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They Cried, “Why”
An Ebola tragedy in the West
African Ministry
Spring 12015
Victory Journal
From the
Chancellor
Dear Alumni:
I am sure you have heard the motto, “When the
going gets tough, the tough get going.” This certainly
sounds great on paper, but it is hard to live out in real
life. Let’s face it, there are definite ups and downs
in life and resolution can quickly dissipate. Here at
Word of Life, we never expected our Liberian team
to be directly impacted by the deadly Ebola virus. In
the midst of challenging moments, it is easy to become negative and
“glass half-full” kind of people. This is clearly not what God wants.
Remember the Apostle Paul’s victorious spirit expressed in 2
Corinthians 2:14? He exclaims, “Now thanks be to God who always
leads us in triumph in Christ….” If ever there was a person with a reason
to be negative, it was Paul. He was beaten, left for dead, shipwrecked,
bitten by a viper and so much more. Regardless, he perpetually lived on
the side of victory. His joy and gratitude were obvious and contagious.
The truth is that we have so much for which to be thankful. For starters,
Jesus secured the final victory over sin and death on Calvary’s cross. Add
to this the blessing of knowing that God is never taken by surprise. He is
sovereign over all and intimately aware of the details of our lives. We can
rest knowing that His amazing plan for our lives is in motion. So…when
the going gets tough, we are presented with an opportunity to deepen
our trust in the Lord and to display what victorious living looks like.
As we celebrate our 75th anniversary of ministry, we are so
grateful for God’s abundant goodness and grace over the years.
The Word of Life ministry is really all about victory. While there
are certainly bumps along the way, seeing young lives transferred
from darkness to light every single day is a vivid reminder that
we do, in fact, live on the victory side. To God be all of the glory!
With rejoicing,
Don Lough, Jr, Executive Director
Word of Life Fellowship, Inc.
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Is Your Work Fulfilling?
How two brothers serve God
and find fulfillment in both
business and vocational
ministry
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The Role of Visuals
in Ministry
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They Cried, “Why”
An Ebola tragedy in the West
African Ministry
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Above: Mark Weeber (‘03) now lives in Colorado Springs, CO
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How two brothers serve God and
find fulfillment in both business and
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ust what exactly makes work fulfilling?
Mark Weeber shared a thought from
his own career, work that enables him
to craft things in a way that he wants.
“There’s fulfillment in understanding how
God has crafted you. Gifts, personalities,
traits – all lend themselves to a job where
I can pay attention to detail. I’ve got to
drive what I do and produce good quality,
then the final product is fulfilling to me.”
So God’s individual gifting and hard
work both contribute to a fulfilling work.
But it’s also the content of the work. Mark
said, “It’s a great thing that I love – making
high quality production of such important
content.” That important content passes
from Mark’s hands in the production
process to the ears of listeners tuning
into Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk.
But what makes the content he works with
fulfilling? The answer is in the broadcast’s
name. Years ago, Dr. Dobson took note of
the family unit’s downward spiral and has
since championed family through a series
of books and by his work with Focus on
the Family since 1977. He separated from
the organization and started Family Talk,
where he continues to emphasize God’s
design for the family. “That sets us apart.
He’ll be the first one to point out that he’s
relying on biblical principles. His points
don’t come from psychology or some guy’s
random thoughts. These principles are
gleaned from the Bible – and they work.”
Mark also records guest speakers like
Nick Vujicic, who challenges audiences
with the story of his struggle with
Tetra-amelia syndrome – the absence of
all four limbs. His broadcast centered
on how he came from a mind set on
suicide to trust in Christ. Nick’s story
impacted a particular woman. Raised by
a father breathing murderous threats to
her mother, scarred by drug addiction
and abuse of every kind, she had never
heard such a tangible expression of the
love and hope of God as this. She related
to his early years, but that he shared hope
in Christ created a connection – this man
who shouldn’t have hope is proclaiming it.
For Mark, it’s another reason why he
feels blessed to have a part in this fulfilling
work. “It’s gratifying to see what I do is a
part of that. It’s pleasing that God uses Dr.
Dobson and the guests on the program, and
it’s an honor to be used as He affects people.”
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“W
hat I love most is that my job combines two of my passions –
people and managing money,” said Nathan Weeber,
financial advisor at Vision Financial Group.
