MOODY Fall 2012 Alumni News Class Notes from Alumni of Moody Bible Institute

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Dear friends, Serving Christ Whatever the Cost As I reflect on the start of a new school year, my heart Dear Alumni, is thrilled because the work of God that drew each of us to Moody Bible Institute as students is continuing Recently, one of our own made the ultimate sacrifice in following our Savior. and growing today. In fact, Moody awarded degrees to Jay Erickson ’10 was a graduate of more than 700 undergraduate and seminary students— Moody’s Missionary Aviation program a record-breaking number—at our campuses in Chicago, at our Spokane, Washington, campus. Spokane, and Plymouth. His wife, Katrina, also attended Moody With Moody graduates serving Christ worldwide, we are thankful for social briefly. They moved to Zambia last February to begin serving the Chitokoloki media that help connect us as a Moody family, no matter what corner of the Mission Hospital in northwest Zambia. globe we call home. Facebook and Twitter enable us to share triumphs and On June 2, Jay and Katrina were Jay and Katrina Erickson and their tragedies. Many of you shared condolences at the tragic loss of one of our daughters Marina (right) and Coral. own (see next page). flying alone in a Cessna 206 when their plane struck a pylon for electrical Using social media also gives us unprecedented opportunities to impact lines. Both Jay and Katrina were killed, proud to be associated with them. people with the hope of Christ. Although the pace at which technology leaving behind two young daughters. And we know from God’s Word that they have not lost anything. They changes can be a challenge to keep up with, we at Moody are rising to the In a powerful show of support for the work of missionaries in his country, have gained everything. Jesus says in challenge to find innovative ways to reach more people than ever before across Matthew 16:24–25, “If anyone wishes generations and cultures. In this issue, you’ll learn about Moody’s continuing the president of Zambia, Michael Sata, declared June 5, 2012, to be a day to come after Me, he must deny himself, education webinars on children’s ministry that are free for alumni. You’ll also and take up his cross and follow Me. learn about a new major that equips students to minister to victims of sexual of national mourning in honor of the Ericksons. For whoever wishes to save his life will exploitation. A new two-year completely online MA is also available. lose it; but whoever loses his life for Jay Erickson joins a long line of My sake will find it.” Thank you for your continued prayers and support of God’s work at Moody. Moody graduates who have laid down I hope that you will visit or write us and let us know how God is using your their lives in the service of their Savior. May Jay and Katrina’s example service to bring Him glory. Following Christ is not a lifestyle encourage each of us to take up our cross daily and live as fully committed In Him, free from danger. Every day, Moody graduates around the world put their servants of Jesus Christ. lives on the line in obedience to His call on their lives. Nancy (Andersen ’80) Hastings We weep when we hear how some J. Paul Nyquist, Ph.D. Executive Director, Moody Alumni Association suffer and even die, but we are very President, Moody Bible Institute

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Moody Students Minister Around the Globe Moody Radio Brings OneCry Prayer Summit to Life More than 50 students traveled to hot beverages outside a church-turned- Scotland, Thailand, England, the nightclub. Through their efforts, more Philippines, and Oklahoma during than 600 young adults were reached spring break 2012. The trips provide with the gospel. “We had some great ways for Moody students to serve ministry opportunities engaging people,” the church and gain valuable cross- said team leader Robert Rivera ’99. cultural ministry experience. One spring break trip that has been a favorite for decades is service to Native American communities. This year, Moody students worked alongside Native American Bible Ministry and After producing Moody Radio’s As people came together to support Bertram Bobb’s Bible Camp in broadcast of the State of the Union the Prayer Summit, Carlson developed Oklahoma. The students, led by Gloria address, Joe Carlson ’85, senior a unique broadcast. As many as 50 Alicea and hosted by former Moody producer for Moody Radio, was people, staff and audience, were together faculty member Dr. Leonard Rascher burdened about the difficult issues in the studio. “I’ve never been a part of ’55, conducted services at churches, Kevin Collings (’14) ministers to a child facing our nation and wondered how anything like it,” said Carlson. “It was in Thailand. ran a weekend Bible Camp for 50–60 Moody Radio could encourage its truly a God thing.” listeners to pray. Bob Bakke, a pastor youth, and hosted a barbeque. Special guests for the Summit included: in Minnesota, told Carlson about Further around the globe, seven Nancy Leigh DeMoss The trips also reach overseas. Unity OneCry, a web-based effort to unite Dr. Erwin Lutzer, students led by Nok M. A. ’10 and Levy ’07, Francis Chan, Rick Warren, and (Olivencia ’97) Ostercamp, PCM Prukpitikul helped distribute Bibles and believers in prayer for a spiritual coordinator, led her eighth trip to awakening within the church. Dr. Crawford Loritts ’08. The event also tracts in Thailand. They supported the featured live music. Craig said it was England, where students served efforts of a local pastor who has adopted Formby Baptist Church near Liverpool. Carlson thought Moody Radio and the hope of everyone involved that they abandoned children. Kevin Collings, OneCry could work together, one would ignite a more focused, growing, “The best part is seeing the students a children’s ministry major, joined the really use their gifts and their talents focused on the web and the other and ongoing prayer movement in the team for the second year in a row. “I on broadcast, and the idea for Moody body of Christ. “The Lord desires that and discover things they’re good at,” really felt the Lord calling me back,” she said. One of the students even Radio’s OneCry Prayer Summit was we pray fervently and frequently,” he said Kevin, who did juvenile detention born. The Summit began on the added. “We are encouraging listeners decided to change her major from center outreach, worked at an English TESOL to youth ministry. National Day of Prayer and continued around the country to make prayer a kids’ camp, and did street evangelism. the following three Thursdays in daily habit.” In the Philippines, Moody students May, airing on more than 410 radio stations nationwide. During the live broadcasts, people “The best part is seeing the taught Vacation Bible School to hundreds were acting as intercessors. One night students really use their gifts of children, led a Word of Life camp for Dan Craig, manager of programming, there was difficulty with the phone high-school youth in squatters’ areas, said the event focused on the importance lines, and Carlson asked an intercessor and their talents and discover and conducted basketball/street outreach. of prayer in the lives of believers: “We to pray. As the man got on his knees, Four of the students participated in an talk about prayer on Moody Radio, the phone lines suddenly cleared. “God things they’re good at.” outreach to women in prostitution. “The but we do not always stop and pray.” stepped in and did something amazing,” churches and agencies we connect with Carlson worked together with Wayne Carlson said. in the Philippines appreciate and benefit In Scotland, students noticed the Shepherd and Bob Bakke, who was from our eight consecutive years of on the board of OneCry, to organize For more information on future OneCry declining Christian influence. They ministry with them,” said trip leader events, please visit www.onecry.com. shared their faith in five schools and the event. Nathan Strand ’81. witnessed on the streets while serving

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Distinguished Service Awards Candlelight Carols and Founder’s Week Alumni Events Please mark your calendars and watch your mail for more information about two popular annual Moody events. Candlelight Carols, November 30, Founder’s Week, February 4–8, 2013 8 p.m.; December 1, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Enjoy time with other alumni during We encourage you to celebrate this Founder’s Week. The classes of 1963, annual Christmas event at Moody and 1973, 1988, and 2003 will begin mingle with alumni during a special their celebration with their anniversary (l to r): Nancy (Andersen ’80) Hastings, (l to r): Martene Craig ’56 and Nancy pre-performance reception on Friday, reunion dinners on Monday. All classes Paul ’58 and Sylvia ’58 Hollinger, and (Andersen ’80) Hastings. November 30, at 6:30 p.m. Alumni can are invited to the annual alumni Dr. Paul Nyquist. receive up to four discounted tickets banquet on Tuesday followed by class for the Friday night performance at $9 reunions for each class year ending each. To find out more information or with a 3 or 8. To order tickets for these The Alumni Association gives Congressman Tim Walberg ’73 for “their events, please contact the Alumni Distinguished Service Awards to contributions and years of service to the to request your tickets at the discounted Association at 312-329-4412. For select alumni who have distinguished Christian broadcasting community.” price, contact the Alumni office at additional information, please visit themselves through faithfulness to 312-329-4412. www.foundersweek.org. the Lord and perseverance in service. Martene Craig ’56 was presented with a Distinguished Service award by Nancy Paul ’58 and Sylvia (Ruoss ’58) (Andersen ’80) Hastings on May 20 at Hollinger were presented with a the annual Arise Springsation Musical in You Say Alumni, I Say Alumnae Distinguished Service award by the Covina, California. Martene has served Dear alumni…or is it alumnis? Or alumnae? Some of you may say, “Who Alumni Association’s executive director, more than 40 years in music ministry, cares? It’s in Latin, a dead language.” Although it is not a conversational Nancy (Andersen ’80) Hastings, at the including 25 years developing extensive language today, many Latin words are still used in modern English. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Alumni and graded choral and instrumental Friends dinner in June. They were programs in three Baptist churches. One of those words is alumni. Latin, like many modern languages, has honored for their worldwide ministry, grammatical gender, and the forms of its nouns differ: alumnus (one man), including more than 45 years of She established a School of Fine Arts alumna (one woman). Plural nouns also have grammatical gender: alumni Christian broadcasting with WDAC- and founded ARISE (Arts in Service), (men only or a mixed company of men and women) and alumnae (women FM and their partnership with Moody serving as a clinician, choral and only). Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s why we are Radio as an affiliate station since the instrumental director, consultant, providing the visual aid below. You can always come back to review it if early 1980s. Paul served two terms columnist, director, mentor, and Latin grammatical gender becomes fuzzy. Because, after all, repetitio est on the Alumni Board of Directors. music festival adjudicator. Her premier mater studiorum!* ensembles and musical groups have Paul and Sylvia constructed the first traveled nationwide and internationally *Repetition is the best teacher. full-time Christian radio station in to Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Poland, Papua New Guinea and helped fund and Germany. Martene uses musicals other projects and radio programs to draw people into the church and to reach Russia and Ecuador. WDAC outreach tours to take the Good News also worked with Open Doors USA of Jesus Christ to a hurting world. to provide Bibles to persecuted people. Ordained by the Evangelical Church In 1997, the Hollingers were the first Alliance, Martene has served as a hospital alumnus alumna alumni alumnae alumni recipients of the First Timothy Award chaplain and is in her last year of serving for their long-time partnership with on the Moody Alumni Board of Directors. HCJB Global Radio. They were honored in Congress on June 18 by Michigan Find nomination forms for future awards at www.moodyalumni.org. 6 MoodyAlumniNews MoodyAlumniNews 7 MoodyClassHighlightsNotes

