Pastor Cris and his wife Mieko were both born in South America.  Pastor Cris is from Uruguay and Mieko from Brazil.  Pastor Cris met Mieko in Okinawa while on his overseas tour as a U.S. Marine.  They have three beautiful daughters. They both attended college. Pastor Cris earned an Associate degree in Management and a double major with Bachelors degree in Management Studies and Psychology from the University of Maryland.  Sister Mieko earned an Associate degree in English from Okinawa International University.  They began attending OKICOG in 2008 and in 2010 Pastor Cris served as the Spanish ministry leader.  Sister Mieko served in the Praise and Worship team and later as the Music Director.  In 2012 they served as church elders and later in 2013, they accepted the call to full time ministry.  They completed their seminary study via the Ministerial Internship Program (MIP) and became credentialed minister through the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee; Pastor Cris was Ordained in 2020, and later in 2023 he became an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God.  The heart of their calling is to share the good news of Gods grace, love and the hope of salvation with their international community, and to prepare believers in disciplining them for their journey of faith in Christ Jesus.