Money? That doesn’t sound like a super-spiritual answer to
our question. Maybe not – but Nathan points out that the Bible
addresses the topic of finances more than most. It’s apparent that
biblical stewardship is close to God’s heart, and Nathan says that
what he does helps people manage what God has entrusted to them.
While a Christian foundation could easily be abused as a
marketing scheme, Vision Financial Group shows restraint as
it concentrates on allowing God’s Word to shape their business
philosophies. Nathan and “the Group” take Proverbs seriously
in working with excellence – in the end, the best approach to
marketing. “Excellence attracts clients, not necessarily Christian
or non-Christian. We want to do what we do to honor Christ.
We use that to point people who don’t know God toward
Him or to help believers manage in a way that honors God.”
For instance, a couple wanted to buy a secluded house that
missionaries on furlough could use for rest. With Nathan’s
guidance, they were able to work toward this vision. Nathan
said, “Slowly, through good planning and hard work, they were
able to realize a dream God gave them to honor Him and to
bless those who give their lives overseas to further the Gospel.”
Believers aren’t Nathan’s only clients. Nathan also helps small
businesses build assets, whether for retirement or donations.
Nathan says that working with businesses gives the process a
tone not conducive to evangelism; however, the opportunities
come when they share the biblical framework they’re working
through. Nathan said, “Our purpose is very different in
that money is not ours but something we’re managing that
God’s entrusted to us. That obviously makes us different.”
But when can you evangelize in this environment? Nathan
champions conduct that balances word and deed. He noted
that some believers will share the Good News of Christ with
coworkers but live life out of step with biblical principles.
“There’s nothing that’s going to turn off a coworker more
than a supposed imitator of Christ who’s lazy, irresponsible
and doesn’t respect authority. Work your tail off. Do what you
do with excellence to honor Christ – it’s a great way of letting
Christlikeness shine through you.” As Nathan makes clear,
work based on biblical principles and done with excellence is not
only a prescription for fulfillment, but a lens to magnify God.
Above: Nate Weeber (‘00) now lives in Zeeland, MI
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Developing Passions
Developing Passions
The Role of Visuals
in Ministry
There’s a blend of passions God has cultivated in second-year student, Emily
Alcorn. One that’s apparent from her conversation is discipleship. There’s an
interesting picture Emily used to describe it, “Seeing myself fade away and
instead seeing Christ.” What does that mean? Emily explained, “Wisdom and
knowing more about Him has nothing to do with me. If it did, it wouldn’t be wise.”
But it’s not strictly by “spiritual” means that believers honor God.
Many worship God through other expressions, from singing to writing.
“For me, that’s art,” Emily said. Whether it’s painting, drawing or simply
enjoying what God has already created, some of Emily’s most intimate
times of worshiping God have been when she’s creating with her hands.
Her passion for art and discipleship are evident. These conflicting
passions led her to make a request to God – to make it evident
if He wanted her to use art not only for worship, but ministry.
Emily knew she would go for two years at the Bible Institute
and even planned on interning with International Ministries after
graduating. She went both years, but God changed her desire for
a foreign destination to a domestic one. In answer to her prayers,
God molded her artistic propensity into an instrument for glory.
It started with an opportunity to do graphic design on The Experience yearbook
team as her first-year service assignment – this without prior understanding
or even appreciation of graphic design. Pertaining to her reservations, Emily
said, “I didn’t think I’d enjoy graphic design like I do art. How can that be
artistic and creative? How can you make that look tasteful on a computer?”
But The Experience changed her, “Seeing my passion for art carry
over to graphic design and knowing that I’m able to use it for His
glory fills me with joy – to be able to see a finished spread and be
like, ‘yes, this is good! And He’s instilled in me the desire to do this!’”
Time on The Experience also gave Emily valuable experience, not
only for graphic design, but instruction and vision from the Word
of Life staff she worked with in the Media & Marketing Ministries
Department. “Hearing their vision of what it is to do graphic
design and what it is to be a marketer – that has stuck with me.”
One such vision was in the use of attractive visuals – an important
and often overlooked work in Christian organizations. Emily said, “I
firmly believe that things created by Christian organizations shouldn’t
be lower quality than things of the world, especially in this generation –
they’re completely visual. Everything they do is social media, videos,
pictures – if we don’t meet them at that level, we will lose a lot of
them. We can validate our ministry by having good, creative graphic
design by meeting that front of visualization this generation is about.”
