Meet the Camiolas

John and Missy Camiola moved their family from Chicago to Jos, Nigeria in 2009 to become missionaries in Africa. Over the past 14+ years, they’ve built a life in Nigeria, supporting women and children and serving the Lord.

John and Missy met while attending Moody College in Chicago and have been happily married ever since. Missy is the founder of Grace Gardens & John is the CEO of Camiola Global Resources.

Jocelyn is our oldest. She spent most of her life growing up in Nigeria. She is pursuing her masters in nursing and is praying about using medicine on the mission field one day!

Nikko is our oldest son. He works in the hospitality industry and in 2022 he gave us our first precious grandchild, his son Luca!

Josie attends Liberty University where she is pursuing a nursing degree. She loves to speak about her relationship with the Lord and has a real gift for encouraging others. She just married in July 2023 to Aaron.

Noah is a a fun kid who is always joking around. He is a sophomore in high school and is on the wrestling and soccer team.

Nicole is in 8th grade. She is fun loving girl who loves to do anything artistic. She also loves gymnastics and loves mothering her younger sister and spending time with her friends.

Hadassah is our newest addition to the Camiola family. She was born November 2017. She is a happy little girl that is bringing a lot of joy to our family!

Joshua is in 5th grade this year. He loves snuggling with his dogs and anything that has to do with sharks. Joshua is an energetic boy who keeps us on our toes!


Thank you for your support.

Our family has been so blessed on our journey and we are truly thankful for your prayers, messages, words of encouragement, and more.