20 | Phoenix Christian Preparatory | Winter 2021
MARK MEYERS ’79 Mark, share a little about yourself! I attended PC, and graduated in 1979. I transferred as a sophomore when we moved from Tucson. I played baseball, was involved in student council, and I am still in touch with my two best friends Ken and Mike from that era. Looking back, I’m amazed at how faithful God is and how challenging life can be. I have been married for 36 1/2 years. We met at Wheaton College. We have two amazing children, Allie and Bethany (18-year-old twins adopted from China). They attend Timothy Christian. Bethany is planning to study Music Ed. and signed to play at Taylor. Allie has signed to play VB at Bethel University. We want our girls to have a Christian education—to have friends and potentially a spouse from a Christ-centered environment. I sell commercial real estate for senior care, assisted living, and hospitals. This has been interesting in this COVID environment. It has been a faith builder! COVID has drawn me closer to God and my spouse. It is a pressure point—it
either pushes you closer together or pulls you further apart.
Tell us a little about the inner-city ministry you have been involved in. When I was at Christian High, race was not really an issue. My daughters’ school is very diverse, and we love that they have that opportunity. When everything happened with George Floyd, I am not sure what it was about that incident, it just really got to me. I felt an urging, “I must do more.” I have tried mentoring guys with drug abuse issues, but I didn’t feel like I made a difference. The director of the drug abuse program, Stanely, is an amazing man. I decided to call him and