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Emily made the point that ministries’ need
for attractive visuals “isn’t just a North America
thing.” Across the world, ministries like Word
of Life need media to propagate their ministry.
As a result, she’s confident God can use her
graphic design to open doors across the world.
God showed Emily that He could make her
passion useful for authenticating Christ’s work
today. This prompted her to say, “I guess that’s
why I’m passionate about it. I long to see kids grow
towards Christ. We can break down the walls of
their presuppositions of Christianity by meeting
that desire to see things that look good. By doing
that I think we can reach this generation better.”
Spring 2015
Above: Emily Alcorn (‘14)
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“Why”
They Cried,
An Ebola tragedy in the West African Ministry
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T
he Loss Of It All
The Zar’s story is a tragedy
touching one of Word of
Life’s greatest losses of
leadership in Africa, which
is what they were – leaders.
Even before their ministry
with Word of Life began, Augustine
and Mary Zar were already leading
ministry in Liberia. They pastored a
small church and managed a school for
local children – a product of Augustine’s
passion for the young people of Liberia.
Towards the end of 2013, it all changed.
The Liberian government came with a
bulldozer and a claim that the land was
theirs. Augustine showed them the deed,
but pieces of paper couldn’t dissuade. The
Zars stood by and watched the destruction
of everything they’d built – the church,
the school and even their house.
And for what?
For months, they prayed the
same prayer, “Lord, why? What
are you doing with our lives? You
obviously have something new for us
– what is it?” Even after their loss, they
continued ministering to their church
people – their spirits were resolved.
At the same time, Word of Life was
searching for Liberians to run Bible
Clubs in the country. When West
African Zone Leader, Peter Verkaik
(‘96 & ‘97), asked his Liberian contacts,
David and Lucy Kiamu, if anyone came
to mind, David said he knew the right
guy. “He’s been waiting for what God
would have for him.” In this, the Zars
saw an answer to tear-stained prayers.
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Light On The Horizon
Towards the end of March 2014,
Verkaik bought them tickets to Accra,
Ghana, where they spent several days
getting to know each other. Verkaik
described the Zars as having what he
termed as an infectious smile. “As soon
as you met them, they would smile
– very happy, bubbly personalities.”
Verkaik took note of their joy at
the opportunity to serve. Considering
where they came from, their frame of
mind surprised Verkaik. “You’d think
there might be an element of bitterness
after losing everything, but I didn’t
see any of that…they were really great
people. We only got to know them for a
short time, but they were good friends
and we thought so highly of them.”
During the process of interviewing
Stephen Bahago, Director of Nigeria, and
Peter Verkaik, I heard many descriptions
given of Augustine Zar – go-getter, selfstarter, string-puller – and of his wife, Mary
– resilient, hospitable, servant, cheerful.
The Zars stood
by and watched
the destruction of
everything they’d
built – the church,
the school and even
their house.
Their exceptional natures made an
impression on Stephen Bahago. For three
weeks in May, he trained Augustine
through the Bible Clubs in Jos, Nigeria.
During those three weeks, Bahago
especially took note of Augustine’s
determination to get things done. He
recalls how Augustine stayed in a room
three days studying Word of Life’s
doctrine and statement of faith. When
asked why, Augustine is reported to have
said, “This is why I am here, and I have
promised God to do this for the first three
days I am here.” Augustine’s persistence
and work ethic brought Bahago to say,
“He showed much [more] zeal than I
have seen in a long time from anyone.
He comes every morning to ask what
ministry will be done, and when told that
he is to rest, he says, ‘Give me work to do.’”
Bahago also witnessed Mary’s
extraordinary character. He said, “She
was so hospitable…and worked so hard
to keep their family.” Verkaik observed
also that God had given her the gift
of hospitality. To illustrate this, he
reminisced of a dinner with Bahago,
two other Word of Life missionaries
and himself that Mary had prepared.
“You have to remember – their church,
house, ministry – everything they owned
was bulldozed to the ground. They were
picking through the rubble for every
earthly good they had.” Each plate on
the table was different – not a matching
set. The forks, spoons – everything was
different. Verkaik said, “It was apparent
that she borrowed everything. But she
was so proud to have us over. She put
on a great meal – doted over us and said
how fantastic it was to have us over at her
Spring 2015
Countries with Widespread Ebola Transmission
With the Bible Clubs established,
the Zar’s ministry to their church
members
had
been
successfully
expanded. Presently, Liberia has 39
Club leaders representing eight Clubs
which are attended by 389 children.
