Hometown: Kristin – Tallahassee, FL, Mario – Nicaragua, but raised in Parkland, FL

Outreach: Florida State University (Go Noles!)

Year of Graduation: 2022 for both of us

College Major: Kristin – Social Work, Mario – Psychology

Where we live now: Charlotte, North Carolina

Our family: We have four sons: An 18-year-old freshman at the University of Alabama, a 14-year-old high school freshman, a 12-year-old 7th grader, and an 8-year-old 3rd grader

Our occupations: Kristin – busy homeschool mom, Mario – marriage therapist, traveling speaker and podcast host

Brothers we know best: Br. Ray, Br. Allen and Br. Sam

Favorite Brotherhood memory:
Kristin – Praise and worship at a Lord’s Day and late-night fellowship and prayer following the Easter Vigil.
Mario – My freshman fall retreat and experiencing Christ for the first time in my life, being prayed over, meeting new friends, and having honest conversations in the confessional.

How the Brotherhood shaped our life:
Our time in the outreach at FSU was foundational to our understanding of our faith and ability to pray. We are forever grateful for the Brotherhood and how those four years in college helped us become the people we are today.

Our service: Always Hope Podcast (Listen on any podcasting app or faithandmarriage.org/alwayshope)

Favorite Saint: St. Joseph

Favorite ways to pray: In the mountains surrounded by God’s creation

Favorite Bible quote: “Do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.” Matthew 6:34

Virtue we are working on right now: Wisdom