Webinars on Children’s Ministry Coming This Fall both in the United States and around Please join us in prayer that these new the globe. Seniors in the program will programs will bring God’s Word to a This fall, Moody will offer four webinars Parents and those working in children’s receive three years of on-campus training hurting world in fresh ways and train on Children’s Ministry Basic Training to ministry will benefit from training and spend their final year in a full-time students to serve Him more effectively. help adults who minister to children. offered in these webinars. They will ministry immersion experience. You can log on to these virtual seminars explore questions like “How do you that contain valuable information hosted do children’s ministry?”; “How do by Moody Professor Elizabeth Smith. you clearly communicate Scripture to New! Entirely Online Two-Year Master’s Program children?”; “How do you handle special Moody Distance Learning now offers needs of children (including allergies, The fall webinars, beginning a completely online, 36-hour Master ADD, and autism)?”; and “How do you in September, include: of Arts in Applied Biblical Studies choose and train excellent workers?” • Planning Your Strategy (MAABS). Introduced in May, this • Your Marching Orders Normally $49 each, webinars are FREE new program has already attracted • Knowing Your Troops: Exceptional to Moody alumni, but participants must more than 160 applicants. This master’s Children register in advance. Please plan to join degree program brings a Moody • Training Your Leaders and us and help spread the word about graduate education to students with Volunteers these webinars. an emphasis on convenience, making it possible for students to earn an For more dates, times, and registration instructions, visit www.moody.edu/webinars. advanced ministry degree online in less than two years. The Master of Arts is not focused solely less than two years. It is ideal for busy New Programs and Majors Extend Moody’s Reach on biblical knowledge, it also features adults who want to learn where they a unique curriculum with seven-week Moody Education took Dr. Nyquist’s in the United States and around are so that they can continue working courses that are interspersed with challenge to reach across cultures and the world. During their senior year, and serving in their churches or periods of reflection. The program generations to heart. As a result, Moody students in the program will intern with communities.” This unique program was designed in direct response to the will introduce four new programs a selected organization that ministers incorporates Bible study, spiritual requests of Distance Learning students this fall. to victims of human trafficking. formation, and evaluations of ministry who wanted a manageable course load scenarios by putting the distance learner The Urban Residential Cohort Bible Secondary Education— so they could fit earning a master’s in direct contact with their faculty and Program engages students in cross- In response to many requests from degree into busy lives filled with work peers. Students will receive guidance cultural ministry within the city of Christian high schools and churches, and family responsibilities. Chicago. After three years of living Moody has expanded this current and mentorship from a faculty team on campus, seniors in the program Education major to allow students and learn in a cohort of students. will live together in an urban to train for ministry in Christian Moody’s new MAABS online The two-year online program offers neighborhood. They will minister high schools. Through this program, a flexible format and a manageable with an existing church or ministry, graduates will receive certification by program makes a master’s course load. It is offered completely enhancing their cross-cultural skills the Association of Christian Schools degree achievable in less than online with no campus visits required. on a daily basis. Moody hopes to International (ACSI). Students take one course every seven establish urban cohorts in as many Church Planting and Renewal two years. weeks with one-week reflection periods as ten neighborhoods in Chicago. Ministry—This major will train distributed throughout the program (12 courses total). New majors for 2012-2013 include: students to plant new churches James Spencer, Assistant Dean of Online and revitalize existing congregations Ministry to Victims of Sexual and Nontraditional Education, says, Applications are now being accepted through specialized classes and hands- Exploitation—This major will prepare “Moody’s new MAABS online program with courses scheduled to begin in on experience. Church planting has graduates to minister to people who makes a master’s degree achievable in October 2012. become a key way of growing the have been victims of sexual exploitation ministry and outreach of churches

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Alumnus Ron Hutchcraft ’65 Honored with Robert Neff Award Lindsay began singing and writing leader at Harvest Bible Chapel in songs while growing up with her Rolling Meadows, Illinois. She toured Moody alumnus Ron Hutchcraft ’65, twin sister, three older sisters, and with Casting Crowns in fall 2011 and a radio host who has devoted his life her parents on Merritt Island, Florida, spring 2012, and plans to tour this fall to ministering to youth, was honored but she enhanced her skills at Moody, with Christian artist Matthew West. by Moody Radio with the Robert Neff where she led worship in chapel and Award. The award was inspired by for Student Mission Fellowship. Feeling disappointed one day because the ministry of former Moody Radio she wasn’t doing Bible translation, Vice President Robert Neff ’62 to Instead of music, however, she majored her manager said, “Lindsay, you are honor those who have demonstrated in applied linguistics and planned to a Bible translator—you are translating “Distinguished Spiritual Excellence become a Bible translator. But during the Bible into song.” Lindsay now sees in Religious Broadcasting.” an internship with SIM Ethiopia, the God’s calling on her life to communicate missionaries stressed to her that they God’s Word, whether that means writing Ron Hutchcraft’s life and career have felt God had put a call on her life in a Scripture-based song, translating the been dedicated to sharing the gospel, (l to r): Dr. Paul Nyquist, Ron Hutchcraft, music ministry. And, after graduation, Bible overseas someday, or leading a and he has used the radio to reach and Miriam Neff. a door opened to become worship women’s Bible study at church. young people with God’s truths in their lingo. After he graduated from Moody, contemporary music, a live studio Hutchcraft began a long-term ministry packed with kids, and open discussions Walking with the Dying to youth. He served as the Executive about sex, dating, and living a pure life.” Director of the Metro New York City Jamie Flowers ’11, Prior to joining Henry Ford Hospice, Youth for Christ for more than 25 years. Today, his print and radio ministry who earned his Master Jamie returned to MTS–Michigan to continues with A Life That Matters of Arts in Theology pursue his MA in Theology, not just From the start, Hutchcraft complemented (small-group curriculum) and A Word degree from Moody for his work as a chaplain but also for his ministry with books and radio With You (radio programs). His programs Theological Seminary– his frequent teaching and preaching programming. His programs included have aired on hundreds of radio stations Michigan, serves as a responsibilities as a lay leader at Oak Threshold, a 15-minute program that and are heard in more than 50 countries chaplain for terminally Pointe Church in Novi, Michigan. He offered advice to teens and their parents. worldwide. He and his wife Karen ill patients and their says his MA in Theology degree has From 1985 to 2000, Moody Radio ran enabled him to better fulfill these roles. (Waterman ’65) have three children and families in Wayne County, Michigan, his ground-breaking program Alive! One and the Downriver communities south seven grandchildren. He was honored Jamie and his wife, Kathy, have been of the show’s producers said, “It was not of Detroit. Though his job description as MBI’s Alumnus of the Year in 1997. married for ten years and have five your typical Moody program—it had requires him to help patients within the children. Recently, they helped Oak parameters of their own faith traditions, Pointe establish a new campus in Jamie says in practice he is free to be Milford, Michigan, where Jamie leads God’s Word in Song Christ’s representative. “Most of the the prayer ministry and looks forward patients I work with don’t have a It isn’t just Lindsay “I can’t tell you how many people to more leadership opportunities. McCaul (Pritchett ’05) would come up later and say, ‘I want strong faith system, and it allows me Mattingly’s soothing to go to Moody,’” she explains. Lindsay, the opportunity to tactfully present In the meantime, as a hospice chaplain, alto voice and insightful who released her album, “If It Leads Me Christ and the gospel.” Jamie helps fellow believers deal honestly with the pain and loss they’re songs from her debut Back,” earlier this year, is grateful for the Jamie’s call into hospice work came facing as well as look forward to eternal album that have huge impact Moody had on her life. as he was completing his first MTS– life in the presence of God. “When I captured the attention “My memory of my time with professors Michigan degree: an MA in Counseling can encourage someone in their faith of fans. Each time this is so precious,” she recalls. “Things they Psychology. Though he intended to work in Christ, that’s the best part of my singer/songwriter opened as a guest said still stick with me, such as their as a counselor, he took a job as a chaplain job,” he explains. “If I’m able to assist artist on Casting Crowns’ recent “Come challenge to use my time wisely and at St. John Hospice. He later left St. John a non-believer in crossing that line to to the Well” tour, people responded to to dig my roots deep into the Word Hospice to join Detroit’s Henry Ford a relationship with Christ, even better.” the short video that introduced her to of God.” Hospice, where he ministers today. the audience as a graduate of Moody. 10 MoodyAlumniNews MoodyAlumniNews 11 ClassNotes

