The Experience Magazine - Spring 2017

2000’s Sheri (Baughn) Arnold (‘02) , her husband, J., and their children, Mara-Jade 8, Liam 6 and Penelope 3, live in St. Au- gustine, FL. Sheri is homeschooling their children, loving their neighbors and serving together at Grace Community Church in Jacksonville. Josh (‘09) & Lynette (Radebaugh) Carpenter (‘09) live in Rhode Island and have three children, Zachariah 5, James 4 and Elizabeth 2. Lynette is a stay-at-home mom, and Josh is a control valve technician. Kat (Bulka) Compton (‘06) and her husband, Elmo, are church planting missionaries in Lima, Peru. They have one son named Elmo the 5th, but they call him Cinco (which is 5 in Spanish). Daniel (‘99, ‘00) and Eirana (Allen) Doyle (‘01, ‘02) and their children, Eva 12, Annika 11, Audra 10, Ivy 7, Eden 5 and Isabella 3, are missionaries with ABWE and serve in Nicaragua. Paul (‘08) & Colleen (Clancy) Ferguson (‘08) live in Grapevine, TX. They are praying about transitioning out of the private sector and into full-time missions. Paul is working in the mortgage industry in Dallas, and Colleen is a multi-unit operations manager for Starbucks at DFW airport. Kyria Laurens (‘08, ‘09) lives in Palm Harbor, FL and works in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab. Nicole (McNamara) Locke (‘08) , her husband, Andrew, and daughter, Alivia 8, live in Jasper, GA where they attend Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Heather (Jacobs) Peterson (‘02) is married to Joel, and they have two children, Chloe 3 and Jaden 8 months. They live in Illinois and are involved in the children’s ministry of their church. Jessica (Rudd) Riveria (‘02) , her husband, Jose, and children, Michael 14, Gavin 11, Ella 4 and Daniel 3, live in Mul- berry, FL where Jessica is a stay-at-home mom. Danese (Phillips) Rikenbach (‘05) , her husband, Wil- liam, and their children, Oliver 6, Paisley 4 and Vivian 1, live in Charlotte, NC. Danese is active with the NarroWay Christian Theater and is a stay-at-home mom. They attend Northside Baptist Church.

2010’s Brooke Arruda (‘16) attended the Owen Sound Campus and is currently serving as an Intern there. Kenneth Borgia (‘15) , his wife, Jennifer, and children, Ja- cob 15 and Aaron 12, live in Spring Hill, FL. Ken serves as Assistant Principal at Grace Christian School in Hudson. Steve (‘15) and Karen Botham (‘15) were part of our off-campus community on the NY campus. They are living back in Ontario where Karen is an x-ray technologist, and Steve is a factory worker. They have a one-year-old son, Colton. Kylie Dawson (‘15, ‘16) is attending Moody Bible Institute in Washington State. Meghan Edwards (‘16) is a student at Northeastern Bap- tist College and is involved in her church. Meghan is engaged to Tyler and plans to get married in August. Alyssa (Weigand) Gardner (‘12) is married to Chris, and they live in Jacksonville, FL. Nathan Legault (‘15) is working in a retirement home with people who have dementia. He teaches Kid’s Club and Sun- day School at his church. Amanda Luckner (‘15, ‘16) lives in Kings Park, NY and stays busy as a worship leader, youth leader and barista. Benjamin Mock (‘15, ‘16) lives in Jasper, GA where he is working at a restaurant. He is enrolled in community college and is helping in the youth group at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. FIND US ON FACEBOOK! LOOK FOR WORD OF LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE ALUMNI AND WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP UPDATE YOUR ALUMNI PROFILE ONLINE AT WORDOFLIFE.EDU/ALUMNI WHAT IS GOD DOING IN YOUR LIFE? HOW HAS HE LED, HELPED, OR COMFORTED YOU? IF YOU HAVE A TESTI- MONY TO GIVE, A STORY TIP TO PASS ON, A ‘REMEM- BER WHEN,’ OR MINISTRY UPDATE, WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT! WE CAN ACCEPT HIGH-QUALITY PHOTOS, 300DPI OR HIGHER. E-MAIL US AT ALUMNI@WOL.ORG

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