Philip Brewer is originally from Siler City, North Carolina, and Grace is from South Korea. They moved to Greensboro in May of this year, although Grace has been working in Greensboro since 2019.
Philip is a Bridge Engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Grace is a Nurse Anesthetist, who gives anesthesia for safe and comfortable surgeries and procedures. They are praying for a dog and waiting for the Lord’s good timing.
Philip enjoys yard work, gardening, hunting, and fishing. Grace says, “I’m not trying to sound so spiritual, but my very favorite thing to do is spend time in the Word and Spirit. It’s just so precious and satisfying to me!” Other things she enjoys are travel, exercise, fellowship, trying new things, cultures, new people and food, cooking, sharing meals with others, hiking, attending meetings, and listening to worship songs, audio books, and sermons.
In their former church, Philip led the Men’s Brotherhood and served with Baptist Men,
and their local Handyman Ministry. (Jim Birdwell - Men’s Brotherhood - Gary Angel, David Moore, Bill Gerringer, Jimmy Sowers, Ray Vawter, and several others, who do these kinds of things, or have worked with Baptist Men, need to meet him!)
Grace’s passion is serving the Lord and His people through medical surgical missions. She has been involved in several surgical missions through Christian mission organizations, such as Mercy Ships and Samaritan’s Purse World Medical Mission/Team.org. She has been trained as a Medical Reserve Corps member at Baptists on Mission and has served for Women’s Ministry, Sunday School, and short-term mission trips. (Bert Bierstedt, with Samaritan’s Purse, and his wife, Heidi, need to meet her, along with Rose Godwin, who has done similar mission activities.)
Philiip and Grace are trying out different Sunday School classes. Philip is looking forward to seeing where God leads him to serve at Friendly. They have both been involved in the prayer service on Sunday morning, and Grace prays with the “Wake Up and Worship” group Monday through Friday mornings most days, depending on her work schedule. She plans to continue to be a part of that. She is also interested in church planting and any other mission work the church is doing. She would like to help missionaries to facilitate their mission work.