MINISTRY FOCUS

Ed and Joy Bissonnette have been sharing the gospel and their lives with military members stationed in San Diego since 2020. They lovingly welcome them into their home, introduce them to Jesus Christ, lead them through Scripture, mentor and encourage them, play games and sports together, enjoy excursions, and walk alongside them as they mature in faith and discover their God-given potential and purpose.

The Bridge Hospitality House at 466 Alameda Blvd. on Coronado Island is strategically located just four houses down from the main entrance to Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) and close to several other military installations. Ed and Joy are passionate about spiritual transformation, leadership development, loving well, and being excellent stewards of everything and everyone God puts in their care and sphere of influence.

The Bissonnettes are grateful for God’s call to join Cadence International in 2012. Their first missionary journey took their family of four to Spangdahlem, Germany, where they had the privilege of serving the Air Force community at The Hangar Hospitality House until 2018. Their current Cadence assignment brought them full circle to the great military town of San Diego (where they began married life) to serve the Navy and Marines.

Their third missionary journey will take them back to Germany in October of 2026 to serve as Europe Field Leaders for Cadence missionaries in Germany and Spain. If you would like to help get the Bissonnettes to Europe, you can donate to the Europe Field Leaders Launch Fund.

FAITH

Ed was raised in a wonderful Catholic family and discovered Christ personally in his mid-20s on a cross-country hitchhiking trip in search of truth. After being discipled by a godly boss and pastor for a few years, God brought him and Joy together. They married in 1985 and moved soon after to San Diego, where Ed attended and graduated from law school.  They have been serving in full-time vocational ministry since 1990. Prior to Cadence, Ed’s work life included two Christian universities in California and Colorado, nine years with Focus on the Family, four years with Youth for Christ International, and three years leading a marketplace ministry for businessmen in the Denver metro area.

Joy grew up in a hospitable Christian family where love, laughter, and music abounded. She decided to follow Jesus at age 9 and grew in her faith during adolescence through the ministry of a dynamic church and youth group.  She enjoys making a house a home, using her God-given gifts. She loves welcoming people in and strives daily to be fully present with whomever God brings across her path. Her journey through college and beyond hasn’t always been easy, but she has found God to always be faithful and good.

FAMILY

Ed and Joy met on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and married one year later in July of 1985 in Michigan. They are strong advocates for faith, marriage, parenting, and adoption. They have two wonderful children, Adam and Hannah, who wholeheartedly embraced their family’s call to the mission field as teenagers.  Both kids are now happily married to the love of their lives. Adam and Lauren reside and work in Fort Collins, Colorado. Hannah and Rhys are stationed with the Air Force at Ramstein, Germany. Playing games and reading together, sharing meals and stories, road trips, golfing, walking, hiking, and biking have kept their family life full of adventure and faith.