About Us
Our Founders
The LeGrands: Patrick, Kim and 3 boys started as entrepreneurs in the Chicago area. In 2011, Patrick and Kim went on their first mission trip to the Northern Region of Costa Rica, a city named Liberia, where they fell in love with missions. In 2013, after many years of running the businesses, they felt a calling to leave everything and become missionaries to Central America. While there, they hosted people from all over the United States and Canada on trips to Costa Rica and Panama. The LeGrands have hosted or been on mission trips to Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize, Haiti and Bolivia, all since 2011. They moved back to the United States in 2016 and have lived in the Chicago suburbs. After a series of events, they felt a calling again to start a mission-based nonprofit to help people experience the joy and fulfillment of helping those less fortunate than we. This has led LeGrandMission to answer the calling to open Regalos de Dios in Costa Rica.
What is a Mission Trip?
A mission trip can be so many things! First, we find a location to help others in need. Then, we find a specific project in which we would like to be involved and be an asset. The vast majority of our future work will be building the orphanage and the dormitories to house our mission teams. We have built and repaired houses, churches, and schools, worked on village drainage issues, repaired parks, and much more. We've brought supplies, food, clothing and blankets to Indigenous regions and worked with the homeless in cities. The possibilities and needs are endless. We always pair our work with time to explore the beautiful country we're serving. Our upcoming mission trips will pair work on the orphanage with local service projects.
What's currently going on?
We are currently raising funds to open Regalos de Dios in Costa Rica, a home for teenage girls and their babies. It will be in the province of Alajuela in the area of San Pedro de Poás. Our initial fund raising goal is $1,235,000. All donations are tax-deductible and will be used for the purposes of RdD. We will not be taking a salary and 100% of donations will go to Regalos de Dios.
Who Can Participate?
In a word? Anyone!
our team story
Kimberly LeGrand, President
I always wanted to go on a mission trip. It seemed so exciting, fun, and fulfilling. Holding orphaned children, working on a house damaged by an earthquake, and fixing a dilapidated school all were things I could see myself doing...for a week. I never imagined actually becoming a missionary. Our family didn't have heavy pastoral exper
I always wanted to go on a mission trip. It seemed so exciting, fun, and fulfilling. Holding orphaned children, working on a house damaged by an earthquake, and fixing a dilapidated school all were things I could see myself doing...for a week. I never imagined actually becoming a missionary. Our family didn't have heavy pastoral experience, we didn't look like other missionaries we'd met, nor did we even think like them. It never crossed my mind. When the opportunity was presented to us, I truly scoffed at the idea. But, then 2 years later, that's exactly what we were. I love mission work - every aspect of it. I love leading teams from all over the U.S.; I love the connections made; I love helping those less fortunate; I love the work. In particular, I love the goal of taking care of those who need it most. I am truly humbled and overwhelmed by the Regalos de Dios project and am so blessed to be a part of it .In short, I want to help change lives for the better, both the lives of the people we serve and those we serve alongside.
Patrick LeGrand, Vice President
Kim and I went on our first mission trip in November 2011. I remember being excited to serve outside of our local church for the first time. Who would ever guess that one experience would change our lives forever? International missions became the focus of our lives seemingly overnight. From that moment on we started envisioning our f
Kim and I went on our first mission trip in November 2011. I remember being excited to serve outside of our local church for the first time. Who would ever guess that one experience would change our lives forever? International missions became the focus of our lives seemingly overnight. From that moment on we started envisioning our future around missions. Fast forward 10 years, dozens of international mission trips, traveling throughout Central America and parts of South America, we worked alongside over 100 churches and met thousands of amazing people from all over the world. Whether we are hanging out with the locals, playing a pick up game of soccer, building churches, working with communities, serving, worshipping, baptizing, seeing God radically change lives, getting sweaty and dirty on work sites, we love all of it. Missions is no longer just something we do, it's a part of who we are.
Pastor Johnny, Vice President, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Johnny, Vice President, Costa Rican Board
Mauren, Costa Rican Board
Mauren, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Johnny, Vice President, Costa Rican Board
Karla, Costa Rican Board
Mauren, Costa Rican Board
Johnny, Costa Rican Board
Johnny, Costa Rican Board
Mauren, Costa Rican Board
Johnny, Costa Rican Board
Victor, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Javier, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Javier, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Javier, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Javier, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Javier, Costa Rican Board
Rebeca, Costa Rican Board
Pastor Javier, Costa Rican Board
Rebeca, Costa Rican Board
We have an 11-person US-based board. Some members not listed
Sandy and Steve, U.S. Board
Rhonda and Lenny, U.S. Board
Sandy and Steve, U.S. Board
James, U.S. Board
Rhonda and Lenny, U.S. Board
Sandy and Steve, U.S. Board