Jason, Sonia, Gabriel and Giovanna Butler
The Butler family exists to spread a passion for God's glory among the least-reached peoples of the world.

Jason grew up in seven different states in the United States. He was reared in a nominally Christian home, but did not come to know the Lord Jesus Christ until he was 16 years old. Soon thereafter he sensed the Lord's call on his life for fulltime ministry. In 1987, he helped Dr. Bill Jones found Crossover Communications International (CCI), a mission agency which focuses on church planting among the least reached peoples of Eurasia. After graduating from Georgia State University in 1989 with a degree in sociology and a minor in Spanish, Jason moved to Brussels, Belgium, where he served as the Youth Pastor at the International Baptist Church until 1994, and ministered among the diverse international community in Brussels, as well as throughout Western and Eastern Europe. While in Brussels he completed his masters degree in practical theology but, more significantly, through his study of the Bible and books like John Piper's Let the Nations Be Glad, he became increasingly aware of God's desire to be glorified among all the peoples of the world, especially those totally unreached with the Gospel. With this growing conviction came a sense that God was leading him in a new direction. By 1996, under the Holy Spirit's leadership, and realizing the huge missionary potential of the rapidly growing Brazilian Church, Jason moved to Brazil in order to partner with Dr. Roberto Silvado to found CCI-Brasil, a Brazilian missions organization focused on planting churches among Muslims in Eurasia. He continues to serve as Executive Director of that organization, as well as write, recruit, preach, teach and train for missions in numerous churches, conferences and seminaries each year, and is currently working on a doctorate in missiology.

Not long after beginning to minister in Brazil, Jason fell head over heels in love with an incredible Brazilian named Sonia, who shared his passion for God's glory among the nations. Sonia holds a bachelors degree in Physical Education from the Federal University of Paraná and is certified by the Cooper Institute as a personal trainer. While she enjoys working as a personal trainer and aerobics instructor, her real joy comes from rearing their two small children, Gabriel ( Dec. 1st, 1998) and Giovanna (May 24th, 2001), supporting Jason and participating with him in ministry, and discipling young women to be faithful followers and worshippers of the Father.