“The Word of Life Club program
is something totally new for Liberia,”
Verkaik said. “These kids had nothing
like that, so that was a foundation that
he left. He will always be forever known
as the founder of Bible Clubs in Liberia.”
Bahago assented, “He was a man
that pulled many strings for the
ministry in Liberia, but his life was
cut so short by the menace – Ebola.”
*Information below comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country
Total Cases (Suspected,
Probable and Confirmed)
LaboratoryConfirmed Cases
Total
Deaths
Guinea
3,190
2,790
2,113
Liberia
9,265
3,153
4,057
Sierra Leone
11,370
8,320
3,490
Total
23,825
14,263
9,660
home. She didn’t even get to enjoy her
meal because she was serving us, getting
this and that and making sure everything
was A-OK. She was a real servant.”
During this developmental stage, the
leaders dealing with the Zars could see
God’s hand opening doors in Liberia. With
training completed, the Zars returned to
Liberia on the last day of May where they
spent June and part of July setting the
foundation for the Club ministry. Verkaik
recalls, “During this time, Augustine was
going like crazy – printing materials,
meeting with pastors. You could tell it
was coming from his heart.” Augustine
gathered both ordained and lay leaders
from 27 different churches to help
conduct Bible Clubs. In mid-July, with the
help of Verkaik’s team, these leaders were
trained, and eight Clubs were started.
Dark Clouds
With Ebola on the rise in Liberia,
Word of Life sent $1,000 to Augustine for
the purpose of educating about the virus
and securing a water solution for washing.
But no one could keep up with the virus.
Mary’s mother was the first one in the
family infected with Ebola. Mary took
care of her mother, which led to her and
Augustine’s inevitable infection. Tragedy
collided with grief when on September
9th, Mary Zar died from the Ebola virus.
“I had just gotten off the plane in Chad
when I heard of Mary’s passing,” Verkaik
said. “I was quite worried because I
knew if Augustine’s wife had passed
from Ebola, his chances of getting it
were extremely high.” On September
24th, Augustine followed his wife to
Glory. They leave behind six children.
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Cover Story
Below: Augustine and Mary Zar
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from
ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may
be manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of
Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death works in us, but life in you.”
-2 Corinthians 4:7-12
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Spring 2015
The Void Left
Of the Zar’s children, two live in
other parts of Liberia. However, the four
younger children can’t live in their parent’s
rental as a result of Ebola contamination
and are now dispersed around the
community of Gia Town, living in
the homes of sympathetic neighbors.
They have no visible means of support.
To help improve the situation, Verkaik
gives money out of his own missionary
support to a couple in Gia Town in order
to procure food for the Zar kids. However,
Verkaik says the kids need more stable
means. “What needs to happen in the
long run is for other family members to
step up. That’s just the African culture;
you don’t have infrastructure or child
services, so family has to step up.” The
children will likely be split up and will
“It has definitely
brought a delay
on the Clubs and
discouragement to the
leaders. It also means
we need someone
who will answer the
call of going to the
most needed field of
Liberia.”
go to different family members, but right
now “it’s still too fresh, too close to the
death of Augustine and Mary. There’s
a lot of stigma that’s placed on Ebola
patients and their families. People don’t
want to come near you, so at this point
they’re pretty much social outcasts. Until
Ebola dies down in that country and they
get control of it, they’re probably not
going to find a permanent place to settle.”
Though nothing should be compared
to the grieving of these orphaned
children, they’re not alone in their
sorrow. “I hadn’t known him that long,”
Verkaik said, “but I had gotten to know
him well and had gotten to love him.
Their passing really shocked us and hurt
us. We’re still kind of reeling from that.”
Even as the Zars had asked God why
He had allowed their ministry to be
destroyed, both Bahago and Verkaik
voiced that they continue to ask God,
“Why?” When asked for what reason he
thought God took the Zars out of the
ministry, Verkaik answered, “You
know, if I had that answer I’d
be feeling a lot better today.
