By Denzil Lim Posted on February 6, 2014 | News | No comment

This years Young Alumni of the Year award will be given to a husband and his wife. Two young alums will be honored for their dedication and sacrifice to a local neighborhood in Fort Worth.

Dr. Randy Brown and Anda Brown are married and live in one of the worst places in Fort Worth. Randy Brown decided, after years of meditating with God and talking to his wife, to dedicate himself to a life of full-time ministry to teach and minister to children, including seven of theirs, in the Como neighborhood.

According to ACU Alumni Association, Randy and Anda were high school sweethearts that met again on campus. Randy, who was a pre-med major, and Anda, an English education major, married one semester before Randys graduation in May and Andas in August, December, 1993.

Randys dream of being a doctor stuck with him since the age of five, when his mother said the family needed a doctor.

He always had a calling towards ministry, Anda said.

When he talked about missions, I thought he was crazy, she said. I really wanted the typical doctor lifestyle. Thankfully, God had other plans.

While in school, Randy and Anda participated in many Spring Break Campaigns. One trip to Romania had the biggest impact on Randy. He said he felt a strong calling from God to quit medical school and focus on ministry.

When Randy revealed his plans to Anda, she said, We had been married six months, so that was unsettling.

On a month-long mission trip to Togo, West Africa in 2000, Randy felt the calling again to do missions full-time. However, the couple was not in agreement. The family moved a lot because of Randys practice in residency, and they joined the Christ Fellowship Church in Grapevine.

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Couple receives Young Alumni of the Year