Chet was born on September 1, 1970 in the Bahamas. At the age of seven, Chet began his first ministry—a Vacation Bible School for the neighborhood children right in his parent’s garage. Having grown up in a Christian home, he watched and learned the foundational truths of practical Christianity from his mother and father, Ira and Pam Lowe. Chet grew up with an older sister, Susan and a younger brother, Matthew.

At thirteen, Chet felt God’s call on his life and joined a youth team who traveled to South Korea to build a church. A year later, another adventure took him to Liberia, West Africa to build a schoolhouse. These trips solidified in his mind his desire to serve the Lord no matter the calling or the place. For a boy born on a small island, he was ready to “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel.”

In 1994, Chet married his wife, Andrea, and since then they have dedicated their lives for the sake of the Kingdom.

Chet’s passion for God’s work led him to return to Liberia in 1995, with Andrea and their four-month-old son, to minister to the Liberian nation in the middle of its civil war. For several years, he and his family worked diligently to bring peace to the hearts of men in the midst of such turmoil and strife. Threatened with war, ambush, disease, and hunger, Chet and his family were able to see the fruit of planting 17 churches. These churches co-labored with him in his desire to minister to the children who were fighting in the civil war. Working in conjunction with the local church, Chet opened seven rehabilitation homes known as Joseph’s Brethren. These homes ministered to over 1,500 child soldiers (ages 5 – 18) by taking them out of combat, showing them the love of Christ through a well-structured, six-week ministry, and placing them in foster homes until their biological families could be found. During this time, their own family grew through the adoption of three children from Liberia and two more through natural birth.