is an after-school program with Undergraduate School W www.FinishingWithNoRegrets.com an emphasis on academics and a 10s the summer of 2013. He now works [email protected] commitment to nurturing the whole in donor relations at the International child: mind, body, and soul. Her Danica Sauder B.A. ’11 joined Youth Fellowship of Christians and Jews. team consists of 22 high-risk, inner- With A Mission (YWAM) when she Rachel is a part-time doula; she provides city teenagers. graduated from high school. She emotional and physical support to Lisa remains a member at Holy Trinity went to Newcastle, Australia, and pregnant women during and after labor. Church. She loves playing beach learned about leadership at YWAM’s The rest of her time she spends at home volleyball, spending time in the city, Discipleship Training School (DTS). with Judah. and having fun with friends. She then came to Moody for additional training and graduated in December. They enjoy running, biking, and going Matt McCormick ’01 and his wife Pam to festivals in the area. Rachel often (McLaren ’04) currently work in Haiti. Danica felt called to minister to women Kim and Sean Pickett works on her blog. They both love Pam recently translated The Jesus during her freshman year at Moody spending time with friends and their Storybook Bible, written by Sally Lloyd- and has followed that calling faithfully. church community. Sean ’07 and Kim (Carter ’07) Pickett Jones and illustrated by Jago, into YWAM hired her full-time at their currently live on the Near West Side Haitian Creole. The organization they Newcastle location where she returned W theincorrigiblegingers.blogspot.com of Chicago where they moved three work for is publishing the co-edition. in May to mentor teenage girls. She is years ago due to their work with the continuing to raise support and is looking Near West Little League. In addition 90s for prayer partners in her ministry. to coaching and mentoring inner-city W danicawithamission.com kids, they serve as treasurers of the Daniel Little ’98 recently received a league. They are members at Holy medal of honor from the Navy for his [email protected] Trinity Church. Sean is a financial service. He served as a Petty Officer for representative with Northwestern 20 years. Daniel was given the Navy “E” 00s Mutual, and Kim works in Moody’s ribbon, which denotes permanent duty Stewardship Department. on ships or in squadrons that won the Jason B.A. ’09 and Rachel (Shedd B.A. Sarah (Winne ’07) Rausch married Battle Efficiency competitions after ’09) Strietzel married in 2009. They (l to r): Nikki Bryan and Stephanie Kaihoi July 1, 1974. have one son, Judah (2). They currently Jason Rausch ’10 in November 2010. live in Chicago, Illinois. They are currently living in Columbus, He attended Olean Business Institute Stephanie (Kimmel ’07) Kaihoi founded Ohio, where Jason is pursuing a degree and received his associate’s degree Jason is attending the Spertus Institute Legacy Living Ministries, an organization in Welding Engineering. Sarah is after he was discharged. He then got for Jewish Studies for his Master of committed to training the next generation teaching music at Northside Christian his degree in theology from Moody. Science in Non-Profit Management to love the Lord and crave His Word. The School. She is also co-directing Calvary degree and is expected to graduate in ministry facilitates conferences around Bible Church’s children’s choir and He and his wife Diane have two sons, the country for teenage girls, as well working as church secretary. Nickolas and Nathaniel, and seven as their moms and female leaders. The grandchildren. He’s worked for Market next Finishing With No Regrets conference Lisa Roth B.A. ’04 works at By the Hand Basket, Industrial Brothers, and Clark will be held in Lawrence, Kansas, on Kids Club. After she graduated, she Brothers (which became Dresser-Clark). October 6, 2012, as the ministry partners worked as an administrative assistant at Holy Trinity Church for nearly two Jason Alligood B.A. ’97 and his wife with alumna Kristen Siegfried ’07. years. During this time, God developed Amber live in the suburbs of St. Louis Moody alumnae Kim (Carter ’07) Pickett her love and passion for the city. where Jason is the Associate Pastor of and Nikki (Wilson ’10) Bryan serve on New Community Church. After a little Stephanie’s ministry team. Stephanie In April 2006, she became a team more than three years as Pastor of and her husband Trevor reside in leader at By the Hand in the Cabrini- Student Ministries at Grace Bible Jason, Judah, and Rachel Strietzel Northeast Minneapolis. Green neighborhood. By the Hand Church in Homosassa, FL, Jason began

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Cristian ’95 and Anne (Geffe ’94) ministering at New Community Church James Daughtry term as commissioner of the Zion Park in November of 2000. He started as Barbosu moved to Romania in 2001 District, president of the Zion Benton the Minister to Students of NCC until where Cristian currently pastors Ministerial Association, and lead chaplain he transitioned into his current role as Metanoia Church of Arad. They for the Zion Police Department. He is Associate Pastor in 2007. He and Amber started the church seven years ago, also the executive director of the Zion have three children: Jonah (12), Karis and it has grown to 600 members. Evangelical Ministry of Africa (ZEMA) (10), and Aubrey (6). which works with the Amazonis in Cristian graduated from Dallas southern Africa. He orchestrates mission Jason graduated with highest honors Theological Seminary and Trinity trips to Africa for pastors and churches from Calvary Theological Seminary Evangelical Divinity School. He’s every year. (Kansas City) with a master’s degree written several books, has a radio James has served as a missionary in in Bible and Theology this May. ministry throughout Romania, and the U. S. Virgin Islands, Africa, and Mike occasionally teaches at Moody is a part of Josiah Venture. Theological Seminary and Asian Rev. Dr. Christopher R. J. Holmes Mexico. In Mexico he earned a Master of Business Administration degree at Theological Seminary in Manila as B.A. ’97 recently published his second Ann (Marshall B.A. ’92) Nemeth and adjunct faculty. book Ethics in the Presence of Christ her husband Jeff have lived in Alberta, a local university. Canada, for the past 10 years. She (T&T Clark, 2012). The book is an [email protected] exploration of how the truth, power, works as a missionary with the and love of God revealed in Jesus Christ Blackfoot Indians. Jeff has a practice, Edwin Lam ’87 and his family are are contemporary to and transformative Windblown Counseling, and works as currently serving in Singapore. Edwin of human life. Chris has also published a marriage and family therapist. They married Gillian in 1989; they have two many chapters and articles on various have four children: Elliot, Erica, Isaiah, daughters: Judith (20) and Julia (18). aspects of Christian doctrine. and Esther. Ann homeschools them. Edwin currently serves as Senior Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. Since graduating from Moody, he Peter B.A. ’91 and Susan (Schwabe has earned the following degrees: B.A. ’90) Fields currently live in He is also the chairman of several Donna and Michael McDowell M.Rel., Wycliffe College and the Homewood, Illinois. They have two boards, including the Singapore Baptist University of Toronto and Th.D., daughters: Sarah (18) and Jenny (16). Convention, the Fellowship of Missional Wycliffe College and the University They recently sent Sarah to Spokane, Organizations of Singapore (FOMOS), Yvonne (Hurd B.S. ’80) Wolf and her of Toronto. Chris is currently Senior Washington, to attend the Moody and Interserve (Singapore). Edwin husband Jeff have been married 30 years. Lecturer in Systematic Theology in the campus there. serves on many other committees and Together they founded Belonging to Him Department of Theology and Religion, boards and is an active part of the Ministries, where they help hurting University of Otago, Dunedin, New Peter works full-time at The Home evangelical community in Singapore. women find healing, specifically from Zealand, and is an Anglican priest. Depot, and Susan works at a church He serves as a radio speaker for FEBA abandonment and other similar wounds. preschool in a southern suburb of (Singapore) and is a conference speaker He is married to Christiana and has Yvonne serves as a speaker at many two children: Lillian and Fiona. Chicago. She has worked in the field of and author. early childhood education for 11 years. women’s retreats for churches, most Darrell ’96 and Valerie (Cain ’91) Ash Michael “Mike” ’81 and Donna (Smith recently at a Spiritual Spa at the 10th are based in Texas. Darrell works for 80s ’81) McDowell have been married for annual women’s conference at Pleasant the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), 31 years. They have three children and Hill Missionary Church, Noble, Michigan. teaching at LeTourneau University. James Daughtry ’88 recently published two grandchildren. She is the author of Sitting in Psalms. They have three children: Megan (15), When I Became a Man with Abidan They spent 14 years in both Indonesia Michael (12), and Matthew (8). Valerie Publishing. It’s a men’s Bible study and the Philippines with The Evangelical is currently suffering from fibromyalgia that helps men explore God’s Word on Alliance Mission, returning to the States 70s and ankylosing spondylitis and would practical subjects that they can easily in 2000. Mike currently serves as the Brent Gibson ’78 graduated summa cum appreciate prayers. understand and apply. missions pastor at Christ Community laude with a Master of Ministry degree Church in Zion, IL. He is active in the from Piedmont International University Zion community, serving his second in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in May.

