David Watkins has pastored Heritage Baptist Church in Blaine, Minnesota, for 29 years. He and his wife, Linda, began home educating their eight children in 1986, just before the Minnesota homeschool law was passed by the legislature. David is the Executive Director of MÂCHÉ and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Christian Home Education Leadership David and Linda see the eternal benefits of Christian home education and the importance of encouraging and equipping younger home educating families. Their desire is to mentor a second generation of homeschoolers who are willing to take the baton and run well.