We are Roy, Angela, Nathan and Luke Verrips, a Christian family living in Reidville, South Carolina since the summer of 2022 which is also when Angela's parents, Don and Jenny (Kirkwood) came to life with us.

We are all originally from South Africa, but before immigrating to the US in 2016 we spent about 15 years living as a family in the Middle East. Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was home for most of our time in the gulf, but we also lived for a year in Abu Dhabi, and two years in Doha, Qatar.

We are a bible believing Christian family who strive to put God at the center of our household. Roy and Angela are members of Reidville Presbyterian Church in America.

We pray and trust that God will continue to strengthen us in His mercy and grace, and that we may be a blessing to those He brings across our path.

Our Saviour is Gentle and Lowly in heart. (Matthew 11:29)

Yours in Him

The Verrips Family with Don Kirkwood

(Updated December 2025)

Roy works as a Director of IT for Auro Hotels, a Hotel Ownership company based in Greenville, South Carolina – When he's not working, aside from spending time with his family he loves reading and does a little php, javascript and laravel “on the side.”

You can contact or follow Roy on the following networks:

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Angela works from home as a bookeeper and caring for Roy, Nathan, Luke and Don. Angela is available for hire as a QuickBooks Pro Advisor. Angela further strives to make our home a "safe haven", so enjoys also being a sales consultant for Norwex, North America.
To relax Angela enjoys to knit and crochet. She is an excellent cook and her oven baked macaroni and cheese is legendary. She also enjoys baking cookies and other treats, so come hungry!

Angela's consultant site and social network links are listed below:

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Nathan is twenty four, and loves the Gray Havens Music, Lord of The Rings lore, Grond and playing board games. He graduated from College of DuPage in 2023 as a Certified Opthalmic Technician on his path into a career of optometry/ophthalmology. He is currently enrolled as a part-time student at University of South Carolina Upstate continuing his studies. Nathan currently works full-time as an Opthalmic Scribe at Palmetto Eye & Laser Center in Spartanburg and is a member at Heritage Bible Church in Greenville.

Nathan keeps busy editing and updating a number of Christian websites linked below:

• The Good Portion Book Series
• DonKirkwood.com

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Rachel was born in March 2004 with CMV (i.e. Cytomegalo Virus) – She had chronic hepatitides and severe jaundice from birth that eventually lead to complete liver failure, and she went to be with our Lord in November 2004.
Her constant smile touched everyone it fell upon and we are honoured that God shared her with us and made her part of our family, even for such a short time.

Luke is ninteen years old and loves spending time with people, especially when they can talk through serious things like Covenant Theology, but also Fantasy Fiction from authors like Brandon Sanderson. To fund his passion for Swing Dancing he works in the kitchen at Chic-Fil-A, Duncan. Luke is a member of Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in America

There are some interesting uploads on his YouTube channel (under the handle SkilfulArcher) and some songs he's sung into Instagram (under the handle Skilsings)linked below.

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Don Kirkwood (Angela's dad) has been living with us since 2022 upon immigrating from South Africa. "Dad" or "Wuvie" (as he's known by the kids) works at CTC i.e. Christian Teaching Christians and is a member of Roebuck Presbyterian Church in America.

Don also records a weekly sermon to youtube.

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Angela's Mom, Jenny (Kirkwood) immigrated with her husband, Don from South Africa in 2022 to live with us in Reidville, SC.
Jenny went on ahead to be with our Lord in November, 2024.

We are a Christian (Protestant/Evangelical/Reformed) family who believe the Bible to be God's true word. The below 7-minute video is a brief summary and explaination of "What a Christian is" and "What it is Christians Believe".

What is a Christian?

If you have any questions, feel free to email us.