MOODY Fall 2014 Alumni News Class Notes from Alumni of Moody Bible Institute Faith in Action STORIES OF COURAGE AND FUNDRAISING FOR A CAUSE (Page 12) From the Executive Director Contents

Dear friends, Have you ever been gripped by a burden too big to bear alone? I regularly meet Moody alumni who are taking on causes bigger than themselves, causes that require dependence on God and the prayers and support of the body of Christ. 12 14 This issue includes several inspiring stories of alumni who have rallied other believers to support a worthy cause, often Moody with creativity and courage. You’ll read, for example, about a teacher who broke a world record to raise support for African serves as the orphans and a desperate mother who found resources and vital training a church to help her son thrive despite autism. ground for Moody Bible Institute is also part of their stories, serving as the vital training ground for lifelong ministry. I’d love to hear lifelong about a cause or challenge in your life and how Moody helped 17 20 22 ministry. equip you for it. Email me at [email protected] or call me at 312-329-4412 so we can share your story in Class Notes and rejoice in God’s goodness. In This Issue Serving Christ together, Creative Fundraising 12 Moody Alumni and Students Raise Money for Ministry While Doing What They Love Nancy (Andersen ’80) Hastings Executive Director, Moody Alumni Association How the Gospel Answers Suffering 17 What Liz Slinger Learned from Orphans and Her Moody Professors A Heart for All Children 20 Moody Alumni Advocate for Children with Disabilities In Every Issue

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country cycling trip he and four others took to raise funds to fight human trafficking.

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Dr. John Trent Named Chair of Marriage and Family Ministry Moody Publishers Announces Vice President of Publishing Dr. John Trent, a role, and his books and conferences Paul Santhouse ’81, “It has been my privilege to belong to counselor, pastor, have made a significant contribution. a 30-year publishing the Moody family during three seasons speaker, and best- I believe that the students and faculty veteran and Moody of my life: First, as a student, then as selling author, has of Moody will be greatly blessed by his alumnus, has been part of Moody Press during the mid- been appointed to ministry, and Moody Radio and Moody promoted to vice 80s, and most recently at Moody Moody Theological Publishers will also expand his ministry president of Publishing Publishers since 2005,” says Santhouse, Seminary’s Gary D. to an even greater audience.” at Moody Publishers. a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Chapman Chair of The announcement The King’s College (New York City). In addition to teaching courses in Marriage and Family Ministry. The was made on May 23, 2014. announcement was officially made counseling, marriage, and family “Moody Publishers has enjoyed during Moody’s undergraduate and each semester at Moody Theological “Paul has been uniquely gifted and an enduring season of growth and seminary commencement ceremonies Seminary, Dr. Trent will guest lecture prepared by God to lead Moody innovation under Greg Thornton’s Greg in Chicago on May 17, 2014. at Moody’s undergraduate school. He Publishers at this time,” says wise leadership, and I look forward will also serve as a regular voice on Thornton ’81, senior vice president of to supporting the ongoing work of “Dr. Trent’s heart and passion for Moody Radio and publish with Moody Media who oversees Moody Publishers our team as we help readers around marriage and family along with his Publishers on marriage and family- and Moody Radio. “With great respect the world know, love, and serve Jesus extensive writing, speaking, and related topics. for the legacy and ministry of this Christ,” he added. conference ministries intersects “What an honor to be the first endowed publishing program, Paul has a Paul and his wife, Rebecca, live near perfectly with the purpose and scope compelling vision for the future and of the Chair,” says Dr. Junias Venugopal, Chair in Moody’s history,” said Dr. Trent. Chicago. They have five adult children, “I am humbled and grateful to be a part the staff to make it happen.” Moody’s provost and dean of Education. including three trained at Moody: of Moody and cannot wait to dive into Jonathan ’10 Jacob ’13 “We are excited to have Dr. Trent on During his time at Moody Publishers, , , and Anneliese training and inspiring the next generation our faculty and look forward with great Santhouse has served on the marketing (class of 2015). They also have two of marriage and family pastors and anticipation to how the Lord will use team, as an acquisition editor, and as grandchildren. counselors that are so needed. I truly him in the lives of those to whom director of acquisitions. He has served believe there isn’t another position like Moody ministers.” as publisher since 2012. this around in terms of its scope of impact Endowed through a gift from Dr. Gary on marriage and family ministry.” Chapman ’58 and his wife, Karolyn, Dr. John Trent holds a B.A. in Religion Live Online Talk Show Encourages Pastors the position was created to continue and Psychology from Texas Christian Chapman’s life’s work in the area of The two-hour webcast is hosted each University and a Th.M. in New Testament marriage and family. It uniquely and month by Dr. Dan Green, professor of Greek from Dallas Theological Seminary. strategically combines education, radio, Pastoral Studies at Moody Theological He received his Ph.D. in marriage and and publishing to utilize Moody’s media Seminary, and Moody Radio Chicago family counseling from North Central platforms, reaching a broad audience station manager Roy Patterson ’81. Texas Federation of Colleges and with biblical teaching on topics of Do you know a pastor who might While interviewing a different guest Universities in 1984. He and his wife, marriage and family. benefit from some hope and pastor on each program, the hosts take Cindy, have been married for 35 years encouragement to press on in ministry? listener calls and talk openly about the “I am thrilled with the appointment and reside in Phoenix, Arizona. They To give pastors the opportunity to trials, troubles, challenging questions— of Dr. John Trent,” says Dr. Chapman, have two daughters, Kari and Laura. discuss loneliness, burnout, financial as well as the triumphs—of life in the who helped craft the parameters for For more information about Moody pressures, but also the lighter moments ministry. Only pastors who register the Chair, which is the first in Moody’s Theological Seminary where the Gary D. of pastoral ministry, Moody Radio has online can access the program, and 128-year history. “His training and Chapman Chair of Marriage and Family launched Pastors Only, a live online callers can be anonymous. Pastors may experience uniquely equip him for this is based, visit www.moody.edu/seminary. talk show exclusively for pastors. register to listen at www.PastorsOnly.org.

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New Options for “The Land and the Book” Israel Tour 2015 Faculty Endowment Funds Used for Global Ministry Moody Bible Institute’s “The Land and Excavating the Word” includes less Each year, the Faculty Travel provides a fantastic opportunity for the Book” Israel tour, from May 31 to familiar sites and deeper Scripture Endowment Fund assists Moody students to see how they can be involved June 11, 2015, has been enhanced to study; and “Adventure—Scouting the professors financially so they can in youth ministry internationally,” give first-time and repeat visitors a more Land” explores the extremes of Israel’s teach at international seminaries Tim says. customized Holy Land experience. Led terrain, such as a sunrise hike up to during sabbaticals, lead Moody Teaching Biblical Hebrew by Dr. Paul Nyquist, the president of Masada and kayaking the Jordan River. students on ministry trips, and in South Africa Moody Bible Institute, this tour allows Each tour through ancient and modern encourage the ministries of Moody travelers to select daily from three Israel includes visits to historical biblical alumni serving around the world. Dr. Jim Coakley, who teaches Hebrew different tour options. Each “pathway” sites in the Holy Land and the places Here is how five professors recently and other courses at Moody Theological includes teaching from Scripture and where Jesus and His disciples walked used their awarded funds. Seminary in Chicago, traveled from April to May 2014 in South Africa, is designed to inspire personal, biblical and talked. Ministering to Youth in the transformation. where he taught biblical Hebrew at For more information, contact Morning Czech Republic Stellenbosch University near Cape “Classic Pathway—Casting the Net,” sets Star Tours at 1-800-809-5412, email Tim Downey, associate professor, Town. He was able to gain new teaching the foundation and is ideal for first-time [email protected], or visit and five of Moody’s youth ministry techniques and talk about current Bible sojourners; “Discovery Pathway— www.moodyglobal.org/Israel. students traveled during spring break translation issues with a Hebrew teacher to the Czech Republic. The team held heavily involved in Bible translation. conversational English classes in high Candlelight Carols’ Alumni Discount and Reception schools and promoted summer English Another highlight was traveling to Wellington, South Africa, where he Celebrate the wonder and joy of the Other Upcoming Moody Events camps for three local evangelical churches. They partnered with alumni visited a church that Andrew Murray Christmas season this year at Candlelight Handel’s Messiah, Torrey Gray pastored in the 1800s. Murray, who was Jonathan Rosen ’09 and Joshua Nelson Carols, Moody Bible Institute’s annual Auditorium, November 16 the catalyst for the South African revival ’08 of Josiah Venture, an evangelistic Christmas music/drama event held Tickets for the 65th annual concert are of 1860, once came to Moody Bible ministry in the Czech Republic that at The Moody Church in Chicago. available for $13 (prime seating) and Institute for two weeks to preach at D. L. helps local churches reach high school $11 (reduced) beginning October 6. Moody’s request. Moody Publishers has Alumni may purchase up to four students with the gospel. “This trip published several of his 240 books. discounted tickets at $10 each for Visit www.moody.edu/concerts. the 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 5, performance. Come early to mingle Music Ensembles’ Winter Tours with fellow alumni and Moody On January 16–18, the Moody Chorale President Dr. Paul Nyquist at a special will perform in churches in Michigan, Friday night pre-performance hors the Moody Men’s Collegiate Choir in d’oeuvres reception at 6:30 p.m. in Wisconsin, the Moody Symphonic Band the Fellowship Hall of Moody Bible in Indiana and Ohio, and the Women’s Institute’s Alumni Student Center. Concert Choir in Illinois. Additional performances of Candlelight For a detailed ensemble tour and Carols take place on Saturday, December concert schedule, visit www.moody.edu/ 6, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets go on music-ensembles. sale October 20. To register for the reception and to request discounted tickets, contact the Alumni Office at 312-329-4412.