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Brent Gibson God gave John Mike and his wife Donna mission trip to France. The rest of the a mission to present the living Christ (Mounts B.A. ’74) seven children: four group left France at the appointed time, to unchurched inner-city children married daughters, one single daughter, but Beverly stayed in Europe, going to and youth, discipling and integrating and two deceased sons who died at Germany to meet her fiancé, where they them into a local church. ages 22 and 19. The five girls live in married. While in Germany, they visited He has recently completed an updated Connecticut, Maine, Georgia, South Israel, the first of four trips for her. edition of his book, People Raising, to Carolina, and Texas. John Mike and Beverly and Web came back to the help missionaries raise funds more Donna also have three grandchildren. States and finished their degrees. For rapidly and without fear. Bill was honored They moved to Lawrenceville, Georgia, many years she served as a teacher at as MBI’s Alumnus of the Year in 2005. Brent has pastored three churches: to be with John Mike’s 93-year-old a Christian elementary school. She also W PeopleRaising.com West Cohasset Chapel in Cohasset, mother. They fellowship at Gwinnett taught Sunday school and mentored Minnesota, Mud River Baptist Church Bible Chapel of Lilburn, where John young women in her church. She Victor Hess ’65 and his wife Valerie are in Ona, West Virginia, and North shares in the teaching/preaching recently retired from teaching, though working on a project to gather cashew Mount Zion Church in Continental, responsibilities and also speaks at she still works at her church. fruit and process it into ethanol fuel Ohio, where he is currently pastoring. other local churches in the area. Web has pastored three churches. In in Guinea-Bissau to help the church. Cashew nuts are in high demand, but He has been married for 34 years to his W [email protected] addition, Beverly has traveled to many wife Ellen. They have five children and Olympics events to share the gospel the fruit is often thrown away, making nine grandchildren. with those attending. She has traveled it an ideal source for cheaper fuel. to Greece, Australia, Utah, Canada, Val works for Wycliffe USA Human David Stevens ’75 wrote God’s New and this past summer, London. Resources overseeing new members’ Humanity: A Biblical Theology of Multi- selections and assignments and ethnicity for the Church to lay out the theology behind the rapidly-growing 60s existing members’ financial policies movement to create more ethnically- and procedures. She gave four talks Roosevelt J. Davis ’67 started Moody diverse churches. on the topic “Finding Joy” in April in 1959 during the summer session. for a ladies’ retreat. After he attended Moody, David He then joined the Army, serving from attended Dallas Theological Seminary. 1960–1963. Dick Torrans ’65 is currently the He and his wife Mary went on to serve Donna and John Mike Thomas with Founder and President of Melode, Inc. John’s mother. Upon his return in 1964, he continued He has worked as a writer, arranger, as missionaries in France for 15 years, his education and worked in the from 1985–2000. They have three orchestrator, and editor for Singspiration warehouse at Moody Press. After and Benson Music Companies and has daughters. Denise Robinson ’73–’74 married her graduation, he worked as the warehouse been nominated for a Dove Award. He husband Marvin in 1974. They moved He is currently the senior pastor of manager at InterVarsity Press and also has also served as Assistant Director of to New York, started a church, and Central Bible Church in Portland, Oregon. for the Chicago Post Office. Christian Service at Cedarville University worked in the inner city for 21 years. and Interim Minister of Music at First [email protected] They currently live in Rochester, New In the early 60s he married Erastine Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. York, and work for Missions Door in (Walton ’60). They had two children Dr. John Michael “Mike” Thomas the inner city. together, but divorced in the 70s. He He and his wife Nancy (Stuplich ’65) B.A. ’74 retired after serving as the has been married to his current wife served as missionaries in Brazil for eight pastor of The Bible Church of Port Beverly (Johnson ’71) Frowner Gladys for 33 years. years where they established a music Washington in Long Island, New York, attended Moody in the late 60s where program for Instituto Biblico Palavra for 29 years. John Mike earned an she met her husband Webster ’74. They P.O. Box 521  da Vida and co-founded Grupo-Elo, M.Div from Grace Theological Seminary became engaged before Webster joined South Holland, IL 60473 a record label. He graduated from in 1978 and a D.Min. from Bob Jones the Army and was sent to Germany. Bill Dillon ’65 continues to work in Michigan State and Southern Seminary University in 1996. He also started and Beverly remained at Moody, then Chicago as founder and executive after Moody. They currently live in ran Port Washington Christian School decided to spend the summer on a director of Inner City Impact with Franklin, Tennessee. (K–12) for 23 years.

