2000’s Hannah (Ballou ‘00) Sheldon and her husband, Stuart, live in Maryland. They have four children: Stuart III, Robert, Helen, and Edward. Hannah is a homemaker. Rebekah Rineer ‘03 lives in Pennsylvania and owns Creative Expressions Floral Design. She also nannies and volunteers at Mercifully Known Ministries. At church, she plays the baritone horn in the orchestra, sings in an ensemble, and takes part in leading worship. Richelle (Moyer ‘04) Westerhaus is married to Joshua, and they live in Colorado. Richelle works at Restoration Church doing childcare. She also owns Be Still Wreaths and Jewelry Design. At church, she teaches first through third grade on Wednesday nights as part of the children’s ministry. Laureen Chuman ‘04 is a full-time missionary at Maranatha Bible Camp in Nebraska. She is the bookkeeper for the camp; on the side, she co-manages the camp coffee shop and runs the first aid station. She became an EMT in January 2022. At church, she is on the worship team, security team, brew crew, and welcome team. She also volunteers with her local fire and rescue department as an EMT and firefighter. This past April, she worked with Sam Frey as one of the Open Air Evangelism leaders for the 2023 Bible Institute OAE trip to New York City. Matt Olson ‘04 and his wife, Sarah, live in Pennsylvania. They have a six-year- old daughter, Elise. Matt is a Help Desk Coordinator at The Haverford School. At church, he is an adult Sunday School teacher, a youth group leader, children’s church leader, a member of the sound and A/V team during the service, and more. Claudiu ‘04 and Andrea (Jennings ‘05) Nazarie are living in Michigan, where they are raising support to move to Romania as full-time missionaries with Life Romania, a youth ministry in Romania. Claudiu attended the Bible Institute in Hungary, and Andrea attended in New York. They have five children ranging from five years old to fifteen: Elliott, Micah, Caleb, Oliver, and Wyatt. At church, they are both involved in children’s ministry.
Donna (Loose ‘84) Vitt and her husband, Paul, live in New Jersey, where Donna is a nurse. They have an adult son, Aaron ‘10 , who is also an alumnus of the Bible Institute. Greg Fletcher ‘88 and his wife, Brenda, live in Virginia. Greg has worked with Pioneers since 1990, serving in Japan, Australia, and now in the United States. He is currently on the church partnerships team with Pioneers. William “Billy” Kryger ‘88 is married to Rebekah, and they live in Kansas. Billy is the pastor at Berean Baptist Church and is a chaplain with Corporate Chaplains of America. 1990’s Julie (York ‘93) Owen recently relocated to Tennessee with her husband, Edward, after living in Maine for all her life up until now. Julie is a registered behavior technician with Golden Steps ABA. Peter ‘96 & ‘97 and Bette ‘96 & ‘97 Verkaik live in Florida and serve with Word of Life as missionaries to West Africa. Paul ’97 & ‘98 and Jennifer (Hine ‘98) Greaves live in Troy, New York, and have two children: Mercedez and Giavanni. Paul is a master control operator for Spectrum News, and Jennifer is a preschool teacher at a Christian school. Erik Valverde ‘98 lives in California, where he is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a board-certified behavior analyst and personal trainer. Julia (Knight ‘98) Puntigan and her husband, Steve, live in Arizona. They have two children: Juda (11) and Naomi (10). Julia is a stay-at-home mom. At church, she is involved in the women’s ministry. Bethany (Stalvey ’98 & ‘99) Lamneck lives in Florida and is married to Wes. She is a self-employed, work-from-home mother. At church, she is involved in communications, worship, and the leadership of a life group. Jonathan Jones ’99 & ‘00 and his wife, Laura (Irons ‘99) , live in Maine. Jonathan is one of the pastors at Lisbon Falls Baptist Church, where they have served since 2005. They have three children: Alivia (18), Felicity (16), and Caroline (12).
Michelle "Shelly" (Tiffany ‘05) Lambert and her husband, Scott ’05 (also a Bible Institute alumnus), live in Washington. Shelly works in human resources and helps with the children’s programs at church. Rhonda Hawks ‘06 lives in Virginia, where she works as an ESL teacher. At church, she leads a Bible study. David Meadows ‘07 is married to alumna Britta Ann (Dykeman ‘07) . They have three children ranging in age from eight to thirteen: Josh, Charity Ann, and Eden Marie. They live in Kansas, where David is a senior water/wastewater plant operator for the city of Bonner Springs. Britta is a stay-at-home homeschooling mom, and she helps edit, format, and publish books. David Rineer ‘08 & ‘09 and his wife, Kim, live in Pennsylvania, and they have two children: Connor and Ethan. David is the director of youth ministries at Calvary Baptist Church in Lansdale. 2010’s Julie (Canfield ’09 & ‘10) Eichelberger is married to fellow alumnus Andrew ‘07 . They live in Pennsylvania, where Julie is a stay-at-home mom to their two boys, Caleb and Malakai. At church, Julie does sound and PowerPoint. Elizabeth (Leland ‘10) Anderson , her husband, Dustin, and their five children are preparing to move to Kansas, where Dustin will be the associate church planting pastor at Church of the Open Door in Leavenworth. Their children, Selah, Dahlia, Azalea, Remington, and Ira, range in age from one to seven. Ryan Bump ‘10 is married to Julianne. They live in Michigan, where Ryan is an associate pastor of student ministry at Berean Baptist Church. They have four children: Sophia, Lucy, Annalise, and Evelyn.
“[Some favorite memories are] building lasting relationships that have
helped me grow beyond my years at WOLBI, building a love of ministry, and using my spiritual gifts while learning Scriptures.” – Ryan Bump ‘10
11 The Word of Life Experience
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