Jun and Jean Uriarte

Some love stories are measured in anniversaries.

Jun and Jean Uriarte's has been measured in continents crossed, communities built, and faith handed down like a torch that never goes out.

They met as students at the University of the Philippines. Jun later earned his Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University, but their real education was only beginning.

They married on September 8, 1968, and built a life rich in what matters most: five children and eight grandchildren.

The turning point came in 1992 when they joined Couples for Christ. What began as a commitment to their own spiritual growth grew into a global mission. They carried the Gospel to Myanmar, Laos, Hungary, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand. In places where Christ is little known, Jun and Jean became living proof that faith changes everything it touches.

Jun served in the CFC International Council from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2023 to 2025. He chairs the CFC Institute and remains a member of the CFC Board of Elders. But titles don't tell the real story. What defines them is simpler: they serve together, always.

Like their biblical namesakes, Aquila and Priscilla, Jun and Jean have never separated their marriage from their mission. Their home has been a house church. Their marriage has been a ministry. Their love for each other has pointed others to a Love that never fails.

Through these monthly letters, written over more than three decades, they invite you into their journey. Not as spectators, but as fellow pilgrims. They write with the wisdom of age and the wonder of two people still discovering God's faithfulness, still growing, still saying yes.

Their legacy is not in the countries they have visited or the positions they have held. It is in the lives they have touched, the marriages they have strengthened, and the next generation they have inspired to believe that holiness is not reserved for monks and mystics. It is for ordinary married couples willing to walk together toward the Light.