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Frank Beaty ’64 and his wife Judith Ruth Dinwiddie Gordon College and Gordon Divinity Bob was recently diagnosed with (Crawford ’64) recently returned to School. He and Ellen were married the pulmonary fibrosis as a result of their home in Burlington, Iowa, after year he graduated from divinity school. traveling in his bookmobile in Costa serving in North Dakota for two years Rica in the 1970s, breathing in volcanic They have four children: Lynn, Joseph at Liberty Evangelical Free Church. dust. He did that for six years before William Jr., Nathan, and Mark Alan, Frank is a member of Interim Pastor leaving for Spain and cleaner air. Bob and three grandchildren: Claire, Mitsuki, Ministries which provides interim and Barbara worked in Spain until and Joseph. pastors for churches around the world. their retirement. Over the course of their 50 years After he graduated from Moody, They are currently reaching out to those together, they served at Darlington Frank went on to get degrees at in their retirement community and have marking 52 years of involvement with Congregational Church in Rhode Dallas Theological Seminary and started a few Bible studies. Bob has been Moody Radio. Island, Woronoco Union Church in Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. asked to lead special meetings for all the Massachusetts, Free Baptist Church and He is now celebrating over 50 years After graduating as a music major, Ruth residents on Christmas and Easter and Walnut Grove Baptist Church in New in pastoral ministry. joined the staff of WCRF in Cleveland, on the Day of Prayer. Ohio, the first Moody station outside of Hampshire, Pleasant Hill Community While in Williston, North Dakota, he Chicago. She transferred back to Chicago Church in Illinois, Hillcrest United [email protected] served on the Board of Directors of the Baptist Church in Canada, Grace Baptist in 1970 and to Florida in 1991. Starting Mary (Welsh ’54) Watson received her Williston Rotary Club. Frank became Church in New Hampshire, and Yacht in the office, she went on to work in nursing degree at the Hamilton General the chair of their Dictionary Project, Cove Community Church in South programming, production, and music. Hospital before attending Moody. Thirty which provided dictionaries to every Carolina, which is where they are While in Cleveland, she started a years after leaving Moody, she earned third grader in two school districts. currently serving. women’s program, Sugar ’n Spice, her bachelor’s degree at the University He was also a member of the Williston which eventually was distributed Betty (Blasko ’53) Brock and her of St. Francis in Illinois. Ministerial Association and chaired nationally. After transferring to Florida, husband Ron have attended many the National Day of Prayer Committee. she hosted the afternoon program, and class reunions during Founder’s In 1989, Mary and her late husband, He was a religion columnist for the for five years produced and hosted a Week through the years, but after they Reverend H. Gray Watson ’54, retired Williston Herald newspaper. network sacred music program, Heartsong. moved to Georgia, they haven’t returned after serving in Zambia for 31 years. They moved to Orillia, Ontario, in Beth Raney ’64 serves with Member Care Ruth has stayed involved in choral to Moody. Ron passed away in an International in Missouri, and frequently automobile accident. The doctors told 1990 when Gray became the Director singing and is in her 21st season with of Pastoral Care at the Orillia Soldiers’ travels around the world. This past year the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, the Betty, who was in the same accident, she visited Thailand and Greece. that she also might not live, and if she Memorial Hospital, where he served for chorus of the Florida Orchestra. She six years. He died in 2000 after battling lives in Seminole, Florida. did, that she would be in a nursing Beth comes alongside missionaries and home unable to care for herself. She cancer for seven years. trains and encourages them. 50s has, however, made a full recovery. Mary compiled a few stories about [email protected] Betty regularly visits Archbold their time in Zambia and published Frances (Cain ’58) Leonard recently them as a pamphlet, True Tales from Phyllis (True ’62) Murphy recently Hospital in Thomasville to see friends celebrated her 75th birthday and 50th or friends of friends. She is a member the Angolan Bush. She wrote it in 2008 retired with her husband Ron ’62 to year in Brazil. She created a presentation as a class project. West Monroe, Louisiana. of Morningside U.M.C. In addition to on her life that was used at the seminary’s visiting the hospital and nursing homes, 6231 Jonesboro Rd. annual missions conference. She has she also helps bag food for the Feed the 40s West Monroe, LA 71292 four children, 16 grandchildren, and Children program and sings in a choir. seven great-grandchildren, with four She will soon be 81 years old. Lois (Utt ’49) Morden received her Ruth (Dunbar ’60) Dinwiddie serves at more on the way. Evangelical Teacher Training Diploma Moody Radio Florida in St. Petersburg. Robert “Bob” ’51 and Barbara at Moody, where she also studied the She was in full-time ministry with Joseph William Powell ’56 and his wife (Rickenbrode ’51) Newman are missionary course. She and her husband Ellen celebrated 50 years of marriage on Moody Radio for 46-1/2 years and currently living in a retirement home Hubert Morden ’50 have been married continues part-time after retirement, September 11, 2012. 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Hubert and Lois served in Indiana for Bill and Naomi’s son, William “Billy” GATHERINGS five-and-a-half years, and then served as Hopper ’91 is now the pastor of missionaries with Conservative Baptist Honolulu Bible Church in Hawaii. Foreign Missionary Society (now World Smith 5 Reunion Venture) for 24 years in Brazil. They Dr. George Sweeting ’45, former worked at the Seminario Batista do president of Moody Bible Institute, Nordeste (Northeast Baptist Seminary). was honored as Alumnus of the Year in 1972. He and his wife Margaret They currently live in Fall River, “Hilda” (Schnell ’46) celebrated Massachusetts, where Hubert pastors their 65th wedding anniversary Templo Batista Portuguese (Portuguese on June 14, 2012. They have four Baptist Temple) and Lois directs the choir. children, nine grandchildren, and William “Bill” Hopper ’48, enrolled eight great-grandchildren. at Moody as a World War II veteran, moving to Chicago with his wife 30s Dorothy and their three children. After his graduation, the family joined Herbert Ferrars ’37 turned 103 the Association of Baptists for World this past year. He resides in Spokane, Standing: Tristan Wenceslao, Brian Porick, Sahrie (Monteclaro ’00) Wenceslao, Heather (Karow ’00) Morris, Emily Campbell ’01. Sitting: Jennie (Fronczak ’01) Dye, Jocelyn Dye, Evangelism (ABWE) for service in the Washington. While serving as a pastor from 1947–1949, he became one of the Sara Ann (Olson ’02) Newburn and Jensen Newburn, Noelle Wenceslao, Johanna Wynn Philippines. Bill served from 1949– ’01, Ruby Porick, Mandie (Edmundson ’00) Porick, Lucy Porick, and Dawn Culbreth ’02. 1966, when Dorothy died of cancer. first presidents of Western Baptist Bible College in Oakland, California. The Not pictured: Alyson Fitch ’01. After marrying his present wife, Naomi, school was renamed Corban University he continued with mission service in and relocated to Salem, Oregon. In late Puerto Rico at the Christian Servicemen’s March 2012, Herbert was honored to Papua New Guinea Reunion Center at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station meet the new president of Corban, Dr. with Frank Hooper ’48. After four years, Sheldon C. Nord and his wife Jamie. the mission asked the Hoppers to take over a work in Hawaii. Bill pastored the Honolulu Bible Church for 17 years. BIRTHS When the Hoppers resigned from the To Sarah ’04 and Ledio Ago, a son, church, they were asked to return to Tristan Jacob, October 3, 2011. Tristan the Philippines to help start a new Bible is the first child of the Agos. Sarah is school, the Leyte Baptist Seminary, in currently working as Pastor of Children 1993. They also founded the Philippine and Family Ministries at Hillside Covenant Evangelism Training (PET) Project as Church in Walnut Creek, California. volunteers of ABWE. The PET Project has been able to finance the building of Ledio, Sarah, a campus for the seminary and is now and Tristan Ago providing subsidies for several church Left: Sam ’97 and Deborah Smucker ’93. Sam and Deborah work with Wycliffe/SIL planting projects in the Leyte and Samar Aviation. Right: Aaron ’95 and Meredith (Feldstein ’96) DeRidder. Aaron and Meredith islands. The Hoppers make annual work with New Tribes Mission (NTM). Sam coaches men’s varsity soccer for SIL while three-month follow-up visits. Aaron coaches for NTM. The two played together at MBI under Coach Harding. At age 93, Bill says he is “not retired, just recycled. There is no retirement in the service of the Lord.”

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Listen to Moody Radio’s biblical programs and upllfting music on this new wireless radio! Portable and easy to customize with Dr. Brent and Brianne Haskell Megan and Carlos Alfaro additional Internet stations, the Moody Wi-Fi Family Radio gives you and your family unlimited access to your favorite Christian WEDDINGS for Lynda.com and as a freelance programming anytime, from anywhere you have a wireless videographer and photographer. Dr. Brent Haskell and Brianne (Beck Internet connection. B.A. ’01) were married October 15, 2011, Megan continued her education by in Spencer, Iowa. They reside in Dodge obtaining a Master of Arts in Theology City, Kansas. Alumni at the wedding at Talbot School of Theology in 2010. included Jennifer (Bayard) McConnell She is now employed as a writer and ’01 (matron of honor and vocalist), producer for Roger Kemp and Company, Curt ’87–’89 and Carolyn (Carlson) a Christian radio agency in Westlake Village, California. This past September, Batschelet ’92–’94 (gift attendant). At only $119, Carlos and Megan enjoyed a small with no subscription Carlos Alfaro B.A. ’07 and Megan outdoor wedding in sunny Moorpark, (Dods B.A. ’06) were married on California. Other alumni in attendance charges, you’ll love this September 25, 2011. Megan, a native included Sarah Howard ’11, Timothy radio. For details, visit Californian, and Carlos, a Chicago Tabailloux ’08, John Davalos ’08, Roger www.wififamilyradio.net. city boy, met at Moody in 2004. But ’78 and Lori Kemp ’78. it wasn’t until five years later when Carlos moved to California that their CORRECTION love began to bloom. Following his time at Moody, Carlos went on to study James Dyet ’57 can be contacted at visual journalism at Brooks Institute. [email protected]. In the previous “ My husband and I absolutely love our radio. We take it with us on trips, He currently works as a video editor issue of Alumni News, his e-mail was printed incorrectly. We regret the error. listen to it every night, and wake up to Christian programming and music as our alarm clock.” —Tina

