It was a natural progression for them. It began while working in Corporate America and serving the sent in various ways. They were inspired by their stories and eventually heard the call to serve fulltime in South East Asia.
Upon returning to the States they knew they needed to ramp up their efforts in Member Care so while Kevin served as Missions Pastor of their church they began to refine what it meant to actually care for those working abroad.
In 2011, they decided to formalize this process by founding Twelve Springs, Inc. to officially focus their efforts on Member Care.
They serve as Elders in their local church and Gina continues her 30-year history of leading worship and training the emerging worship leaders of tomorrow.
The McNelly's have two grown, married sons and a growing brood of grandchildren. Mei Ling is their daughter, adopted from China as an infant, who is an aspiring Missionary. She enjoys meeting people who are working around the world and she is a great source of encouragement for TCK's and children in general.