Associate professor Tim Downey (second row, third from right) with students in the Czech Republic.

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Studying the Bible and Culture Global Partners Training Advances in Ghana in Greece Moody Radio returned to Ghana, Moody communications major Dr. Dennis Fledderjohann, professor West Africa, for the second year in a Hadassah Lachmann (class of 2016) and chair of Educational Ministries, row, to lead a Global Partners Training served as an intern with the team. taught Bible study methods to English- conference, June 3–6, 2014. About 200 Dwayne Eslick ’98, pastor of New Life speaking students in the Greek Bible African broadcasters assembled from Church in Chicago and grand prize College’s International Student Program 15 different countries to take classes, winner of Moody Radio’s “Global Trek” in October 2013. Students hailed from network, and worship together as they contest in 2013, made the trip with his Belgium, Scotland, Albania, Portugal, learned to effectively use radio and son, Stephen. England, Romania, and the U.S. The media for the communication of program included a field trip to ancient the gospel. The conference inspired participants to Athens, where they saw several sites form an association of African Christian mentioned in the Pauline letters that Theovision International and Reach broadcasters to better influence the were part of their Bible study during Beyond (formerly HCJB) partnered media landscape in Africa. those two weeks. “Besides becoming with a team of professionals from “This effort really embodied the aware of the historical Greek culture Dr. Dennis Fledderjohann and his wife, Liz, Moody Radio, including Stephen Asare spirit of Moody’s move toward global and some of the influences in our world in Athens, Greece. ’08, Brian Dahlen, Jennifer Hayden partnerships,” says Jon Gauger ’80, who today, I gained a greater appreciation for Epperson, Lori Neff ’97, Jon Gauger ’80, leads special projects at Moody Radio. non-native English speakers at Moody,” Teaching the Gospel of Luke in Italy Collin Lambert, Chris Segard ’95, and “We were honored not only to lead he says. “I now have greater empathy From May 18 to June 2, 2014, Dr. Gerald Roy Patterson ’81. Along with John for students from different cultures seminars but also to learn from our Peterman taught a two-week course on Walton, media development manager at African brothers and sisters.” and languages who study with us here.” Luke’s gospel at Il Faro International Awana International, the team members Learning from Church Planters Baptist Church near Naples, Italy. taught a variety of workshops, including The next Global Partners Training in Europe Several Moody students took the Bible Audio Engineering for the Church takes place in Romania, November course at the church, which was planted Service, Managing Life: Faith/Family/ 17–20, 2014. Moody and its partners Tim Sisk, chair and professor in the by Tim ’77 and Marcia Monahan ’76. Work/Stress, and Publishing and plan to offer training conferences every Intercultural Studies department, went The course is part of Moody’s Summer Marketing Print and eBooks. other year in Africa and Eastern Europe, to Croatia and France with his wife, Semester in Europe. “Teaching the beginning in 2015. Donna, in July 2014. They visited course helps me expand Moody’s Benjamin and Heidi Turkalj ’06, alumni ministry beyond the Chicago campus,” who serve with Pioneers in a church in Dr. Peterman says. “Good theological Belica, Croatia. The Sisks also visited education is hard to come by in Italy.” missionaries serving in southern France. They interacted with church-planting While there, he also preached one missionaries and national pastors to Sunday and taught a seminar to the learn from them. “I teach church planting broader evangelical community on and missions at Moody, so I am always a Saturday. interested in learning more about what’s going on with church planting efforts in To give a gift to the Faculty Travel these and other regions,” he says. Endowment Fund, visit www.moody.edu/ alumni-projects, or contact the Alumni Office at [email protected] or 312-329-4412.

Global Partners Training team in Ghana: (l to r, back row) Jon Gauger ’80, Collin Lambert, Brian Dahlen, Roy Patterson ’81, Chris Segard; (front row) Jennifer Epperson, Monica Asare, Theo Asare, Hadassah Lachmann (class of 2016), Lori Neff ’97, Stephen Asare ’08.

8 MoodyAlumniNews www.moody.edu/alumnimag 9 Moody Highlights NEW BOOK BY Founder’s Week and Alumni Activities Mark your calendar for Founder’s Week, For details, call 312-329-4412, or email MARK JOBE February 2–6, 2015, in Chicago. You [email protected]. will hear invigorating Bible teaching from many respected teachers and The Women’s Concert Choir will speakers, including Josh McDowell, celebrate its 60th reunion during Billy Kim, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, and Founder’s Week by assembling an David Jeremiah. Speakers on Alumni alumni choir to perform on Tuesday evening. If you were part of the Women’s Day, Tuesday, February 3, are Bryan Concert Choir as a student, you are Clark ’80, Mike Fabarez ’85, and Ron invited to join the Reunion Singers at Hutchcraft ’65 . The annual conference The Moody Church under the direction (coinciding with D. L. Moody’s birthday of Betty-Ann Lynerd, Xiangtang Hong, on February 5, 1837) will focus on and Charles Thompson. Meet in the “Running the Race.” choir loft at 5:30 p.m. for choir rehearsal TAKE THE Take the opportunity to connect with (the only rehearsal). A catered light former classmates and friends at various meal will be provided at 6:30 p.m., alumni events during the week. Reunion followed by the evening session at dinners will be held at Moody Bible 7:30 p.m. (Meet in the choir loft at 7:20 ARE Institute on Monday, February 2, for the p.m.). For more information, email classes of 1965, 1975, 1990, and 2005. [email protected] or visit the All alumni are invited to the Alumni Facebook page at WCC 60th Reunion. Banquet on Alumni Day, Tuesday, 12:15 For more details about Founder’s Week, p.m., as well as a reception honoring the visit www.moody.edu/alumni-association YOU Alumnus of the Year after the evening and www.facebook.com/foundersweek. session at The Moody Church.

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10 MoodyAlumniNews Five Moody Students Cycle to End Human Trafficking The night before the NCCAA Division II men’s soccer championship game creative fundraising last November in Florida, most of the players from Moody Bible Institute Moody alumni and students raise money for ministry were in bed dreaming about their third while doing what they love. national championship. But junior Jon Forsythe and sophomores Tim Schwan and Benjamin Wallace stayed up late discussing another dream: riding bicycles from coast to coast to fight human trafficking. That dream became a reality during the summer of 2014. On May 28, the students—joined by two more members of the Moody men’s soccer team, newly graduated alumnus Ben Eli Cole ’14 and sophomore Mitchell Treece—set out from Savannah, Georgia. They cycled 3,100 miles, an average of 80 miles a day, reaching San Francisco on July 11. Fundraising is often a necessary Calling themselves the Freedom challenge to gain support for Riders, the five men used their time ministry and mission endeavors. on the road not only to memorize The following three stories describe Scripture, pray, and enjoy the scenery, but also “to go across the country and how some Moody alumni and demonstrate God’s love to people,” students faced the challenge with says Benjamin Wallace. creativity and faith. In each case, On one occasion, the team stopped they combined their passion with to help at a ministry fighting human a mission goal, then invited friends trafficking in Joplin, Missouri. On to participate through their another, they spoke to more than generosity and prayers. 50 junior- and senior-high youth at a Wichita, Kansas, church where their Resident Assistant, Bryce Ballard, was interning over the summer. Carrying Alumnus Ben Eli Cole ’14 and four Moody students pedal into Colorado at sunrise supplies on the racks of their touring during their cross-country trip. bikes, they set up tents in the backyards of welcoming homes. Sunday was their Inset—The Freedom Riders from Moody: day of rest, as they worshiped God and (back row, left to right) Mitchell Treece, shared their mission in Bible-preaching Benjamin Wallace; (bottom row) Ben Eli Cole ’14, Tim Schwan, and Jon Forsythe. churches along the route.

