Kelly (Cluff '87) Nelson is married to Brad, and they live in Kansas. She has two adult children: Devon and Megan. Kelly works in customer service for an insurance company, and she serves in various areas of ministry at church. Tom and Shannon (Snell '87) Carroll live in Virginia. They have two adult children: Daniel '16 (Florida teaching site) and Jessica '20 (Jeju teaching site). Shannon is on the faculty of Liberty University School of Nursing as a Support Coordinator in their Residential Programs. Mari (Dean '89) Martin and her husband, Mike, live in Virginia. They have an adult daughter, Sara Michelle. Mari provides in- home care for a gentleman who lives with them. 1990’s Tim Kirschner ‘90 is married to Kelley (Hillard ’90) , and they live in Pennsylvania. They are the parents of five children, four of whom are also alumni: TJ ‘12, Kortney ‘15 ‘16, Kassey, Kara ‘21 ‘22, and Titus ‘22 ‘23 (now a Davis College student). They have two grandbabies they hope will also be future alumni. Tim is a Missionary Pastor with Village Missions.
and Zach, and a granddaughter, Holland. Marguerite works in Member Services at Massachusetts Nurses Association.
Mariah. David works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
“Grateful for a foundational theological grounding.” – David Cucchi ‘92
“Too many great memories to mention. It was truly one of the best years of my life.” – LoriAnn Boyer '84
Melody Ball ‘93 went back to school when she was in her 40’s and got her Bachelor's degree in behavioral health and then her Master's degree in school counseling. She is currently the school counselor at Fordland Elementary in Fordland, Missouri. She is also a certified school psychological examiner and administers all of the IQ and academic testing. Janet Ballos ‘95 is a Mental Health Residential Assistant for Arbor Housing in Corning, New York. She works direct care with adults with mental health issues in a transitional housing community residence and a RITE apartment program. She assists in giving support, teaching daily living skills and coping skills, monitoring medication self-administration, case management, and offering an art/craft group to mentally ill adults, helping them gain independence and be able to live and function on their own. Lisa (Broestler ‘96) Lewis and her husband, Doug, live in Nebraska. She is a Community Based Mental Health Therapist. “Meeting so many amazing people. Snowcamp was always my favorite. I was so exhausted at the end of the weekend, but it was always worth it” – Lisa Lewis ‘96 John ‘96 and Sharon ‘96 Valley were married students when they attended the Bible Institute in 1995/96. They are living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and have two children: Kaylyn (22) and Ryan (19). John works for a vending company and Sharon for a food delivery service.
Leilani (Danigelis '84) Hulst is married to Bill, and they live in Michigan. Between the two of them, they have nine adult children. Leilani works in the medical field and owns a business. She and Bill are involved in a re- marriage and blended family ministry. LoriAnn (Cardoza '84) Boyer lives in South Carolina and has an adult son, Stephen. She is a Senior Leader with Wray Ward, a marketing, advertising, and communications company, heading up their talent acquisition and human resources department. Hudson Vanderhoff '84 '85 and his wife, Patti, live in Arkansas. They have nine biological children and have adopted another nineteen, most with special needs, and they have six grandchildren. Hudson is a Global Data Privacy Attorney. They attend Ozark Baptist Church and Indian Fellowship of Northwest Arkansas where Hudson is involved in teaching at both churches and preaches about twelve times a year at the Indian Fellowship. Sharon "Cathy" Garber '85 is retired after serving for 47 years with Children’s Bible Ministries. She lives in Pennsylvania and continues to volunteer with several CBM camps. Aaron Karr '86 and his wife, Debbie, live in West Virginia. Aaron is the Lead Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church.
“I met my spouse at WOLBI and so did two of our children!” – Tim Kirschner ‘90
Michael Moser ‘91 lives in Portland, Oregon, where he serves as a Project Manager with a ministry that helps clients fix critical home projects that they couldn’t afford. David Snyder ‘91 is married to Mary, and they live in Tennessee. They have six children: Wyatt, Aaron, Austin, Kaylie, Brenna, and Ian and two grandchildren. Eduardo Gonzales Jr. ‘92 and his wife, Lorilie, live in Texas. They have three children: Zachary, Orlando, and Nathan. Eduardo is a Forklift Operator/Inventory Control Specialist for DHL Legos. At church, he serves as Assistant Pastor of Praise. He is looking to go to Dallas Theological Seminary to get his Master's in counseling. David Cucchi ‘92 and his wife, Richelle, live in Pennsylvania. They have five children: Gabrielle, Sabrina, Joshua, Mason, and
“Best, hardest year of my life.”
– Aaron Karr '86
Karen (Rock '87) Cook is married to Dan Cook '88 , and they live in New York. They have four adult sons: Joshua '14 , James, John Mark, and Joel, and they have one grandson. Karen is a bus driver and at church, she serves as a Sunday school teacher and on the fellowship and missions committees. Dan is a deacon and trustee and also serves on the missions committee and the pastoral search committee.
“We had a great year at WOLBI! It was an awesome place to be able to learn the
Bible more in depth. Our ministry there was Open Air Evangelism, which was a wonderful experience in itself! We also were happy to be there while Jack Wyrtzen and Harry
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