David Holt grew up in Summerville, GA.  He was first called to ministry at the age of 16.  This was a struggle for him at the time as he was active and successful in the sport of rodeo.  He began holding worship services at the weekend competitions.  He was mentored by various Christian men including Royal Ambassadors teachers and especially Charlie Lowry, the first president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes – Cowboy Chapter.  He was called to missions while a part of the Baptist Student Union at Truett McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga.

David & Alisha met at Shorter College and were married on October 1, 1994.  They moved to Ft. Worth, TX  in 1996 so that David could attend Southwestern Seminary.  They traveled to Argentina for the first time with Global Missions Fellowship in July of 1999.  This mission trip served to confirm a suspicion that Argentina would be a good fit for them!  Growing up in Texas, Alisha began to study Spanish in the 6th grade and was blessed with teachers who instilled in her a love for not only the language but the Latin culture as well.  Her studies continued through college.  From January to May of 1993, she served through the International Service Corps in Mexico City.  David’s interest in Argentina was whetted through seminary professors at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  The following semester, David and IMB missionary Steve Woods began to spend time together.   As Steve shared his love for the Criollo people and the ministry developing in the northern provinces, and David shared their conversations with Alisha, they began to understand God was calling them to serve among the Criollo as well.

Elijah

Nicholas

They arrived on the field July 29, 2002.  David and Alisha are church planters working all over the province of Corrientes.  They currently live in Corrientes Capital, Corrientes with their two sons Elijah and Nicholas