12 MoodyAlumniNews www.moody.edu/alumnimag 13 The team’s main mission was to draw Several secular media outlets posted Paul and Sarah have sensed the Lord’s attention to the scourge of human the record-setting story online with leading ever since they both received trafficking around the world and a link to a four-minute YouTube video Christ more than 25 years ago at a the efforts of the A21 Campaign, an of Paul making the free throws. Three college in Michigan through Campus anti-trafficking organization that was of his sons helped with rebounding, Crusade for Christ (Cru). “Once we featured during Moody’s Missions handed basketballs to him, and offered graduated, we felt the Lord was leading Conference in 2013. information about each shot. Playing us into full-time vocational Christian in the background of the video is a work in some capacity,” he says. After With an estimated 29.8 million song describing what Jesus can do they married, they attended Moody victims of sex trafficking in the world, for children “when we love the least Bible Institute for ministry training the Freedom Riders set out to raise of these.” and discovered it was just where God a penny for every 10 people enslaved, wanted them. “Moody was a wonderful for a total of $29,800. “We want to The Sauers’ love for orphan care began experience for us. Not only the faculty represent the enormity of the issue Paul Sauers ’91 shoots free throws when they signed up as foster parents and classmates and all that Moody while still bringing it down to a singular blindfolded to raise missionary support. in 2003 and later adopted their two stands for, but also just simply being in person,” says Ben Cole. youngest children. “As we ventured Chicago was cool,” says Paul, who loved into orphan care, the Lord began to Alumnus Sets Basketball big city life after growing up in a small fan the flame of passion within our “We’re riding for the abolition of farming community in Michigan. World Record to Help Orphans lives for that cause,” Paul says. More slavery, both sexual and spiritual.” Paul Sauers ’91, a gym teacher for than 11 million orphaned children live During his time at Moody, Paul — Benjamin Wallace, historical theology the last 15 years at Frederick Douglass in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the combined his love for ministry and major, Moody Bible Institute Academy in Detroit, Michigan, set a Rafiki Foundation. The Sauers signed athletics while coaching a ninth-grade world record when he made 483 free a two-year contract to serve with Rafiki, basketball team at Morton High School throws in an hour, blindfolded. but sold their house and most of their in Cicero, Illinois. After a great season, The team prepared for the journey belongings in case they decide to he had a party at his off-campus during the spring semester, both “I’ve always thought it would be fun remain in Uganda longer. “We didn’t apartment and shared the gospel with physically and spiritually. Jon joined to set a world record, and I know I can want to have things weighing us down the eight boys who came. All eight their Bible professor and triathlete shoot free throws,” says 52-year-old back in the States,” he says. received Christ that day. “It was Dr. William Marty for 60-mile rides Paul. “Doing it blindfolded was a incredible!” he recalls. “To this day on Saturdays. On Fridays, the team unique little twist.” I think of them and pray for them.” fasted and prayed together for the end The free throw event, which was picked of human trafficking and for the trip’s After graduation from Moody, the up by the media and is being verified by Sauers raised support to serve with success. To raise awareness among Guinness World Records, was not just a Moody’s student body, they held a 5K Cru’s high school ministry in California publicity stunt. It was a creative way for for four years. Paul’s years in Detroit’s run in Chicago’s Lincoln Park on May 3, Paul to combine his love for basketball attracting more than 100 students. inner city public schools were with an effort to raise support for invaluable in teaching flexibility and At journey’s end, alumnus Ben Cole moving to Uganda for mission service. dependence on God. Although the blogged about true freedom, stating This fall, Paul is serving as headmaster basketball record hasn’t generated quite it is “part of the life God has given of a K–12 school affiliated with the as much interest in support as Paul had everybody the opportunity to grasp. Rafiki Foundation, which provides Paul ’91 and Sarah Sauers with their hoped, many people have watched the He extends freedom in His Son’s orphan care and Christian training children, Caleb and Joy. video online that draws attention to the sacrifice and grace.” in ten of Africa’s most impoverished orphan crisis in Africa. “I would This is the Sauers’ first time serving in encourage creative raising of funds,” he The Freedom Riders posted photos nations. His wife, Sarah, is teaching at international missions. “We’re excited, says. “It adds some spice to the process and updates about their trip on the school, and two of their children, nervous, a little scared,” he says. “But and tends to cast a wider net of interest.” Facebook (www.facebook.com/ Caleb, 11, and Joy, 6, are attending. we really do feel the Lord’s hand (To watch the record performance, visit freedomriders2014). They have four grown children who will remain in the U.S. very strongly.” www.shoot2help.com.)

14 MoodyAlumniNews www.facebook.com/MoodyAlumniAssociation 15 Pastor Runs 50 Miles for Ministry How the “Instead of running for vanity’s sake to defy my age, I wanted to run for a cause,” says Pastor Mark Forstrum ’86 Gospel Answers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He ran his first marathon as a student at Moody Bible Institute. For his fiftieth birthday last Suffering April, he decided to run 50 miles— the distance of nearly two marathons. The cause he chose to champion was the fight against sex trafficking, which he’d read about in Alumni News (“Moody Responds to Global Crisis of Sexual Exploitation,” Winter 2013). Pastor Mark Forstrum ’86 ran 50 miles When a speaker from Tiny Hands for Tiny Hands International in Nepal. International in Nepal spoke on the topic to 100 high school students at After 11 hours, he sprinted across the New Covenant Bible Church, where finish line. His older daughter was away Mark has served as youth pastor for at college, but his younger daughter, 21 years, he decided to raise money Lexi, cheered him on with other friends. for Tiny Hands International. But “I knew I needed to save some energy how would he get the word out? for the end of the race so I wouldn’t Mark waited as long as possible in embarrass her by limping across the case of a running injury, then sent finish line,” he says with a laugh. a Facebook announcement to 1,500 The best part of the 50-mile run was the friends about two weeks before his run. many people who supported the cause. He suggested they pledge any amount— He ended up with 240 supporters and “a penny, a nickel, a quarter a mile, ten an average of $70 per pledge, for a total dollars a mile,” he recalls. of $17,000. On April 15, with temperatures in “I was very surprised,” Mark says. “I the 30s and a dusting of snow on the didn’t know what to expect. I thought ground, Mark began his run from I’d keep my expectations low, but people Cedar Falls to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. got excited about it.” In the middle of the run, he decided to walk for about 10 miles because of an He asked his supporters to send the money achy calf muscle, but he began jogging directly to Tiny Hands International, again when some friends joined him. thus creating new ministry partners for What Liz Slinger learned from Along the way he stopped at a favorite the organization. “I was glad I was able orphans and her Moody professors >> restaurant for a pre-planned birthday to help connect these 240 families with meal with his wife. “I ate a giant pork this organization,” he says. tenderloin,” he says. “After that I was able to run 13 miles.”

16 MoodyAlumniNews www.moody.edu/alumnimag 17 Liz Slinger grew up with a legacy Moody, seeking the training that had Practicing God’s Truth in Love of more than 25 Moody alumni among been a hallmark in her family. Liz practiced what she learned in the her family and relatives. Many of them Understanding the Gospel classroom by teaching women at Pacific devoted their lives to Christian ministry Garden Mission, a rescue mission in Her first semester included a class as missionaries, pastors, and teachers Chicago, and serving in Haven, a called The Church and Its Doctrines. (see sidebar). Liz has followed in their support group for girls at Moody Dr. Marcus Johnson emphasized that footsteps, graduating from Moody in struggling with various emotional, the gospel is not an abstract concept or May 2014 with a pre-counseling degree mental, and spiritual issues. She also a sentimental feeling. “Christ is really and a plan to serve vulnerable women helped found an anti-sex trafficking with us and has joined us to Himself,” and children in South Asia. But her B. J. ’74, Liz ’14, and Lynda ’74 Slinger group on campus last year. dream of full-time overseas ministry he told the class. “The only way to be might have faded were it not for Moody propped up. When Liz climbed over free is to be bound to Jesus.” This fall, Liz hopes to work at a recovery home for exploited teenage Bible Institute. a barrier to interact with the children, That reality revolutionized the way Liz two of them latched on to her and girls in Ohio, but long-term she feels “I can confidently say that I did not understood the gospel. Now, instead of would not let go. Others seemed called to return to South Asia with the understand the gospel in the way I do fearing that ministry in Asia would be catatonic, completely unresponsive. life-transforming hope of the gospel. now, before coming to Moody,” says Liz, too hard, she realized that the ministry The trauma of neglect had stunted their who treasures the insights she learned actually would be too hard; the weight “Some of the best news you can development. While sitting on the floor in her counseling and theology courses. of sin in the world is too much to bear, share with anyone who’s suffering, holding one of the children, she asked “and that’s why we need a Savior,” she but specifically women who’ve been Although Liz grew up in the church, a worker in the Nepali language, explains. “This isn’t about what we’re exploited, is that they’re not alone she still had more to learn and apply. “What is this child’s name?” The doing, but it’s about joining in what in their suffering,” she says. “Christ “Having a biblical foundation makes worker replied, “It doesn’t matter.” Christ has already done and offering came and has taken on all the suffering me feel like I can face the trauma of the Overwhelmed by the thought of the hope He’s already given us.” Himself, and He bore it on the cross.” people I’ll be working with,” she says, these children being stripped of their “because I’ve learned here that Christ Outside of class she asked Dr. Johnson Liz has learned that God doesn’t identities, she asked God, Who’s going already bore all of our suffering and whether a Christian is supposed to be necessarily give clear answers about to name these children? Satan has actually provides us real hope.” joyful because of the gospel or sorrowful the question of suffering. “But He does taken away their names! because of the weight of sin in the world. say, ‘I have entered into your suffering Before applying to Moody, Liz went At that moment she sensed God through Jesus Christ, and I do not stand to a liberal arts college for a year, then “Both,” he replied. “That’s what the assuring her, I do know their names far off. I’m always with you’.” spent about six months in South Asia, Christian life is: sorrowful yet always and I do call them by their names, helping her sister and brother-in-law. rejoicing.” even if the world will not. She also went to Nepal to help needy women and children. Every day she Prior to her time in South Asia, encountered street kids, crippled poverty and injustice were always at A Legacy of Moody Alumni beggars, orphans, women who’d been a distance, so the thought of ministry trafficked, and poverty. When she seemed appealing. In the orphanage, Beginning with Liz Slinger’s great-great-uncle Jacob Tieszen (1915–1916), volunteered at the largest government- she came face to face with the reality who served as a pastor, many of her relatives are alumni who dedicated their run orphanage in Kathmandu, the and consequences of sin, and wondered lives to full-time Christian work. Two distant cousins served as missionaries: capital of Nepal, any romantic notions why God would allow such suffering. Loyal Bartel (1925) was imprisoned in China during the 1950s and ’60s; of ministry evaporated. “That was the With so many needs, what could she as Martha Becker (1941) served with Avant in Ecuador and is still living at age hardest experience of my life,” she says. one person do to make any difference? 102. Great-uncle H. Jack Berg ’43 was a pastor, and Jack’s sister, great-aunt “I left the orphanage feeling like I never Alvina Berg VanAntwerp ’46, was a pastor’s wife. Liz’s grandmother Adeline Entering a dirty room with about wanted to go back,” she says. (Berg) Slinger ’44 served as a teacher, as did her mother Lynda ’74. Her dad, 20 infants and toddlers who’d been B. J. ’74, works in Christian education ministries. Liz’s sister Sarah ’02 and her abandoned, she was struck by the Liz returned to the States, yet the great Andrew ’02 dead silence. None of the children need she’d seen in Asia never left her. husband, , serve in South Asia, where Liz looks forward to joining were held, even when fed. Workers After a year at a mission school in them in their work. were few, and bottles were simply southern California, she applied to