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80s the family moved back to Texas he was awarded the Don Otto Award, a was a devoted member of Bible Baptist where Dan pastored Alamo Community high honor in public radio, by the Public Church where he served as a greeter Marie Rose (Hoover ’87) Begly, January Church for four years. Radio Program Directors Association and Awana leader. and Audience Research Analysis. 4, 2012, age 76, Goshen, Indiana. In 2006, they made their way to Bob was preceded in death by his Marie studied the Adult Christian Pharr, Texas, where Dan worked as a In addition, Tim and two partners parents, Earnest and Ruth Sauer. He is Education course at Moody through business administrator until his death. ran Strategic Programming Partners, survived by his wife, Elvina (Ardrey ’59). a consulting business. They created the Distance Learning Program. She He was preceded in death by his Morning Edition Grad School— August “Gus” Kubish ’56, April 12, was a lifelong member of First Baptist grandparents. He is survived by workshops that trained public 2012, age 87, Andover, Kansas. Church in Goshen where she taught Twila, their four children: Daniel, radio stations. children’s Sunday school, served in the Abigail, Nathan, and Timothy, and Gus was born on October 13, 1924, nursery, and participated in women’s granddaughter Elise. Survivors also Tim served on the board of directors of in Jackson, Michigan, to Henry John missionary service. include his siblings: Stephen, Mark, the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council, and Mary (Ordway) Kubish. He was one of ten children. She is survived by her husband Loren William, Jon, and JoAnn, and many the Rockford Area Arts Council, and Begly; six children: Loren Begly Jr., nieces and nephews. Riverfront Museum Park in Rockford. Gus graduated from Jackson High Nancy (Begly ’75) Gerst, Jerry Begly, Timothy Emmons ’79, February 18, He is survived by his wife of 33 years, School and entered the aviation cadet Dixie Love, James Begly ’87, and 2012, age 53, Elburn, Illinois. Charlene, his son Daniel, his daughter program at Michigan State College. John Begly; 23 grandchildren; three Jordan, his mother, sister, three In May, 1945, he graduated as a flight great-grandchildren; one sister, Shirley Timothy decided in high school to nephews, and two great-nephews. officer and bombardier. In February, Musser; and many nieces and nephews. pursue a career in radio. He was a state 1946, he was discharged from the She was preceded in death by her finalist in forensics in radio at his school He was preceded in death by his father. United States Army Air Force. parents and a granddaughter. and was an eager participant in drama and speech. 60s August Kubish 70s He attended Moody for two years, Janna Ruth (Zimmer ’62) Thomas, then graduated from Illinois State March 9, 2012, age 70, Missouri. Daniel Paul Bradford ’79, February University with a degree in English. 17, 2012, age 55, Pharr, Texas. While in school, he got his first radio Janna was born in 1941 in Chicago, Daniel was born in Michigan in 1956 job at WGLT, the university’s public Illinois. She attended Moody, then and became a Christian at age nine. radio station. He also worked at WJBC moved to Missouri with her family. and WBNQ from 1980–1982. He attended Moody right after high She is survived by her son, Jord Following his discharge he continued school and continued his education After graduation, he returned to WGLT Thomas; her former husband, William his education at The King’s College, at Muskegon Business College, earning full-time. He went on to work at WNIU Thomas; granddaughter, Megan Thomas; Briarcliff Manor, NY, for four years, a degree in Business Administration. and WNIJ in DeKalb as program director her brothers: David Zimmer, Paul receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from 1988–1992 and as general manager Zimmer, and Steve Zimmer; and her He went on to work in the business in June, 1950. In 1952, he received from 1995 to the present. From 1992– sisters: Lillian Wheeler, Becky Ash, office, bookroom, and radio station at his Master of Music degree from the 1995 he worked for KWMU in St. Louis and Debbie Traub. Rio Grande Bible Institute in Edinburg, Central Conservatory of Chicago as program director. Texas, in 1982, where he met his wife while ministering as youth director Twila Pracht. They married in 1985. As an award-winning program director, 50s at a Chicago North Side church. On Tim became a professional leader in August 23, 1952, he married Eunice Dan longed to know more about the Robert “Bob” Sauer ’59, March 13, public radio. He built Northern Public Vick in Chicago, Illinois. Word of God, so he moved with his 2012, age 76, Kingsport, Tennessee. Radio into a five-station network family to Maryland to attend Capital Gus spent three more years at serving over 100,000 listeners. During Bob was originally from Chicago, Bible Seminary. He graduated with an Moody Bible Institute, graduating his tenure, the Northern Public Radio where he worked at J. P. Stevens. He M.Div. in 1993 and served as a pastor from the pastor’s course with a minor staff won numerous awards for news traveled around the world to pursue at Berea Bible Church in Clarksburg, in Christian Education in June, 1956. Maryland, for over eight years. Then and programming excellence. In 2009, his hobby of scenic photography. He

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He was ordained on April 1, 1960, Robert Rich Charles was a deacon at McCormick Robert went on to pastor five churches and pastored churches in Colorado, First Baptist Church and served in before retiring in upstate New York, Nebraska, and Kansas. many other areas, including Sunday where their first church was located. school, the Finance Committee, and He served as Interim Pastor for many Gus faithfully served the Lord with the Pastoral Search Committee. area churches during retirement. gladness. He often quoted enthusiastically Psalm 119:24: “This is the day the Lord He is survived by his wife Noreen In 2001, they moved to Saint Clair, has made, I WILL rejoice and be glad (Fraser ’51); two sons: Charles Michigan, to be near their children, in it.” He remained humble, thankful, and Thomas; four daughters: Sandra Susan (Wesley ’76) Friedkin and and full of love all his life. Richter, Debra Rawski, Pamela Poulos, Robert Wesley. Bob was born in Normal, Illinois, in and Kathy Simmons; 21 grandchildren He is survived by his wife, Eunice; Emma passed away in 2007 while a 1922. He attended the University of and one great-grandchild. seven children: Ruth Coulson ’77, Illinois and married Kay Lewis. During resident at MediLodge nursing home. Sharon Howard, Jerrilyn Copple ’80, World War II, he piloted a B-17 in the Sanford Morgan ’52, February 17, Robert served as a volunteer chaplain Dan Kubish, Robert Kubish, Jimmy 92nd Bomb Group, 407th Squadron, 2011, age 79, Lake George, Colorado. for the nursing home for over two years. Kubish ’85, and Kevin Kubish ’93; 8th Air Force. He received the Volunteer of the Year Naoma (Bittner 27 grandchildren, nine great- Sanford met his wife, award twice from the nursing home grandchildren, and numerous Eventually he returned to aviation as ’52), at Moody, and they married two group. In 2010, after living with his nieces and nephews. a student and then a teacher at Moody. days after graduation. They adopted a daughter for almost a year, he entered He taught for 33 years. baby boy, 18 days old, in 1963 from the MediLodge to receive more medical care. Gus was preceded in death by his Lake Bluff Adoption Agency in Chicago. parents, daughter, Joy Lynn Kubish, Bob enjoyed photography and was a He is survived by both of his children, one brother, and two sisters. talented photographer. His work was They retired in 1994 to a log cabin eight grandchildren, and four great- often displayed in various family homes. they built in Colorado. They taught grandchildren. Kathleen “Kathy” Reynolds ’54, April Sunday school at a church in Lake He was preceded in death by his 23, 2012, age 80, Hamilton, Ohio. George for many years. Sanford served Rainey Elizabeth (Motley ’51) Nortier, wife of 43 years, Kay, and his brother, the Lord faithfully despite his many January 10, 2012, age 83, Grand Following her time at Moody, Arnold Rich. medical problems, including Rapids, Michigan. Kathy served four years as Christian Charlotte (Hardt ’69), cardiomyopathy and cancer. Education director at Scranton Road He is survived by Rainey was born in 1929 in Little Rock, his wife of the past 26 years; his brothers: Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his wife and son. Arkansas. Her father was a preacher. John and Bill; his children: Rod, Andy, She then received a call to return to Naoma recently moved back to the She learned to play the piano and organ and Lavonne Eckman; his grandchildren: her home church, First Baptist of Midwest as a result of a car accident. and played during church services. Rod Eckman, Dave Eckman, Chad Hamilton, Ohio, as church secretary. Eckman, Rob Rich, Amy Rich, Danny Rainey majored in music at Moody, Kathy ministered at First Baptist for Robert Wesley ’52, May 9, 2012, Rich, Beki Rich, and Timmy Rich. where she met her husband, Peter 39 years until retirement, serving age 85, Saint Clair, Michigan. Nortier ’52. They married in August, not only as church secretary, but also Charles Edward Eichem ’53, March Robert and his wife Emma ’52 grew in 1952, and had two sons, Timothy in many other capacities, including 19, 2012, age 81, Augusta, Georgia. the Lord as teenagers, participating in and Stephen. Christian education and visitation. a group known as the Gospel Bombers Charles graduated from Moody and attending many Jack Wyrtzen rallies They moved to Michigan and served She is survived by her sisters, Carol Aviation’s first Missionary Technical in New York. Robert and Emma attended at the First Baptist Church for the next Dawson and Thelma (Reynolds ’56) Course and also attended electronics Moody and went on to graduate from 35 years. Rainey played the organ at Stanger, and brother-in-law Robert schools in Indiana and Michigan. The King’s College in New York. Robert church and at the local funeral home. Stanger ’54. She is also survived by accepted his first pastorate in 1955 in She composed over 100 songs. her nieces and nephews to whom she He was part of the Savannah Lakes Wellsbridge, New York, where their was a loving aunt. Community for the past 19 years and Rainey had a gift for hospitality; her served in many capacities in the Village, three children were born. house was always open to others and Robert “Bob” Rich ’54, May 5, 2012, including the Communication and she was an excellent cook. She also age 89, Johnson City, Tennessee. Finance committees. loved to garden.

