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Matthias Boyd

Born 27 September 1988-present in Fresno, California, USA

Born to Jeffrey (Jeff) Boyd and Christi Boyd-van Overbeeke, Matthias had dual citizenship (Dutch-American) and grew up in Africa as a missionary kid along with his two sisters, Salome Boyd and Naomi Boyd, occasionally going back to the United States and visiting family in the Netherlands.

Jeff Boyd grew up in California attended college and after graduating with a degree in mathematics, traveled to Pakistan as a volunteer with the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA). There he met and worked with Jan van Overbeeke and his wife Francien van Overbeeke. Jan and Francien's daughter came to Pakistan to visit and got to know Jeff, and in 1987 the two were wed in Pakistan in a small ceremony as the US State Department refused to provide Christi with a fiance visa. Shortly after being married in Pakistan, the couple moved to California where they were married again. They decided to work as missionaries in Africa, but Jeff needed to get his masters in education. While Jeff finished his masters, Christi gave birth to Matthias at their home in Fresno. In December 1988, the three traveled to the Netherlands to visit Christi's family.