18 MoodyAlumniNews www.facebook.com/MoodyAlumniAssociation 19 Reaching a Son with God’s Love When six-year-old Joshua bolted out the door and into the street for the second time in two years, the police A Heart for All Children warned his mom, Elizabeth Vesely ’96, that if he was hit by a car, the charge would be a felony. “This was heartbreaking People with autism or other challenges are sometimes to me because I’m not a criminal,” says misunderstood or neglected, even in the church. But Elizabeth, who graduated from Moody Christians are making a difference. Here are two stories with an education degree. She and her husband, Dan, have four about Moody alumni who advocate for children with Elizabeth doing play therapy with Josh. other “neuro-typical” children who developmental and intellectual disabilities. respond to the giving of consequences heart for people with intellectual and and privileges, but not Josh. He would developmental disorders. In high school, not obey rules and had no sense of she spent lunch hours feeding students right and wrong. At age six he was who could not feed themselves. After functioning at the cognitive level of she became a Christian in Navy boot an eighteen-month-old—unable to camp in 1991, she attended Moody to control his impulses or communicate learn how to help these children. with intelligible speech. In school, he would pinch and bite his teachers, push At Moody, her Practical Christian students, and take their belongings. He Ministry assignments often focused threw tantrums and didn’t make eye on helping the most challenging contact, even with his mother. kids—from teaching her pastor’s intellectually disabled daughter Bible Through diagnostic testing, Josh stories to mentoring a “little sister” was found to have moderate to severe from a low-income housing project in autism, a developmental disorder that Chicago. “Because of the experiences affects 1 in 68 children, according to I had, I was able to see that anything the Centers for Disease Control. He is possible with God,” she recalls. was also diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Elizabeth spent one semester in an Joshua Vesely, a other challenges. internship working with foster care nine-year-old boy children at Real Life Children’s Ranch in with autism, is soothed Facing the reality that Josh would not Okeechobee, Florida, where she learned by nature. He likes “grow out of it,” Elizabeth cried out to the value of consistency in discipline. memorizing Scripture God for help. “I didn’t know how to “I felt more strongly than ever that my in the forest preserve reach his heart and I didn’t know how gifts and calling were to help children near home. to break through his inability to connect who have various needs.” with me,” she says. “It was the lowest point in my life when I realized I wasn’t Yet having a child with autism did able to reach my own son.” not come with an instruction manual, and Elizabeth often felt like a failure. She also sensed, however, that God Sunday mornings were a challenge as had prepared her for this role. From the Veselys struggled to find a church the time her mom sent her, at age 10, that had the staff and understanding to to play with a neighbor boy who had accommodate their son. Other children Down syndrome, she developed a sometimes poked fun at Josh.

20 MoodyAlumniNews www.moody.edu/alumnimag 21 Some of the adults implied his behavior for families with intellectual and children with disabilities have had quiet room with carpet and soft lighting came from bad parenting. developmental disabilities. She also experiences where they were not able for children who felt over-stimulated. is grateful for the helpers she’s trained to attend church or were asked to leave With these changes, more families have Elizabeth asked a Christian friend, from her church and community. The due to a disruptive child. begun joining the church. “What do you think Jesus would do support has been helpful not only for for my son?” Her wise friend said, Sergei’s congregation began to rethink “This move largely has benefited the her son Josh but also for her marriage. “He would have compassion on him.” its Sunday morning and children’s church, including people who have Parents of children with autism have ministries about three years ago as no connection with special needs aside Pondering those words, Elizabeth additional stress, Elizabeth says, but awareness of families with various from church,” Sergei says. The whole searched online and discovered a her marriage is thriving “by the grace needs grew. Because children with process made people aware of other family-oriented program called The of God, which is sufficient even autism need consistency and stability, groups that also needed attention, such Son-Rise Program, which emphasizes for autism.” the church began offering two worship as middle school girls, he points out. parents’ love for children with autism. services so trained volunteers could After converting a room in their house Alumnus Pastor Adapts be “buddies” for the children and still Ultimately, adapting their church to into a distraction-free playroom with Church for All Families attend a service. They adjusted the accommodate families with disabilities shaded windows, she put contact paper Sunday school curriculum to be less was a decision made with the gospel on the wall and joined Josh in scribbling Sergei Marchenko ’00 and his wife, tied to a child’s age (“biological age in mind. “This is who God calls. God on it. When he ripped the contact paper Gillian (Bayer) ’99, have four daughters, doesn’t correlate in a special needs calls the weak and the broken,” Sergei off the wall, she painted the wall with including two with Down syndrome, world,” Sergei says), and they says. “And this is one particular chalkboard paint, and they began one which they adopted from Sergei’s incorporated both typical children community in our city that hasn’t been scribbling again. “You learn to love homeland of Ukraine a few years ago. and children with disabilities into the reached very well with the gospel. first and react second,” she says. For the last seven years, Sergei has been classroom. The church also set up a So that was our motivation.” Within months, he made eye contact, pastor of Christian Fellowship Church and eventually he was drawing trees, in Chicago’s Roscoe Village, a church rainbows, and people. that offers respite care one night a week Children’s Ministry Major Includes Disabilities’ Training and inclusive Sunday morning programs To provide more one-on-one help and The children’s ministry major at Moody Bible Institute trains students time for exercise, Elizabeth removed for families with intellectual and developmental disabilities. to minister to children of all ethnicities, ages, and developmental needs. Josh from public school and home- Through core classes, students are taught to minister to children in different schooled him. The changes were Such help is not common in churches ways depending upon the child’s developmental stage and ability. remarkable. Six months into the today. Yet it’s needed. Most of the program, which included diet changes families in Sergei’s church who have “As our students progress through the major, they may take different classes and other therapies, he responded to such as Exceptional Children or Disability Ministry as Mission that gives the gospel through an Easter game and special instruction for working with children who have unique needs, whether said, “Jesus, I want you in my heart.” those needs be physical, social, or cognitive,” says Elizabeth Smith, assistant professor in the Educational Ministries department. Elizabeth was encouraged. “That really convinced me that I was on the right In addition to coursework, children’s ministry majors have many hands- path, that God was working through on opportunities to further their learning and ministry. Practical Christian me to reach this ‘unreachable’ child,” Ministry assignments and internships are tailored to meet the student’s desired she says. areas of ministry. Partnerships are available with organizations such as By the Hand Club (a Chicago-based after-school program for at-risk youth) and Joni Now age nine, Josh is potty-trained, and Friends (a global ministry to families with disabilities). Some local and calls out his siblings’ names, and suburban churches also offer specific ministries to special needs families. functions like an average kindergartner. I have a list of thirty-five troublesome “Above all, Moody desires children’s ministry majors to be able to accurately, behaviors he doesn’t do anymore,” says appropriately, and effectively communicate the gospel to all children,” Elizabeth. “And our family finds real Professor Smith says, “no matter their ability or life situation.” delight in him.” She thanks God for For more information about the children’s ministry major, visit www.moody.edu College Church, a church they joined Sergei’s children play music at Christian or email [email protected]. in Wheaton, Illinois, that has a program Fellowship Church in Chicago.