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In 1995, Rainey and Peter moved to Clarence taught at Victory Arctic Bible 7, 1941, surviving the attack on Pearl Dorothy Pecht ’49, April 27, 2012, Little Rock, then back to Grand Rapids Institute for 18 years, training pastors, Harbor. He fought in nine other battles age 91, Melroy, Pennsylvania. in 2007 to be near Stephen. beginning in 1969. He also taught in the Pacific Theatre and witnessed the Dorothy served in Nigeria and Liberia at Cebu Theological College in the signing of the peace treaty with Japan Rainey is survived by her husband; their with SIM. Philippines. in 1945 aboard the USS Missouri. sons and daughter-in-law: Timothy and Jo and Stephen; their granddaughter, In 2006, Clarence and Anneli After returning home, he attended Moody Betty Doud ’48, March 6, 2012, age 82, Lauren; her brother, Ralph; and several permanently moved to Nikiski, Alaska, and went on to pastor four churches in South Bend, Michigan. nieces and nephews. to be closer to their children. Michigan: Locust Corners Community Betty worked as a missionary in Arkansas Church, Canandaigu Community Church, and Oklahoma teaching Bible classes. Marveline (Holsteen ’50) Bailey, Clarence was preceded in death by his Deming Lake Community Church, and May 22, 2012, age 82, Wenatchee, parents and his siblings: two brothers Clayton Bible Church. He retired in 1982. Washington. and a sister. John Gration John married his wife Thelma after Marveline was born in Iowa. While He is survived by his wife, four his graduation in 1949. at Moody she met Lloyd Bailey ’53. children, 16 grandchildren, five great- They were married after she graduated grandchildren, and numerous nieces He is survived by his wife; his in 1950 and lived in Wheaton until and nephews. four children: Rachel Tobar, Stephen Lloyd graduated. DeLine, Mark DeLine, and Martha Billy Meek ’50, January 23, 2012, Middleton; 10 grandchildren; three After Lloyd graduated, they moved age 86, Kentucky. step-grandchildren; eight great- Dr. John Gration ‘48, January 29, 2012, to Castro Valley, California. In 1971, Billy was a home missionary for 62 grandchildren; and nine step-great- age 85, Carol Stream, Illinois. they moved to Ankeny, Iowa, for grandchildren. He was preceded in years, mostly with Kentucky Mountain John grew up in New Jersey. He ten years, then relocated to Port death by his parents; all eight of his Mission and Youth Haven Bible Camp graduated during WWII and joined Angeles, Washington. They retired siblings; one grandson, Chad DeLine; in Beattyville, Kentucky. Prior to that, the Navy as well as the staff of the in Wenatchee, Washington in 1987. and one great-grandson, Justin DeLine. he worked and lived in Leslie County Navigators. When he returned from at Camp Creek Bible Church and Clarence Bakk ’50, August 22, 2011, Audrey Limkeman ’49, April 1, 2012, the service, he attended Moody, Gordon age 85, Anchorage, Alaska. Flackey Sunday School. age 86, Waterford, Michigan. College in Massachusetts, and Wheaton Clarence entered the Navy right after Billy is survived by a son, Richard David College for graduate work. He then felt Audrey grew up on a farm near God’s call to go to Africa. high school and served until he was Meek, and his wife Sherry; a daughter, Sutter, Illinois. She attended Gem honorably discharged. After his Cheryl Johnson; a sister, Laura Ramsey; City Business College in Quincy, John and his family lived in Belgian discharge, he attended Moody Bible a grandson, David Richard Meek; a Illinois, and graduated with a degree Congo during the country’s transition Institute and the University of granddaughter, Rachel Martinez; two in business. She got her diploma in to independence. He worked there Dubuque. After graduating, he moved great-grandsons, Christopher and Christian Education at Moody. from 1952–1964 teaching elementary to Alaska (Pedro Bay and Homer) where Garrett; and one great-granddaughter, school and working as the principal of he taught for a time before moving Lashawna Bailey. He was preceded in She worked as a Christian Education a Bible school for Congolese ministers back to Minnesota. death by his brother, Jimmy Meek. Director in Everett, Washington, then and church leaders. When Congo relocated to the Oakland Avenue In Minnesota he met his wife, Anneli gained independence in 1960, the 40s Presbyterian Church in Michigan in political situation in the country Tervonen. They married and moved 1957. She served there until she retired back to Alaska together, where they worsened, and in 1964, the Grations John DeLine ’49, May 20, 2012, in 1991. In retirement, she continued fled, leaving everything behind. would spend the next 55 years. They age 92, Grand Rapids, Michigan. to volunteer and work with children. both taught school in Tyonek, Talkeetna, From 1964–1967, John served as a Levelock, South Naknek, and Egegik. John was born in 1920. He joined the Audrey is survived by her brother, principal and teacher at a Bible school Clarence spent the summer seasons Navy when he was 20 and served on Wayne, her sister, Ruth Lamb, and outside of Nairobi, Kenya. In 1967, commercial fishing. the USS Pennsylvania as a gunner’s mate. many nieces and nephews. She was the African Inland Mission brought He was on board the ship on December preceded in death by her twin brother, him back to work in New York as a Kenneth, and her parents.

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home director. While there, he got Joyce Staples she felt God’s call to missionary service Evelyn R. Bachman ’45, January 3, his doctorate at New York University. in India. She graduated from Moody 2012, Wisconsin. A year later, he accepted a teaching in 1945 and went on to earn a diploma After graduating from Moody, Evelyn position at Wheaton College. He as a Licensed Practical Nurse. In 1946, moved to Wisconsin to work with the taught there for 20 years and laid the she married Charles Hayward ’45, a Rural Bible Crusade where she served foundation for the intercultural studies classmate from MBI, and they left for for 46 years. She was a member of graduate program. He also helped create India with TEAM. Calvary Church and was supported by the Teaching English to Speakers of During their six-year term in India, the them for her entire time in the field. She Other Languages (TESOL) program. Evelyn (Lundell ’45) Miles, February 13, couple had two sons (Tom and Paul ’78), had an amazing ministry with children. Dr. Gration is survived by his wife 2012, age 87, Nowra, NSW, Australia. learned of the death of both sets of David Chen ’44, April 6, 2012, age 104, of 64 years, Dorothy (Harpel ’47); his parents, and experienced the burning Evelyn was born in Iowa in 1929. After San Diego, California. three children: Barbara Harbert, Judy attending Moody, she trained with Child of the house they rented. After this Kohl, and Scott Gration; and 11 Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), headed first term, they were unable to get back David was born in 1908 in Northern grandchildren. to Australia in 1949, and started much into India, and during their extended China during a famine. In order to avoid of the CEF work there. furlough, two more sons (John ’79 starvation, he went to an orphanage Joyce (Paulson ’45) Staples, and Keesey) were born. supported by a missionary organization. December 8, 2011, age 94, Greenville, In 1955, she relocated to the Aborigines The Anglins were missionaries there South Carolina. Inland Mission to oversee their Sunday In 1956, Charles and Virginia went and taught David the Bible and how to South Africa to work with the Joyce grew up on a farm in Minnesota school program. She married Howard to pray. He worked in the office and Indian population there. Their fifth before coming to Chicago to attend Miles, and together they started the learned English. son (Stephen ’79) was born in Durban. Moody Bible Institute. In 1947, she Mission Publications of Australia (MPA) Charles and Virginia served many years Later he completed his degree at North married Warren G. Staples, and together for aboriginal churches. with TEAM at Durban Bible College China Theological Seminary and served they moved to Austin, Texas. It was Evelyn worked as a typist and editor for and later in Swaziland. as the pastor at Jesus Chapel. there that she had her three children the children’s magazine Junior Clubhouse. and lived most of her life. She worked for the MPA until her They returned from the field in 1978 He married Yushin in 1936. The and settled in Evanston, Illinois, where Anglins invited him to tour the United Warren died in 1978, and Joyce spent retirement in 1987. After retiring, she Charles worked for Moody Publishers. States to talk about his ministry, and it the next 24 years gardening, sewing, and Howard spent six months teaching After retiring from Moody, they moved was here that he learned about Moody. and volunteering at First Baptist at the Christian Leaders Training College to Carol Stream, where Charles worked He enrolled in 1940 and was sponsored Church, Grace Baptist Church, and Oak in Papua New Guinea. at TEAM headquarters. After retiring by Professor McCane. David didn’t Manor. She taught Sunday school and Evelyn was a part of many other from TEAM in 1996, Charles and know much English, but he learned VBS and worked in Child Evangelism ministries, including training Sunday Virginia moved to Waxhaw, North through his courses with the help of clubs. Her love for children all over the school teachers, teaching Sunday school, Carolina, where they volunteered students and faculty. He managed to world extended to sewing hundreds VBS, women’s Bible conventions, and with Wycliffe at JAARS. get a two-year degree in four years. of articles of clothing to send to them. running Bible studies and craft groups In 2002, she moved in with her for women in her neighborhood. Charles Hayward passed away in May He was accepted as a New Tribes daughter and son-in-law, Beth and 2009. Virginia was just moving back missionary to China, but because of Warren French. Evelyn is survived by her husband, to Carol Stream, Illinois, when she was World War II, he wasn’t able to return three children, and nine grandchildren. diagnosed with acute leukemia. Four until 1947. She is survived by her three children: days later, she entered the presence Nancy Anderson, Beth French, and Virginia (Keesey ’45) Hayward, July 8, Once he returned, he taught at Taitung of the Lord she had loved and served Gary Staples; her grandchildren: 2010, age 87, Carol Stream, Illinois. Seminary. The seminary was eventually all her life. Warren French Jr., Nicole French, Virginia was born in Martinsburg, West relocated due to communist persecution, Adam French, Trisha Hosch, Tyler Virginia, on May 2, 1923, and grew up She is survived by her five sons, so David and his wife moved to Shanghai. Anderson, and Brett Anderson; and in a family with four brothers. Later, 14 grandchildren, and seven great- He got a job working for Fred Savage her great-grandchildren: Arwen, Leia, while attending Moody Bible Institute, grandchildren. at CNEC (Partners International). In and Maddie French.