I don’t know. I still –
to each day in my
time with the
Lord – say,
‘Lord
why?’” For a few moments, Verkaik
paused, then continued, “Why? I don’t
have an answer to that. In my human
mind, it doesn’t make any sense. His
ministry was off and churning – there
was such great potential. I don’t know…I
don’t know…But I do believe God has
us there for a reason. We’re open to
the Lord leading us for the next step.”
Bahago shares Verkaik’s double vision
of pain and hope. Bahago said, “Of
every evil, there is good, and of every
disappointment, there is something
that God allows us to learn. God still
has Liberia in His agenda. As He said,
‘Except a seed dies it will not live again.’
I believe God has made a statement
in Liberia, and he will confirm it.
How? I don’t know. But I have faith
in God that this will come through.”
-Stephen Bahago,
Director of Word of Life Nigeria
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Alumni News
Alumni News
1970’s
1980’s
David Miller (‘74) serves as Associate
Pastor and leads the Biblical Counseling
and Care at Webster Bible Church. He
also serves as a chaplain at both Strong
and Rochester General Hospitals. David
and his wife, Pat, have been blessed with
three children and three grandchildren.
Ross Williams (‘80) and his wife, Teri,
have six adult children; Tim (36), Sarah
(34), Lydia (32), Leah (30), Joseph (26)
and Abigail (24). Ross is an Optometrist,
Gideon and Care Group Leader.
Valerie Goble Crocker (’75) serves at
Encounter Church with the Worship
Team in keyboard and vocals.
Donald Ephraim (’77) has two children,
David (21) Danielle (19). He is an air
conditioning/heating technician and is
developing his art skills. He attends Faith
Christian Church in Farmingdale, NY.
Betty Plimpton Brown (‘79) and
her husband, Paul, have three adult
children: Matthew (25) Stephen (23) and
Carolyn (19). She is the Awana Sparks
Director at Bethel Memorial Baptist
and an RN in a subacute rehab unit.
Candy Clark Jones (’79) has a
daughter, Ashley (26). She attends
Auburn Church of the Nazarene and
works with special needs children.
Darleen Sawyer Bacon (’79) and her
husband, Allen, have six children, Christine
(31), Carolyn (29), Benjamin (27), Daniel
(25), Candace (23) and Jonathan (20). She
is a Customer Service representative for
ITW Texwipe and a Life Care Counselor at
The Summit Church in Kernersville, NC.
Mark Shelford (‘79) and his wife, Amy,
have four grown children and three
grandchildren. They recently moved to
Vermont where they are restoring an old
farm house to become a bed and breakfast.
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Betzina Hersk Yale (’82 & ’83) and her
husband, Kevin, have three boys. She
is a stay-at-home mom and lives in
Sperry, IA. She was a teacher/director
for a Community Bible Study class for
seven years and now serves in their local
church with the high school youth group.
Michael Hetrick (’84) has three children,
Naomi (25), Caleb (23) and Jedidiah (18).
He graduated in 2014 with a B.S. in Bible
at TTU. He plans on a year of seminary
in 2015 and currently helps with pulpit
supply. He attends Unity Baptist Church.
Dennis Gray (’84 & ’85) and Tammy Paul
Gray (’85) live in Kingston, PA. They have
been in the Pastorate for over 30 years.
Their daughter, Victoria Gray Carey (’07),
is married to Tim Carey. Their son, Dan,
started a ministry for those who struggle
with self-hurt and suicidal tendencies
called Love Life Ministries which recently
joined with a group called Please Live.
David Tinsley (’86) and Karen Martin
Tinsley (’86) have three children,
Christopher (24) Thomas (21) and Robert
(19). They serve in Open Air Evangelism in
NYC and attend All Nations Baptist Church.
Jeff Apthorp (’86) and his wife, Robbyn,
have three children, Valerie (22),
Alan (20) and Kenny (19). They live
in Charlotte, NC, where they attend
Calvary Church while he works with
the
Bible
Broadcasting
Network.
1990’s
Amy Mercier Zelanick (’90), her husband,
Trent, and their children – Madison (12),
Bella (12), Tyler (9), Tanner (7), Brooke
(6) and Keira (2) – live in Eureka, CA.
Amy is a pastor’s wife. She homeschools
her children and works from home.
Cary Smith (’90) and Pamela Durand
Smith
(’90)
are
self-employed
Landscaping/Snow Removal contractors.
They serve as trustees and praise
team members at Westwood Alliance
church in Ontario, OH. They have two
sons, Joseph (18) and Anthony (15).
