Meet The Rakes Family!
Since we haven’t been gathering in person for 4 months (and counting), I wanted to take the opportunity and share with our community some newer Attendees within Savior’s community.
If you haven’t already met the wonderful Rakes Family, join me in getting to know them!
Who is in your family (children, pets, etc.)?
Our family consists of John (JP), Marissa, Samuel (age 6), Ana (age 3), Lydia (age 1.5), and Abigail (Lydia’s twin who lives in Heaven).
Where do you live? Where are you from?
We currently live in Warrenville. JP is originally from Portsmouth, Virginia and Marissa is from Holland, Michigan. We both went to Wheaton College, met there while living on brother/sister floors, got jobs here after graduation, and have decided to stay in this area.
How long have you been coming to Church of the Savior?
We started coming to Savior in December.
In your time at Savior so far, what have you enjoyed most?
The church has been very welcoming and friendly and has the feel of a church family. We have also appreciated the ways that the church is honest about the difficult aspects and struggles of faith.
What do you do when your family is not at church? (job, hobbies, etc.)
JP is a choral conductor and music professor. Marissa teaches high school math. We especially enjoy playing board games and baseball as a family. Samuel in particular is a huge baseball and Cubs fan, and we frequently play baseball in our yard or at the baseball field across the street.
What has been a surprising gift to your family during this time of COVID?
Normally, life is really hectic with work and evening rehearsals, and we don’t get to spend a lot of quality time together. We’ve appreciated being able to be together as a family. Samuel and Ana have been growing closer during this time, and it’s been a huge blessing to spend so much of Lydia’s first 19 months with her and to see many of her milestones that we might have missed.