HI! I'm a wife to my husband, Cliff (aka Buster) and mom to four kids... Well, two were married last year, so now I have 6 wonderful children! When I'm not teaching Biology to 10th graders, or working as a part-time bookkeeper at SWBC, I occasionally help my husband clean our AirBnb in Corbett. I enjoy being in, photographing, and learning about nature (whale watching especially), snuggling our 5 cats (I know... that's a lot), pondering naturopathic remedies, watching Survivor with my daughter, going to my son's sporting events, and seeing how many plants I can cram in my house before my husband notices I have a problem.  

Before my current employments, I worked as a nurse in the Cardiothoracic ICU at OHSU for a few years before switching things up and working as a hospice nurse while my husband went to nursing school in Klamath Falls. I homeschooled my kids for eleven years while our family built memories and community in Oregon, Hawaii and Arizona.  

I have traveled to Malawi, Papua New Guinea, and East Africa (5 years ago with the last team) serving on various types of short-term global outreach teams. Since I was 5, I have had a heart to serve overseas and share the good news of what Christ did for me. As we raised a family, I came to understand "the field" is everywhere... in our home, our neighborhood, the grocery store, and in my jobs outside the home. While I have loved traveling and exploring new places, I have developed a love for apologetics and reasoning through the scriptures with people close to home. I enjoy attempting to help my kids, my students, and whoever God puts in my path, see who Christ is and how much He loves them.  

That said, I am excited to go back to East Africa this year! It was such a blessing last time to minister to these faithful global outreach workers from around the world, to worship with them, to hear their stories, to play with their children, and to be encouraged by what God is doing around the world in some of the most difficult places on the planet for believers to live in.  

Thank you for supporting our team and for praying for us and these amazing global outreach workers while we prepare to go!

PRAY

• that we would prioritize consistent time in the Word and prayer.

•  for unity for the team and joy in serving one another.

•  for our digestive health... or at least that we don't all get sick at the same time 🙂 

• for the global outreach workers that are preparing to come and those who are facing obstacles in coming. 

• for peace about any anxieties, we may have about various aspects of the trip. 

• that the children of these workers would find joy and refreshment in the activities we are planning. 

• that the workers would truly be blessed and have a blessed time of respite as they enjoy the music we will be playing.

• for the many people who will be standing in the gap for us back home (my husband, kids, and co-workers who are subbing for me for a week).