Oswald Chambers writes, "Christ sometimes has to wreck a life before he can save it." He found himself in such a situation in the latter part of 1995. God got his attention and started a series of amazing events that led him step-by-step to examine what he believed and to look at the message and promises of Jesus Christ. It started with his reluctant attendance to a Christmas event "Back To Bethlehem" at Nashua Baptist Church in December 1995 and his first real exposure to Christianity. They continued through to his acceptance of Christ as his Lord and Savior in January 1998.

It has been a never-ending adventure since as God has helped him learn about God and himself and their relationship together and with those around him. This has led him to an interest in people and their belief systems, Christian Apologetics, Philosophy, Psychology, and study of other religions.

He feels, "I have missed people for a large part of my life; I don't want to miss people anymore, especially my family. God has taught me so much about relationships, what they are, and how important they are. The best part is He's still teaching me and I'm still learning. And as an Elder, I get to see and help Shepard relationships in the Body at Christ's Church."

Richard Griffin grew up in Tennessee, and went to college as a Music Education major, planning to be a band director. Jesus had other plans, though, and pulled him into His kingdom as a freshman in college, sometime between 10:00 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. on March 19, 1973 - primarily as a result of the witness of his voice teacher, Vicki Terrell. God called him into the pastorate that night. He transferred to Gordon College in Massachusetts his junior year, where he met Pam; they married in 1977.

After seminary, he pastored churches in Sumner, Nebraska, Oak Park, Illinois and Wilton, New Hampshire. Between those churches he worked stints at Abbott Labs and Baldwin Pianos; he currently writes technical courseware on Nortel Networks' Ethernet switches.

Pam and Richard came to Christ's Church in 2003; he became an Elder in 2005. They have three kids; their two oldest children are currently in college in Tennessee.

You might bump into Richard in the line at the service desk at Home Depot, or in the aisles at Milford Paint. (They're restoring a Victorian Painted Lady in Wilton.) You might also see him in the Science Fiction reader's group at the Toadstool Bookshop in Milford or picking through the walnut at Currier lumber.

Mostly, Richard enjoys the people of Christ's Church and he enjoys seeing God work through them to build Jesus into one other. He is active in several small groups (ask him about them!) and in enjoys developing new leaders.

Peter Havens

Richard E. Johnson grew up in a christian home and attended an Evangelical Covenant Church.

He graduated from Wheaton College in 1967, then went on to medical school. He now works as a Staff Surgeon with Dartmouth Hitchcok here in New Hampshire.

Dick and Kristen Johnson have been married for 39 yearrs and have 3 married daughters as well as 7 grandchildren!

In ministry, Dick has served as an Elder during the early years of CCA. He coordinated the Teaching Ministry, was a small group leader, and did premarital counseling. He is now a member of the CARE Team, CCA's newest ministry of lay counselors.

Dick is a trustee of the Christian Medical Dental Associations, and he and Kris serve on the Marriage Commission of CMDA.