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Undergraduate School works at Prestonwood Baptist Church’s Ben and Kathleen Project and has been working on Dallas campus as an adult ministry Struss and family translating three homilies of a 6th intern. Carly is working as a nanny and century church father, Jacob of Serugh, 2010s will be starting prerequisite courses into English in the Texts from Christian required for a nursing degree in the fall. Late Antiquity series. In their free time, Aaron Jordan She hopes to start nursing school when Ashley and Morgan enjoy exploring Jonah finishes his studies at DTS in Washington, D.C., and riding their bikes three years. Jonah and Carly express all over Northern Virginia. how thankful they are for their Moody be partnering with veteran missionaries education, how it has equipped them and doing campus ministry, building [email protected] for both further schooling and practical relationships with Muslim students 2000s ministry. Although they have faced through English. In the long term, trials due to family members going they plan to partner with the national Aaron Jordan BA ’14 created the coffee through difficult times, they are trying church to plant churches among the 225 Benjamin and Sarah Hardee roast from Roast House Coffee in to stay focused on what the Lord has unreached people groups in Indonesia. Spokane, Washington, that in February called them to do at this time and are received the Good Food Award for best praising God for all He has been Ashley and roasted coffee in the nation. Aaron teaching them. Morgan Reed started roasting coffee in his dorm room at Moody’s Chicago campus using [email protected] a popcorn popper. Although he received [email protected] a number of complaints for the smell it Benjamin Hardee BA ’09 received a master’s degree in Ecumenical Theology created, many would come to him for Carly and fresh coffee late at night before his dorm Jonah Lanclos from Bonn University in 2011. That same room coffee operation was shut down. After graduating from Moody, year, he married Sarah Liberty Woodhead, When he moved to Spokane to continue Morgan Reed BA ’10 and his wife, a graduate of Calvary Bible College. his studies, he was employed at Roast Ashley, moved to Dallas, Texas, to Benjamin served in Wellington, Missouri, House Coffee, where he continued attend Dallas Theological Seminary. as a youth and worship pastor for St. Luke experimenting and eventually became After taking some courses at DTS, he Evangelical Free Church and is now at the head roaster. was accepted to the graduate program Living Water Evangelical Free Church at Catholic University of America to Ben BA ’14 and Kathleen (Chlasta’10) in Oskaloosa, Kansas, serving full-time Aaron and his wife, Allison (Buchanan study Hebrew and Syriac. He transferred Struss as the family pastor. ABS ’14) Jordan, live in Spokane, both felt the call to missions in 2012 and finished his M.A. in Washington, where they both work for at a young age while on short-term December 2013. Morgan is continuing [email protected] Roast House Coffee. It is their dream missions trips, and their passion for in the Ph.D. program at CUA, focusing to be used by the Lord in the business missions has grown ever since. Ben his doctoral research on the reception world to help talented entrepreneurs graduated with an International Studies history of the Hebrew Bible into the accomplish their goals and ambitions. degree and Kathleen with a Bible degree. Syriac tradition of the church. Ashley As of mid-June, they are on their way [email protected] is an office manager and contracting/ to the mission field in Central Java, licensing coordinator for Northwestern Indonesia, to continue pursuing their @aaronjor Mutual. They have been attending an call to missions with Assemblies of Anglican parish in Arlington, Virginia, Jonah BA ’13 Carly (Probert and God World Missions. They are excited where they currently reside. While BS ’13) Lanclos Angela and Ernesto Alaniz and family moved to Dallas, Texas, to be able to live out their calling by attending CUA, Morgan became after graduating from the Moody ministering to the largest Muslim involved in a few publishing projects. Spokane campus last year. Jonah is population in the world and to He is currently collating Syriac Bible Ernesto Alaniz BA ’02 and his wife, currently studying for his Th.M. at unreached people groups with no other manuscripts for the Antioch Bible Angela, began developing the ministry Dallas Theological Seminary. He also access to the gospel. Initially they will Claycups in 2004, to minister to the Dalits 24 MoodyAlumniNews www.moody.edu/alumnimag 25 ClassNotes of India. In 2009, they moved to India but [email protected] Middle East to share Christ through art. were forced to leave the country one year Daily he spoke to crowds greater than later due to the government’s crackdown W www.jwritebol.net 13,000 people. on Christians. Though they do not live @jwritebol in India, the ministry is still thriving, Richard is married to Marty Hight, and they have two children, Averie (14), holding annual revival meetings and large 1990s events, supporting pastors and churches, and Cole (9). and feeding orphans and widows. Ernesto [email protected] goes to India every 15 months to check on the work and encourage the next Courtney and Bruce Otto and family W www.visualimpactministries.com generation of church planters. He says 1980s visa complications often make the Courtney (Endres BA ’95) Otto and her journeys difficult, but God provides. husband, Bruce, spent 10 years in St. Ernesto and Angela have two children, Louis, Missouri, where Bruce earned his Lina and Nesto, and currently serve in Kristin and Todd Neva and family M.Div. from Covenant Seminary in 2008, Waterford, Michigan, where Ernesto then worked on staff for five years in the Communications Department. In pastors the church he grew up in. They Kristin (Siirtola BA ’99) Neva graduated November 2013, Bruce was called to be are still very committed to the Dalits of from Moody with a degree in Youth the pastor of Baileyville Reformed Church India. Ernesto says, “The God of heaven Ministry. She met her husband, Todd, in in Illinois. The Ottos are enjoying all that has wounded my soul for this work, and I 2002 at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission God is teaching them as they minister to will continue to give, to travel, to advocate in Wisconsin, where she worked as a their church and family. Bruce is thankful as long as God gives me life and breath.” tutoring coordinator for the after-school Rick and Lonnie Ostrander and family to be able to use his gift of preaching and program and as a junior high youth group W www.claycups.net teaching on a weekly basis. Courtney leader for six years. Rick Ostrander ’87 recently published @Claycups enjoys leading worship with kids, teaching After the birth of their daughter, Sara, Sunday school, ministering to women in his fourth book, Reconsidering College: Kristin became a stay-at-home mom. the church, and homeschooling their Christian Higher Education for Working Jeremy Writebol In 2010, when their second child, Isaac, three children, Maggie (12), Caroline (9), Adults (Abilene Christian University was nine months old, the Nevas faced and Charlie (6). Press, January 2014). This book follows devastating news as Todd was diagnosed Ostrander’s earlier work, Why College [email protected] with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also Matters to God (Abilene Christian known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is a University Press, 2009), which is used as progressive neuromuscular disorder that a text for first-year students at a number results in total paralysis and eventual of Christian colleges and universities. Rick death, usually in three to five years. received his Ph.D. in American history Jeremy Writebol BA ’01 recently from the University of Notre Dame and published the book everPresent: How Kristin and Todd published the book currently serves as provost of Cornerstone the Gospel Relocates Us in the Present Heavy: Finding Meaning after a Terminal University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He (GCD Books, March 2014) where he Diagnosis, A Young Family’s First Year with and his wife, Lonnie (Earhart ’85), are the writes about sharing the good news of ALS (The Christmas Tree House, January, parents of four children, Ryan (23), Tyler Richard Hight Jesus in any circumstance. 2014). The Nevas hope their journey to (22), Rachel (19), and Anna (17). Jeremy, his wife, Stephanie, and their find meaning, hold on to faith, and discover joy in the midst of pain will encourage Richard Hight ’90 is a Certified Speaking Following graduation, Tom Evans ’83 two children, Allison and Ethan, live served as the operations director for in Wichita, Kansas, where Jeremy is the others in difficult circumstances. Professional through the National Speaker’s Association and a visual artist. the Buffalo Rescue Mission in New York community pastor at Journey the Way [email protected] Recently, Richard was invited to Egypt with his good friend and fellow Moody and the director of Porterbrook Kansas. alumnus Eugene VanDette BA ’85. W NevaStory.com by the largest evangelical church in the

