Kostner Family

Paul (from Illinois) and Beth (from Tennessee) Kostner met on a 1983 Teen Missions Team to the Philippines. They were married in 1986 and joined the staff of TMI in 1990. Paul and Beth learned that God has a sense of humor when, after adopting their daughter Lindsay (from the Philippines) at three years of age, siblings Colton and Danae promptly followed to the amazement of the doctors. Lindsay is now 12 years old, Colton is eight, Danae is seven, and BJ (adopted from Vietnam in 2002) is five. They claim that BJ is definitely the caboose.

Paul's previous training comes in handy as he is the head of the US Teams Department where he is responsible for all the travel arrangements of the staff and summer teams. He is also responsible for all the correspondence between the missionaries and TMI, along with phone calls and emails from the parents. Beth also works in the US Teams Department where she registers all the team members, leaders and volunteers. She is also responsible for obtaining visas for the team members. They both serve on the Governing Board of Teen Missions.

On the weekends they are usually juggling themselves between soccer games as all four children play--many times at the same time, but different fields! Lord willing, they are planning on leading the teen team to China this summer.