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New Team Member Hannah Gebers first came to Morningstar in 2009 for three months of her college vacation. Just a couple of days into 2010 she... |
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Jenny is 10 years old. In her short life she has faced the unpalatable reality that niether one of her parents... |
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Steve Angy Steve Angy was born in July 1949 and born again in June 1968 and has been in fellowship at Hiawassa Bible Chapel in Orlando, Florida since 1982 where he has served as an Elder, Pastor, Teacher and Youth Group Leader. Steve is married to his wife Barbara and has two grown children, Jeff and Marci and three grand children. Steve served in the USAF in Viet Nam, graduated from Rollins College and owns a small business in central Florida.
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William de Jager William de Jager (Bill) is a Canadian from Nova Scotia. From the age of 9 years he has known the Lord and has been brought up under the teaching of God's word. He attended New Tribes Bible Institute in Jackson Michigan. At age 21 he spent time in Bolivia in missionary work after learning the Spanish language. He returned to the United States to study at Biola University/Talbot Seminary in California and then returned to Canada. He has been married for 20 years to Lynn and has 4 children. Bill spent 10 years in Canada operating an electrical business after which he and Lynn felt called of the Lord to move to Orlando, Florida. They are in fellowship at Hiawassa Bible Chapel where Bill serves as an Elder, Commander of Awana as well as leader of the Spanish meeting there. He is a pastor/teacher in Spanish and English. For a number of years he served as a deacon as well. Bill works as a cardiac nurse at present and is working toward a degree in nursing anesthesia. Bill lead a group to Chiclayo to help with the work in August of 2007. He enjoys spending time out on the water on his boat with friends and family; diving, swimming, tubing and skiing.
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Patrick J. Halpin Patrick J. Halpin is a native Floridian who attends Cornerstone Bible Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. Patrick was saved approximately thirty years ago and has been a committed evangelical for twenty of those years. He has been married to Patti for fifteen years. Patrick has finance (B.S.B.A.) and law (J.D.) degrees from the University of Florida and is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (M.A.) in biblical and theological studies. Patrick is continuing his seminary studies at Biola University/Talbot Seminary, where he is pursuing an M.A. in Apologetics. Vocationally, Patrick has practiced law for twenty-five years, specializing in all areas of real estate law and also handling elder law and probate matters. For the last fifteen years, Patrick has served in various leadership and teaching capacities at two reformed churches, including Cornerstone where he presently serves on the Missions Committee. In the areas of hobbies and service, Patrick is an avid reader and loves to exercise, and remains committed to pro bono legal work (especially for legal services corporations and Christian ministries).
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Jim Nichols Jim Nichols grew up in Brazil, SA as a missionary kid. He graduated from Emmaus Bible College where he met his wife Cheryl and started working in the computer software business. He is currently working for Metavante in Altamonte Springs as a Senior Software Designer. He and his wife attend Hiawassa Bible Chapel where he is involved in the AWANA program, and chairman of the deacon board. Cheryl and Jim have two married daughters Sarah Sloan and Rachel Price and have 6 grand children.
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Bob Nunn Since 1983, Bob has been in fellowship at Hiawassa Bible Chapel located in Orlando, FL and is currently the Sunday School Superintendent along with serving on the Board of Deacons. With a passion for reaching children for Jesus Christ through the gospel, Bob actively serves in children's ministries, such as AWANA and Camp Horizon youth camp located in Leesburg, FL. With his wife, Pam, of 25 years, the Lord has blessed them with three children. Bob attended the University of Central Florida where he received a B.S. in Computer Science. Presently, Bob is employed as a software engineer with a large, multi-national hardware and software services company. In his free time, Bob leads an active lifestyle, enjoys participating in shooting sports, beach and water related activities and breathing new life into old computer hardware.
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Ed Scott Ed Scott has been married to the same wonderful girl for going on 54 years, has two sons and two daughters, and five grandsons one of which is married. Drafted into the Army in 1951, Ed served three years active duty with one in Korea as a Signal Corps Officer. Ed is an electronics engineer having graduated Class of 1957 at Kansas State University and held positions at Bendix Radio in MD, Martin Marietta in FL and AT&T/BellSouth in FL. Ed retired from BellSouth in 2000 to work full time with Hiawassa Bible Chapel in a pastoral capacity where he continues in that role today. Ed has personally known Tom Clark since his teens, is a family friend of his parents and has made two trips to Chiclayo to see the missions work first hand in 1997 and again in 2008.
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Grant Scott Grant Scott is a native Floridian who attends Hiawassa Bible Chapel in Orlando Florida and has done so for forty-eight years. He came to know Christ as a child and like many who are saved at an early age, felt it was important to recommit his life to His Lord as a young adult. He is married to his wife of twenty-six years, Renee' and has two adult sons, Weston and Kyle. Grant has a bachelor's degree in Christian Education from William Jennings Bryan College, Dayton Tennessee and a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Rollins College, Winter Park Florida. Grant is currently employed as a medical practice administrator with a large anesthesia practice in the Central Florida area. He was served the Lord's people in various volunteer capacities utilizing his spiritual gift of teaching including with the boy's Christian Service Brigade (co-Captain w/ fellow Board member, Steve Angy) for fifteen years. Most recently, he serves as the co-leader of the Hiawassa adult Sunday school class and is an occasional speaker from the pulpit. Grant is an outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing and competitive shooting sports.
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