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Mark Stewart Phillips

September 17, 1966 - June 3, 2020
Service
Grace Community Church
2008 N FM 56
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
254-897-3320 |
Saturday 6/6, 2:00 pm

In Lieu of flowers please send memorials to The Word for the World International : https://give.twftw.org/give/263780/#!/donation/checkout 

 

Cemetery
Squaw Creek Cemetery
Hwy 67 East to CR 303 North
Rainbow, TX 76077

Mark Stewart Phillips was born to Jack and Geraldine Phillips on September 17, 1966, in Kijabe, Kenya. He passed away on June 3, 2020, in Glen Rose, Texas, after a four month journey with cancer. Service: 2:00 PM. Saturday, June 6, 2020, Grace Community Church, Glen Rose, Interment: Squaw Creek Cemetery.

Mark lived a full life which impacted people around the globe. He was reared in the country of Kenya, in East Africa. After graduating high school at Rift Valley Academy, he attended Kansas State University where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. He next attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master’s of Divinity.

Mark and his wife Cara (Kirkpatrick) were high school sweethearts who were married on December 17, 1988.

Mark and Cara returned to Kenya in 1996, where they taught and ministered at a Kenyan high school for two years. In 1998, they returned to the USA, and he began working at Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose, Texas, in 1999. The family went back to East Africa in 2003 and lived and worked in Tanzania. Mark primarily focused on building relationships and assisting with a group translating the Bible into the local language of Kilughuru. This legacy continues, as the translation is nearly finished. The men he discipled during that time continue in the work and are involved in multiple other translations as well. In 2009, the Phillips family moved back to Glen Rose, Texas. After several odd jobs, Mark began working as an education specialist at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. This combined his love of creation and his passion for education.

Mark delighted in creation, but even more so, he delighted in the Creator. His life’s desire was to know Jesus better and to make Him known to others. Mark lived and loved fully.

Mark is survived by Cara and their four children and two sons-in-law: Caitlynn and Ryan Bernardy, Laurynn and Blake Randall, Benjamin Phillips, and Natalynn Phillips. Family members also include his mother Geraldine Coon and step-father Roger Coon, sisters Deborah Tegtmeier and Rebekah Schuit and their spouses, brothers John Phillips and Peter Phillips and their spouses, and many nieces and nephews.

Soli Deo Gloria.

In Lieu of flowers please send memorials to The Word for the World International :

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Grace Community Church
2008 N FM 56
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
254-897-3320 | Map
Saturday 6/6, 2:00 pm

In Lieu of flowers please send memorials to The Word for the World International : https://give.twftw.org/give/263780/#!/donation/checkout 

 

Cemetery
Squaw Creek Cemetery
Hwy 67 East to CR 303 North
Rainbow, TX 76077
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Mark Stewart Phillips was born to Jack and Geraldine Phillips on September 17, 1966, in Kijabe, Kenya. He passed away on June 3, 2020, in Glen Rose, Texas, after a four month journey with cancer. Service: 2:00 PM. Saturday, June 6, 2020, Grace Community Church, Glen Rose, Interment: Squaw Creek Cemetery. Mark lived a fullContinue Reading

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Myrtice Owens left a message on June 13, 2020:
Cara and family, You have been in my heart and prayers through these many days of difficulties. May the Lord wrap His arms of comfort and peace around you all. You have my deepest sympathy and continued prayers. Myrtice Owens, Emeritus Tanzania & Kenya .
Edith left a message on June 8, 2020:
I remember those evenings when Mark led our Bible Study group at Nyeri Baptist High School.. He invited us to his house where we shared the word of God and enjoyed chai and cookies which Cara made for the Bible Study members. After I graduated from High School I went to college... I was so happy to meet the Phillips again In Brackenhurst.... Cara and I had our own Bible Study once a week before I checked in to work... Their home was always open for everyone.. I didn´t get to see the Phillips after I left for Germany, but I treasure those memories, those smiles and the chai times... In a little while we will meet again. Peace be with you Cara and the family... Mungu awabariki sana, na awape Amani...
David-Darlene Noden left a message on June 6, 2020:
If we had space, we could write a book on memories of Mark. He was a true brother to our son who grew up with him in Machakos, Kenya as missionary kids. Mark was in and around our home very often as he and Bruce played, then when to the little local school in Machakos and finally went off to Rift Valley Academy where they spent those remaining years from about 5th grade up and through high school. We loved the Phillip family and spent a great deal of time in their home. We shared much mutual fellowship over the years and we will every hold Mark and Cara in our hearts for years to come. Our hearts and love go out to Cara and the family as they step into a new normal that only God can and will fill for them. Cara and family we deeply love you and pray for you.
Mwarumba Mwavita left a message on June 6, 2020:
Jamii yangu wakati wetu Nyeri (1996-97). Nawaombea Mungu awafariji na kuwakumbatia wakati huu mgumu wa huzuni ya kumpoteza mpendwa wenu Mark. Poleni sana na Mungu awape neema na nguvu.
Jon Casimir left a message on June 6, 2020:
I (Jon Casimir) met Mark in 1985. We were in a Bible study together at Kansas State University. Mark asked me to disciple him in October of 1985. Honestly, he should have been disciplining me. He was a good and faithful man. Toward the end of the spring semester we had an overnight fishing trip with several friends. I had been vaccinated for yellow fever earlier in the day. That night I awoke with a high fever and Mark drove me home at 2 am. The fishing trip was a bust but our friendship was golden. I will always remember Mark's infectious smile, kindness and love for Jesus. He was a man we should all aspire to be like. He will be missed. Can't wait to see him again in heaven.
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