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Eileen (Cundiff ’81) Poche Tami and Tom Evans recently Linda and one for her novel When the Morning published a book of poems, Jesus: My Bob Craton Glory Blooms (Abingdon Press, April Heart’s Desire (Xulon Press, October 2013), and the other for Ragged Hope: 2013), written in the midst of much Surviving the Fallout of Other People’s difficulty and pain through an unwanted Choices (Abingdon Press, July 2013). divorce and losing her son to suicide. These two books, along with her latest novel, All My Belongings (Abingdon Press, Eileen Poche May 2014), are finalists for other awards In 1963, Tom married his wife, Tami, and Bob completed the Moody Missionary yet to be announced. in 1996, they relocated to Indianapolis, Radio Technology program in 1971 and After 33 years in Christian broadcasting Indiana, where Tom has worked as a earned his B.S. degree from Moody in with The Heartbeat of the Home radio computer systems specialist for 18 years 1976. He and his wife, Linda, moved to broadcast, Cynthia now serves as and where the two are active members Taylor University after serving many professional relations liaison for of the College Park Church. years at Operation Mobilization. While American Christian Fiction Writers, with OM, Bob served in a number of On January 5, 2013, while on a trip to Eileen lives outside the town of Harriman, and has published eight books to date. different roles. He was the project New Zealand, Tom experienced a massive Tennessee, where she is a member of She’s anticipating the release of the novel manager responsible for designing heart attack, resulting in two prolonged Trinity Baptist Church. She teaches As Waters Gone By and the nonfiction computer software to automate the cardiac arrests. While he was unconscious children’s Sunday school, works with the work Tattered and Mended: The Art of finance, HR, and mass mailing functions for more than 30 minutes, Tami prayed junior high group in the Awana program, Healing the Soul in 2015. of OM’s offices. The software was used in that God would save his life. After being and serves in the children’s church ministry. more than 70 of OM’s offices around the She and her husband, Bill H. Ruchti shocked 12 times, Tom was airlifted to [email protected] world. He also established a media center ’69-’71, live in the heart of Wisconsin, Christchurch, New Zealand, where he was in OM’s international headquarters, served not far from their three children and hospitalized for 30 days. Through God’s W www.EileenCundiffPoche.com for several years as the coordinator of five grandchildren. healing power, Tom is doing well. The OM’s British headquarters, and pastored two are thankful for God’s mercy and 1970s [email protected] a small church. During that time, Bob faithfulness, and for prayers from friends ministered in Austria, Eastern Europe, W www.cynthiaruchti.com around the world on Tom’s behalf.  Diane Wroge Belgium, the UK, the U.S., and briefly 1960s [email protected] on board the ship Doulos. Kathleen Shea-Starks ASP ’82 recently In retirement, Bob plans to stay active in the Upland Community Church in Sharon and Larry wrote The Feelings of Jesus (CreateSpace Warnemuende Independent Publishing Platform, Upland, Indiana, where he has been a October 2013). The book explores the life Sunday school teacher, elder, and chair. of Jesus and the extent of His love for us. Diane Wroge ’78 is the international [email protected] Before studying at Moody, Kathleen assistant literacy and education was an art major in college and holds coordinator for SIL International, where Cynthia Ruchti an associate degree in commercial art she works to stay informed about what Lawrence ’69 Sharon and an art education degree. She has is happening in literacy and multilingual After 40 years, and been using her creative skills in various education around the world. (Ficke ’68) Warnemuende retired from forms of ministry, including artwork, active service with Mission Aviation teaching art to children, and writing [email protected] Fellowship on January 1, 2014. Larry and illustrating several children’s books. Bob Craton BS ’76 recently retired from served as a pilot/mechanic, and Sharon as an elementary school teacher. After [email protected] his position as the information resource Cynthia (Johnson ’70-’71) Ruchti was studying French in Switzerland, they coordinator for Academic Affairs at recently honored with two Selah awards, W www.tusheaoriginals.com Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. served in various countries in Africa for

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1930s nearly 30 years, and then served over Samuel James Beki and seven years in Central Asia. Larry and Wanarahardja Jeremy Helwig Sharon currently reside in Michigan. Helen Page with daughter Sarah (left) [email protected]

Judith and Frank Beaty

To Jim ’73 and Peggy Rose (Sarginson Marriages ’69) Swartzentruber, a grandson, Helen (Gibson ’37) Page celebrated her Samuel James Wanarahardja, May 3, Beki (Rohan BA ’09) married Jeremy 100th birthday on October 12, 2013, at 2014, to their daughter Charis and her Helwig on November 2, 2013, in the Go Ye Retirement Village in Tahlequah, husband, Cahyadi, in Bandung, India. Richmond, Virginia. Oklahoma, surrounded by her four children, their families, and many friends. Adoptions After graduating from Moody, Beki Dr. Frank ’64 and Judith (Crawford ’65) began full-time missions work in Niger, Beaty celebrated their 50th wedding Although bedridden, she is fully alert Darren ’90-’91 Alice (Nichols ’91) West Africa. In 2012, she met Jeremy anniversary on June 13. They were and enjoys daily visits with her daughter, and Daniels who was working in the capital short married in 1964 at the South Baptist Sarah. They read the Bible, sing and pray adopted their son, James Scott, together, relive memories, and read term. Thanks to Skype, they were able to Church in Belvidere, Illinois. Rev. Richard on December 19, 2013. He joins big books. She and her husband, Robert keep in touch in between his short-term Nelson ’53, brother-in-law of the bride, sisters, Lucy and Elaine. The Daniels Page ’37 internships. They returned to the U.S. officiated the wedding. Alumni attendants , celebrated 74 years of marriage family lives in Rockford, Illinois. Darren in August 2011, just four months before works for AON as a software developer, in the fall of 2013 and married. Jeremy were Dellene (Hoffman ES ’66) Love; God called him home at age 98. and Alice works at Rock Valley College has joined SIM as a missionary and the Phyllis (Kidder ’64) Clark; Elaine as a transitions coordinator and at couple is now working towards moving (Marlowe ’65) Powell Jan Evans ’64, ’78 ; ; Births Judson University as an instructor. The back to Niger. They are planning to Harold Beaty ’56 brother of the groom, ; Daniels family attends the Red Brick move to France in January 2015 for a Norman Adamson ’66; Ben Pike ’66; and Church in Stillman Valley, Illinois. year where Jeremy will study French, Randy Bell ’64. The couple met while Elsie Grace Stevens and then plan to return to Niger, where they were students at Moody. [email protected] they hope to work with youth using sports in ministry. The two are excited They are the parents of Andrew Beaty ’88; to go back to Niger, but in the meantime Stephen Beaty ’91, and Esther Rafferty they love hiking and camping in the ’97. They have 26 grandchildren and one mountains as they raise funds and great-grandson. visit family. The couple celebrated the anniversary To Lacie (Schubert MA ’09) and Daniel [email protected] with a family reunion in Branson, Stevens , a daughter, Elsie Grace, W www.jeremynbeki.blogspot.com Missouri. The Beatys have served as December 24, 2013. a pastoral couple in Hermon, Illinois; Darren and Alice Daniels and family Dallas, Texas; Pontiac, Illinois; Lindale, Since graduating from Moody, Lacie has Texas; McHenry, Illinois; and Burlington, received her M. A. in Teaching from the Iowa. Since 2008, they have served with University of Alaska Southeast in 2011. Interim Pastor Ministries in Garner, Iowa; She married Daniel Stevens in 2012, and Williston, North Dakota; and currently they live in Juneau, Alaska, where she in Derby, Vermont. is taking a break from teaching to be a stay-at-home mom. [email protected] [email protected]

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Gatherings Gatherings

Denver, Colorado, gathering— March 29, 2014 The youngest and oldest attendees were Holly (Gries ’11) Worley and Dr. Donald G. Smith ’43.

Tampa, Florida, gathering—March 7, 2014

Boca Raton, Florida, gathering—March 9, 2014 Cedar Lake, Indiana, gathering—April 5, 2014

Orlando, Florida, gathering—March 10, 2014 Northwest Chicagoland gathering—April 12, 2014

Sebring, Florida, gathering—March 11, 2014 Bridgman, Michigan, gathering—June 7, 2014

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1990s from Booker T. Washington High hit Haiti in 2010, George dedicated his He was also a member of the TriState School. Utha attended Miami Christian life to the impoverished country. Astronomers, an amateur radio operator, College for two years and then moved and a volunteer at the Discovery Station Lynne Hutzel He volunteered for a mail-forwarding on to study at Moody. She married in downtown Hagerstown. Lucious White and gave birth to two service, Missionary Flights International, children, one of whom passed away used by many missionaries. He was James is survived by his wife of 40 years, in 1977. deeply involved in the discipleship of Margaret; two children, Crystal and young men, teaching Bible studies and Andrew; and two grandchildren. Utha was a part of Israel Bethel the practice of prayer, as well as building Celeste (Stickling ’71) Sebastian Primitive Baptist Church since 1946, homes for those displaced after the , age and in 1978 she, along with six other earthquake. 63, December 20, 2013, Bensenville, Lynne (Alexander BA ’94) Hutzel, age members of the church, organized New Illinois, from colon cancer. George is survived by two sisters. 47, November 17, 2013, West Chester, Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church. Celeste received her degree in church Pennsylvania, after a three-year battle Here she served in many capacities music from Moody and subsequently Patrick Kamm with cancer. throughout the rest of her life. She also earned a master’s degree in music worked in various positions for the theory from the American Conservatory Lynne was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Veterans Administration hospital in and raised in the Philadelphia area. of Music in Chicago in 1977. That Coral Gables, Florida, from 1957 until same year she also became a registered After graduating from Moody with she retired in 1989. a degree in communications, Lynne nurse. She served as a pianist and choir worked for Christianity Today, married, She is survived by her daughter, Debra director for various congregations raised three children, and was active Rollins Dawkins; two grandsons, Caleb in Chicago, Baltimore, Elmhurst, in women’s ministries at her church. A. Dawkins and Michael White Jr.; and Patrick Kamm ’81, age 60, May 9, 2014, Illinois, and most recently Bensenville, many great grandchildren, nieces, Flora, Indiana. Illinois. She served as a leader in the While speaking at a leadership retreat nephews, cousins, and friends. Awana ministry. in the midst of her health battle, Lynne Patrick was born September 4, 1953, to said, “God shows me over and over Robert and Frances Kamm. In 1982, he Celeste is survived by her husband of again that He is faithful to His promise 1980s married Denice (Sipress ’79-’81) Kamm. 36 years and their two children. to never leave me nor forsake me…God He graduated from Proviso East High in His grace and mercy had a different George Knoop School before attending Moody and Etta York plan in mind for me…I give Him all the later served as pastor of First Baptist glory and praise for the great things He Church in Russiaville, Indiana. has done in my life.” Patrick is survived by his wife; mother; She is survived by her husband of 19 two sons, Nicholas and Seth; a daughter, years, James Hutzel BA ’92; children Jessica; and two brothers, Donald Ryan, James, and Bethany Lynne; her and Michael. He was preceded in death father, John A. Alexander; mother, George Knoop ’81, ’82, ES ’85, age 74, by his father. Etta (Nichols) York ES ’70, age 97, May Janice B. Gillen; sisters, Sharon Fleet May 13, 2014, Delma, Haiti, after being 18, 2014, Keystone Heights, Florida. and Barb Peterson; as well as many 1970s stabbed in his home by an unknown Etta was born in Darien Center, New nieces and nephews. assailant. York on June 5, 1916, to William and James F. Stanicek ’71-’72, age 66, Utha F. White ’91 Grace Nichols. In addition to being a , age 84, February 10, George was originally from Chicago, January 25, 2014, Hagerstown, Maryland. 2014, Miami, Florida. where he is remembered as a faithful pastor’s wife, she was a homemaker and James was born in Yankton, South a chaplain for various nursing homes. Utha was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and active member of The Moody Church, dedicated to helping behind Dakota, on July 1, 1947, to Melvin and She was an honorary member of on May 17, 1929, to Emma and William Evelyn Lubbers Stanicek. He was a Friendship Bible Church in Keystone Felts. She moved with her family to the scenes and serving in any way possible. After a devastating earthquake member of Hagerstown Bible Church, Heights, Florida, and a member of the Miami, Florida, where she graduated where he sang in the church choir. West Chicago United Methodist Church.