Eric Warner (’89 & ‘90) and his wife,
Traci, have two children, Ashton (15)
and Alexandria (10). He is an Associate
Professor of the Communications Dept.
at College of Central Florida. He and
Traci lead a college-aged ministry at
Oak-Griner Baptist Church in Ocala, FL.
David Huizing (’92) and his wife,
Kate, have served with Word of Life
Local Church Ministries for 24 years.
They attend Calvary Baptist Church,
Riverhead, NY. They have five grown
children, Josh (32), Chelsea (29), Jill
(29), Abbianne (26) and Shauna (21).
Audra Hemsworth Cava (’93) and her
husband, Dave, live in Huntingdon,
NY with their children Marianna (16),
Jonny (14) and Gabby (11). Audra leads
Pioneer Girls, teaches a ladies’ bible study
and leads Moms in Prayer International.
Sara Collins Westhead (‘94) and her
husband live in Bermuda with their
sons Tommy (12) and Jonny (9).
After WOLBI, Sara attended Liberty
University, was a missionary in China
for two years and a journalist for 14
years. She is now in marketing and
pursing a Master’s in Library Science.
Eric McGee (‘98) serves in the
United States Air Force and lives in
Lumberton, NJ with his daughters,
Idalis Nunez (13) and Karis McGee (11).
Spring 2015
2000’s
Sean Sallis (’00 & ’01) and Cassandra
Richards Sallis (‘01) have three children,
Josiah (8), Jonah (4) and Joy (2). Sean
has been the Youth Pastor at First
Baptist Church of Moses Lake, WA
for seven years. They assist with the
worship team and have helped start a
youth rally program called TNT, that is
similar to a Word of Life Reverb event.
Zachary Scott (’04) is married to DinaRae and is an engineer at Captive-Aire
Systems in Louisville, KY. They are active
at Sojourn Community Church and
attended their church’s School of Missions.
Andrew Ingersoll (’05 & ‘06) and his wife,
Abigail, (’06 & ‘07), have three children,
Olivia, Elinor and Sophia. They live in
Indiana where Andy is a youth pastor
at Fletcher United Methodist Church.
Brandon Collins (’07) and Megan McGee
Collins (’07) have two children, Jacey
(3) and Simon (1) and live in Troy, OH.
Brandon is a freelance web designer
and helps churches strategize about
how to do ministry. Megan has the
privilege of being a stay-at-home mom.
Ashley Wise Edwards (’08) and her
husband, Jack, live in Angier, NC. They
have a daughter, Harper (1). Ashley is a
Pre-K teacher and works with the youth at
Fellowship Baptist Church in Willow Spring.
Emily Beck Roddin (‘08) and her husband,
Paul live in Holtzville, NY. Emily is a
stay-at-home mom to daughter Abigail
(1) and works with the youth group
and women’s ministry at Grace Church.
Bethany Joy (Smith) Puleo (‘09) is married
to Anthony and has a BS in Psychology
from Bridgewater State College. She is
licensed for Special Education at Norton
Public Schools in Massachusetts and coteaches an adult special needs Sunday
School class called “Jesus Followers”.
2010’s
Amberlee “Nikki” Bacon (’10) is a teacher
in the Middle East. She graduated from
Liberty University with the hopes of using
her education degree to minister overseas,
and so far that plan is working well. She
teaches at a private international school,
is a youth leader at her local church
and tutors two different local families.
Kali Williams Roberts (’10) and her
husband, Matt, have a daughter named
Ann (1). Kali is a stay-at-home mom
while Matt is attending Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
They are preparing to go into missions
when Matt completes his studies.
Peter Hamblen (’12) is in his second year
of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Program at SUNY Farmingdale. He is
head music leader and coordinator at
Island Christian Church, Northport
Campus. He works as an Assistant
Engineer at Thuro Metal Products Inc.
“Reverb is an awesome opportunity
for kids to invite their unsaved friends
out for a night of fun and activity. Most
important though, they’ll have a chance
to hear the gospel and respond to it.”
-Doug Tuls Area Missionary
REVERBNIGHT.COM
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PO Box 600
Schroon Lake, NY 12870
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Celebrate our anniversary and Harry Bollback’s
90th birthday – every Tuesday night at camp.
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We look forward to welcoming you!
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