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David Chen She received her elementary education the American Sunday School Union for Robert Page in a country school and learned to read four years and in Peru and Columbia and write the German language. with the South American Mission for 17 years. They also worked in Arizona, She attended Freeman College in Wyoming, and New Mexico with the Freeman, South Dakota, and was a American Indian Crusade for 16 years. member of the college choir. She also attended Mountain Lake Bible School George and Mary started a ministry in Minnesota. She pursued her studies called Bible Studies by Mail in 1979. 1948, Savage was forced to evacuate and participated in vocal duets, trios, He served as president of the ministry Bob served 41 years at Oak Hills to Hong Kong. and quartets, and served as a piano until 1999. Fellowship in pastoral work and as a business manager. He supervised David’s daughter was born in 1950. accompanist, when needed, for groups George is survived by his two sons, Mark construction for the three main buildings A year later, all churches and religious ministering in community churches. and David; two daughters, Marcia Hovingh for Oak Hills Bible Institute. It opened organizations had to register and It was during this time that she became and Anne Hernandez; 12 grandchildren; in 1946. weren’t allowed to receive any foreign acquainted with Arnold Fast ’43, who and 15 great-grandchildren. funding. He had to take a job at a was attending Moody. She felt called Bob served on many local boards and at He was preceded in death by his parents, factory to support the organization. to attend Moody as well and continued the Bemidji youth center. Between 1937 his wife, two brothers, his sister, and his and 1964, he pastored seven churches, During this tumultuous time, his studying the Bible there. great-grandson. and later served at eight other churches family was awakened in the middle of Arnold and Adeline were married as interim pastor. the night, and their official documents in 1943 and were blessed with two George Baker were confiscated. He was arrested on daughters, Bonnie Mae and Joycelyn Helen was a faithful companion through his way home from work one day and Fay, and two sons, Jerrol Ray and all of his work. On August 18, 2011, was held for four years. Wallin Gene. they celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary. After his release, he continued to Adeline served as a pastor’s wife work at the factory and hosted a house in Canada, South Dakota, Nebraska, In 1989, the couple left Minnesota and church. They received Bibles from two and Minnesota. In Minneapolis, she relocated to Go Ye Retirement Village American strangers. and Arnold volunteered for mission in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. For 19 years, they made the most of this new chapter When their daughter moved abroad, work on Franklin Avenue, assisted in 30s in their lives. As age took its toll, they David and his wife went to visit her, services at Willows nursing home, and Robert “Bob” Page ’37, January 11, moved to assisted living, then to the and they miraculously attained visas counseled for Billy Graham telecasts. 2012, age 97, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. nursing facility in 2010. When asked in the United States. His wife later At Wooddale Church, she ministered the secret of their 74 years of happy died, and David eventually was granted in Evangelism Explosion and in growth Robert was born in 1913 in Soldier, wedded life, Bob would always point political asylum. groups. In 1975, she had the misfortune Kansas. He was the youngest of four of losing sight in one eye. children. In 1932, he met Helen out an “unusual” love triangle: he and In 2007, his family held a party to (Gibson ’37). In 1934, they both Helen and God. They said, “To love celebrate his 100th birthday. Phyllis She is survived by her husband of enrolled at Moody Bible Institute. and respect God means to love and Milkon wrote a biography of David 68 years, Joycelyn and Wallin, and one respect one another—and to love our Chen called Earthly Angels. David was sister, Naomi Ensz. She was preceded After graduation Bob was ordained neighbors.” They communicated this honored as MBI Alumnus of the Year in death by Bonnie Mae and Jerrol Ray, by Central Bible Hall in Kansas. The life principle to their extended families in 2009. a brother, and two sisters. couple married in 1937, shortly after and all the people their lives have touched. graduation. Later that year they moved to Adeline (Becker ’43) Fast, March 31, George P. Baker ’41, May 1, 2012, Minnesota, where they raised their four After a lengthy bout with pneumonia 2012, age 96, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. age 93, Grand Rapids, Michigan. children and spent 52 years ministering and other complications, Bob was called home to be with the Savior he After he left Moody, George married in their community. Adeline grew up on a farm with one had loved and served. He is greatly brother and three sisters. She grew up Mary (Steed ’42) and together they missed by Helen, who is bedridden and in a Christian home with godly parents. served as missionaries in Missouri with

32 MoodyAlumniNews MoodyAlumniNews 33 PresentwithClasstheNotesLord longing for her own homegoing. He In 1976, they retired to Sequim, Paul and Carol have been members of Retirement Community since April is also survived by his children, James Washington, and then moved to Calvary Hill Memorial Church, Pleasant 2009. Carol lived nearby on the same Page, Sarah Page, John Page, and Ruth Silverdale, Washington, in 1999. Judson Hill Community Church, Wheaton Bible campus. After he retired, he wrote an Eastling, as well as six grandchildren passed away in 2002, and Charlotte Church, and The Orchard Evangelical autobiography, My Moody Memoirs. and 11 great-grandchildren. spent her last few years in a nursing Free Church. home in Shoreline, Washington. Paul is survived by his wife, three Alice (Brubaker ’37) Whitelock, Paul had resided at Brandel Care Center children, a brother, and six grandchildren. November 24, 2011, age 96, Marble She is survived by her sons, David on the campus of the Covenant Village Falls, Texas. McClure and Philip McClure; her grandchildren: Theresa, Kendra, David Alice was born in 1915 in Texas. She Jr., Daniel, Ryan, Laura, and Alyssa; attended Moody in the 1930s where she and nine great-grandchildren. met her husband Gordon Whitelock ’38. Together they moved to Houston, Texas, Charlotte was preceded in death by her where he became the pastor of Pierce husband, her son, Duane, and siblings: REMEMBER SITTING IN DR. DE ROSSET’S CLASS? Junction Community Church and Lyle, Wilma, Ruth, and Lowell. Almeda Bible Church. Dr. de Rosset spoke with precision Paul Nevin Alice had a great gift for storytelling and conviction about any topic and often brought Bible stories to life that was relevant. Often the for her listeners. class stopped scribbling notes and In 1946, she and Gordon started nearly stopped breathing so they Camp Peniel. Alice directed the girls’ could catch every word. camp there. She was preceded in death by her Paul D. Nevin, March 15, 2012, age 79, parents, Harley and Mary Brubaker; Pomona, California. Finally, Dr. de Rosset has written a book about her her brother, Harley (Bub); her husband, favored topics—topics that are applicable to every Gordon; and her granddaughter, Whitney. Paul became a Christian at a young generation of Christian women. She has written to age. He recommitted his life to Christ She is survived by her sons, David encourage you, your daughters, your friends, and your as a sophomore in high school and and Paul; daughter, Mary Barber; 13 mentees to make dignifi ed and wise choices in a world grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; felt called to vocational ministry. where being seduced and shaken is so easy. and one great-great-grandchild. Paul’s family inherited some money, allowing him to go to college. He Charlotte (Fink ’36) McClure, April 12, moodypublishers.com 2012, age 96, Shoreline, Washington. earned degrees at Azusa Pacific University, Talbot School of Theology, Charlotte was born in Cedarville, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Illinois, on August 20, 1915. After she Wheaton College. graduated from Moody, she married Judson McClure ’36. He went on to teach at Moody Bible Institute for 32 years (1963–1995) and Judson served as a pastor for several called it “the best years of [his] life!” Baptist churches in Iowa, South Dakota, It was here that he met his wife, Carol Montana, California, and Washington Ann (Ashby ’66). They married in 1965. from 1937–1976. She served alongside They had three children: Timothy him as a valued helpmate. Nevin, Ruth Ann Torres, and Joy Elizabeth Axelson.

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