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Etta is survived by her two sons, two sisters, Mary Jane (Hauser ’62) into the crawl space under their home School before attending Moody. In 1954, Brian J. York ’67 and Dennis; five Linton, and Jean Drayer. She was as the house collapsed on them. Brenda she married Bob Conrad ’60, who was grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; preceded in death by her parents. sustained jarring injuries while entering named the Moody Alumnus of the Year and a sister, Dorothy Van Valkenberg. the crawl space, and bleeding injuries at Founder’s Week in 2007. In 1960, the She was preceded in death by her Jonathan Forsythe during their rescue. Due to those two joined Wycliffe Bible Translators husband of 53 years, Rev. Edward J. injuries, compounded by 44 years of and, after training in Mexico, traveled York ’55, and eight siblings. chronic, debilitating illnesses, she was to Papua New Guinea where they served physically unable to recover. together for over 40 years. Jo Ann also taught conversational English for eight 1960s Brenda’s memorial service characterized years to many visiting students at Dallas her demeanor: “Be imitators of me, just Baptist University. Virginia Glucklich as I also am of Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1). Jo Ann is survived by her husband of Jonathan Forsythe ’66, age 68, May 10, She is survived by her husband, David, 60 years; sisters, Eloise, Mary, Kathleen, 2014, Ephrata, Pennsylvania. daughter, Amy, and son, Mark. and Helen; a brother, Richard; a son, Jonathan was the son of David and Lila Bryan S. T. Thompson ’62, February Kevin; a daughter, Kristen; and many Forsythe. He was married to Thelma 28, 2014, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, United grandchildren. She was preceded in (Breiner ’70), and the two served as Kingdom. death by her brothers Eugene, Robert, missionaries together. and Gary. Virginia (Hauser) Glucklich ’68, age Bryan and his wife, Joy R. Thompson Jonathan is survived by his wife, ES ’59–’60 66, October 26, 2013, Citrus Heights, , came to Moody in the late 1950s California, after battling breast cancer. Thelma; three sons, Jonathan, David, 50s to study, returning to England and Matthew; a daughter, Elisabeth upon graduation. Bryan continued Ginny was born on March 31, 1947, Heidebrecht; a brother, Paul Stanton; a lifetime of ministry, particularly in Donald White in Charles City, Iowa, to Fred and and 11 grandchildren. He was preceded expository preaching, which he learned Eva Hauser. She graduated from high in death by a daughter, Susan. and came to love at Moody. school in 1965, after which she attended Moody. In 1969, Ginny married Walter Brenda Dillon Bryan first assisted Dr. Alan Redpath Glucklich ’70, BA ’72, and they started at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh, serving in ministry full time in 1975. Scotland, and later returned to Bristol Wally served as the director of Christian where he served Hebron Evangelical education at First Covenant Church for Church as pastor. In 2005, the couple Donald E. White ’56, age 79, April 15, 16 years. They also served in ministries retired and moved to Norfolk where 2014, Carol Stream, Illinois. Bryan still continued to preach monthly. in Modesto, California, and Cokato, Donald was born in 1934 in Chicago, Minnesota. Upon Wally’s retirement, Jo Ann (Klopfenstein ’58–’60) Conrad, Illinois, to Ernest and Catherine White. Brenda (Toland ’62–’63) Dillon they moved to Citrus Heights, , age 74, age 85, April 8, 2014, Dallas, Texas. He graduated from York High School California, to be with their children March 27, 2014, Washington, Illinois. Jo Ann was born in 1929 in Bremen, and attended Moody and Wheaton and grandchildren. Sherry Brenda and her husband, Dr. David Indiana, to Gary and Clara Klopfenstein. College. In 1957, he married (Dausey ES ’62) Ginny was Wally’s faithful partner in Dillon ’60, lived in Washington, Illinois, She graduated from Mishawaka High . He served in the ministry and a stay-at-home mom. She where Dave served for several years as United States Army as a chaplain’s loved singing and playing piano and assistant from 1958 to 1960, primarily an interim pastor and continues to serve Jo Ann Conrad accordion, and taught Sunday school in a counseling ministry which, among in Germany. He then served in the to 3rd- and 4th-grade children. other things, helps clients suffering from Army reserves in the Chicago area post traumatic stress resulting from the with the rank of Specialist 5. Ginny is survived by her husband of 44 tornado in Washington in November years, Wally; her three children, Nate, Donald felt called to the mission field 2013, which ultimately caused Brenda’s Sam, and Tina; eight grandchildren; and from an early age, and in 1966, he and death. Brenda and Dave had escaped Sherry and their four children went to

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Austria with Greater Europe Mission Ronald was the director. Norma also in public schools and in Vacation Bible Margaret Bell to serve in church planting. The couple volunteered as a teacher with Child Schools. He also taught evening Bible spent 37 years in Austria and continued Evangelism Fellowship, ministering to classes two nights a week. after retirement to serve short term in children at neighborhood clubs with both Austria and the Czech Republic. flannelgraph Bible stories, and was Ken is survived by his wife; four children, involved in inner-city ministries for David, Sharon Causey, Janis Fallow, and Donald loved jogging, and when his underprivileged children. As an active Stephen; eight grandchildren; and ten Parkinson’s disease, which he battled member of Wayside Chapel, she taught great-grandchildren. for 21 years, stopped him from jogging, Junior Church and was a MOPS leader Margaret (Horton ’48) Bell, age 91, he took up bowling with friends. Charles Sine for 22 years. November 5, 2012, Sebring, Florida. Donald is survived by his wife; sons Norma is survived by her husband of Margaret was born in Rootstown, Daniel White ‘82, Timothy White ’87, 62 years; two sons, Mark and Doug; Ohio, and graduated from Kent State and James White, whose wife, Jill, is a daughter, Sue; eight grandchildren; University before attending Moody. a Moody faculty member; daughter a great-grandchild, with another soon She served as a school teacher for many Deborah (White ’87) Nichols and to be born; and two sisters, Marilyn years and also as a church choir director. Gregory Nichols ’89 son-in-law ; and Fershee and Dana Catlin. Margaret married Duane Bell ’49 in seven grandchildren. He was preceded Charles W. Sine ’49, age 95, February March 1950, and in 1992, they moved in death by his parents and a grandson, 1940s 25, 2013, Manheim, Pennsylvania. to Sebring, Florida, where Margaret Colton White. Charles was born in 1917 to William was a faithful member of Maranatha Kenneth Noyes ’49, age 89, April 3, Rosemary L. Parmley ’53, age 83, and Carrie (Benner) Sine. He and his Baptist Church. 2014, Jackson, Mississippi. March 3, 2014, Calumet City, Illinois. late wife, Harriet (Heavener ’49) Sine, She is survived by her husband of 62 Rosemary was born in 1930 in Mounds, Kenneth was born on September 16, both graduated from Moody and served years, daughter Marilyn Parker, son Illinois, to DeVere and Nellie Parmley. 1924, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Floyd and as pastor and organist in Traverse City, Donald, five grandchildren, and four After Moody, she studied at Southern Neva Noyes. Ken was saved in 1942 as Michigan, Cleveland and Swanton, great-grandchildren. a high school student and felt called into Ohio, and North Hills, Pennsylvania. Illinois University and then began Lucille (Williamson ’47) Burdette full-time ministry. , working as an elementary school For several years, Charles was employed age 95, May 10, 2014, Osage, Iowa. teacher. In retirement she enjoyed After graduation he worked in a local in the offices of Pennsylvania Wire working in church libraries, taking factory. He was active in his church, Glass Company, Philadelphia. He was Lucille was born in 1919 at a farm care of other people’s pets, and rescuing Dubuque Bible Church, and he and a a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of WWII, near Shell Rock in Butler County, homeless animals. friend conducted a children’s Bible class having served as a sergeant in the Signal Iowa, to Roy and Abbie Williamson. in a nearby town. Corps from 1941 to 1945. She graduated from the Kahler School Rosemary is survived by her sister, of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota, in Frieda Christian, and many nieces During WWII, he was drafted into the In 1975, Charles married Trudi Sommer. 1942. There she received a scholarship and nephews. She was preceded in Navy and served the next three years From 1977 to 2004, the two were involved for further studies at the University of death by five brothers and four sisters. on board the USS Zeilin in the South in ministry using chalk art and music. Minnesota where she graduated, with Norma (Wyllys ’49–’51) Kendall, age 83, Pacific as a cook and a baker. He was They were long-time members of Calvary distinction, with a B.S. in Public Health February 5, 2014, San Antonio, Texas. discharged in April 1946 and enrolled Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania. Nursing, in addition to graduating from at Moody. There he met Madge (Ohlert Charles is survived by his wife of 37 Moody. She worked in many different Norma was born in 1930 in Lansing, ’48) whom he married in 1949. Ken was capacities in the health care system, Michigan, to Frank and Lila Wyllys. years, Trudi; five children, Heather then recruited to teach at Open Door Hegedus, Hedy Eckel, David, Daniel, including the Chicago Maternity Center Before attending Moody, she graduated Bible Institute in Jackson, Mississippi, where she worked with doctors and from Alma High School, Alma, and Spring; 14 grandchildren; eight where he served as a teacher and then great-grandchildren; and many nieces medical students delivering babies in Michigan. While at Moody she met and the dean of the school for the next four poor homes in the city. married Ronald Kendall ’51 with whom and nephews. He was preceded in death years. In 1960, the couple moved to by his first wife, Harriet, a sister, and she had three children. She later served McComb where they shared the Word In 1947, Lucille was accepted as a as a secretary for Youth for Christ where three brothers. missionary to Nigeria by SIM. She sailed

38 MoodyAlumniNews www.facebook.com/MoodyAlumniAssociation 39 PresentwiththeLord to Africa in 1948, where she worked grandchildren. She was preceded in Charlotte is survived by one sister, Kenneth Neil Bystrom ’42, age 99, with leprosy patients, in hospital surgery death by her husband and siblings. Joan (Daggett ’49) Akers. She was May 23, 2014, Orlando, Florida. and anesthesia, and in an outpatient preceded in death by her parents and Kenneth was born in 1914 in Ashland, clinic. Other ministries included Charlotte Daggett two sisters. Wisconsin, to Swedish immigrant teaching Bible school, superintending parents, Israel and Ingeborg Bystrom. Sunday school for hundreds of children, Melvin Brewer He became a Christian at an early age writing for a publication about Nigerian and felt called to ministry as a young Christians and missionaries, and adult, which led him to attend Northern training young Nigerians to staff clinics Baptist Seminary and Moody. At Moody in isolated areas. he met his wife, Ardis (Brown ’42), In 1971, she married Forrest Maynard Charlotte June Daggett ’44, age 93, whom he married in 1942. Kenneth Burdette, and the two took care of his April 6, 2014, Machias, New York. and his brother Dale Bystrom ’42 ran father and her mother. Melvin E. Brewer ’42, age 91, April 6, the sweet shop when they attended Charlotte was born in 1920 in Delevan, Moody, and Ardis fondly remembers Lucille was a member of the Osage 2014, Denton, Texas. New York, to Claude and Georgia how he used to buy her malts instead of Christian and Missionary Alliance Daggett. After graduating from high Melvin was born in 1922 in Dallas, ice cream cones when they were dating. Church (now known as Osage Alliance school, Charlotte attended Houghton Texas, to Ernest and Effie Mae Brewer. Church) where she served faithfully. College for two years before coming He graduated as valedictorian from Kenneth Bystrom She is survived by many cousins, to Moody. She then worked as youth Dallas Technical High School in 1940 nieces, and nephews. Lucille was director at Michigan Center Bible and then attended Moody before preceded in death by her husband, Church, followed by a year singing enlisting in the United States Seabees her parents, and a brother. with the radio choir on Back to the during WWII, where he served at Bible Broadcast. She went on to continue Guadalcanal in the South Pacific for Dorothy Cooley her education at St. Paul Bible College three years. In 1949, he graduated from in Minnesota where she enjoyed Southern Methodist University and singing with the St. Paul Choral Club became a Certified Public Accountant. throughout the Midwest. He was a lifelong member of the Texas Kenneth also studied at Princeton Society of CPAs. Seminary in New Jersey and was She worked as a secretary at the ordained in 1948, after his first term Independent Bible Church and the Melvin and his wife, Loma Roselle on the mission field. Kenneth and Ardis Florence Crittendon Home in Nashville, “Winkie” (Morrow ’43), along with two joined Team Mission as missionaries Tennessee; Calvary Presbyterian Church Dorothy “Dottie” (Tillman ’45) Cooley, other couples, founded Sky Ranch, a and served in Colombia from 1943 to in Charlotte, North Carolina; and age 91, December 30, 2013, Tulepo, Christian children’s camp. He wrote 1946 and then in Venezuela. In 1952, College Church and Christian Day Mississippi. a book about the founding as well as Kenneth joined the American Bible School in Wheaton, Illinois. a few books on genealogy. He was Society to head up the Caracas office. Dorothy, commonly known as Dottie, Following the death of her father in a longtime deacon at First Baptist In 1963, he was asked to assume was born on December 12, 1922, in 1962, she returned to Delevan, New Church in Dallas, Texas, and a trustee responsibility for a new distribution Bridgeport, Connecticut. She met her York, to care for her mother. Here she of the Dallas Life Foundation. Melvin program for Latin America, which led Bob Cooley ’46 husband, , at Moody. worked in the office at Delevan was an active member of First Baptist to a significant amount of travel around They married when he returned from Elementary School for 25 years. Church in Denton, Texas, at the time the world. In his lifetime Kenneth WWII in 1946. Bob and Dottie served of his death. visited 66 countries. the Lord as missionaries in France, Charlotte devoted much time to serving Kenneth is remembered as a humorous, California, Arizona, and Texas. in many different capacities, including He is survived by his three children, choir leader at Elton Baptist Church in Maribeth Koch, Tom, and Becky; fun-loving, well-read, humble, deep- Dottie is survived by her five children, Delevan. At her funeral, many shared eight grandchildren; and 18 great- thinking, and loving husband and father Daniel Cooley ’00 including , 15 how blessed they were because of her grandchildren. He was preceded in with a strong sense of fairness. grandchildren, and seven great- witness for God. death by his wife of 55 years.

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He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Phyllis is survived by three daughters, Ardis; a daughter, Nancy; a daughter-in- Beverlia Larson, Norma Kirby, and Listen to Moody Radio law, Wanda Rowley; two grandchildren; Elizabeth Jane Young; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was 14 great-grandchildren; three step- preceded in death by his son. granddaughters; one brother; and one ANYTIME, ANYWHERE sister. She was preceded in death by her 1930s husband of 59 years, Raymond; one son, Charles E. Ross ’67; one grandchild, with a FREE Moody Radio mobile app! Gabriel DeJesus; and two brothers, Phyllis Ross Thomas and Carey Long.

Herbert Farrar • Access Moody Radio programs, including Chris Fabry Live!, Midday Connection, In the Market with Janet Parshall, and many more. Phyllis (Long ’38) Ross, age 97, • Tune in to Moody Radio’s Internet stations, December 27, 2013, Princeton, Illinois. featuring contemporary worship music, Phyllis was born in 1916 in Grundy Herbert A. Farrar ’32, age 104, urban praise, sacred music, and more. City, Iowa, to Roscoe and Vera Long. November 28, 2013, Spokane, Washington. Before coming to Moody, Phyllis • Hear your favorite local programming graduated from Grundy Center High Herbert was 30 days shy of his 105th by choosing from more than 35 Moody School. After being accepted as a birthday when he passed away. He and Mabel (Philips ’35–’36) Farrar Radio local stations. missionary to Brazil, she traveled alone his wife, , by ship to study Portuguese for one year. served together in many capacities for • Link to Moody Radio’s Facebook™ and She married Raymond Ross ’35 in 1940 70 years, beginning with evangelistic Twitter™ pages. in Taunay, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The two meetings throughout the East Coast with his dad, Herbert Farrar Sr., and had met at Moody and got engaged by Download the app in your mobile mail. The couple served with the South his brother, Eldon Farrar, in the 1930s. American Indian Mission, working with Herbert organized many children’s app store. Then share it with your the Terena Indians in Brazil. They lived choirs. He and Mabel then served with family and friends. as pioneers, traveling by horseback to Mel Trotter Ministries in Grand Rapids, 13 different villages doing medical work, Michigan, for two years and were also establishing churches and schools, and involved in Christian radio broadcasting. raising four children on the mission field. In the 1940s, the two moved west and Herbert pastored many churches with After retiring from the South American Mabel working by his side. Herbert was Indian Mission, Phyllis continued instrumental, along with several other teaching children through Child young pastors, in starting a school for Evangelism Fellowship and Kids Klub. Christian training, Western Baptist Bible She was a charter member of Princeton College, where he served as the first Bible Church and a member of the South president. After retirement, Herbert American Indian Mission for 75 years. often filled pulpits and used his glorious tenor voice to proclaim Christian joy.

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