The Word of Life Experience: Fall 2025

Faye (Oglesby ’88) Davis resides in Florida and works for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee as a quality/process improvement technician. She also serves on the board of Maranatha Village. Faye has two children, Talmadge (31) and Tucker (28), and three grandchildren.

Melissa (Marrale ’94, ’95) Flom is a Christian school principal at Naples Christian Academy in Florida. She and her husband, Matthew, have two children: Gabriella (22) and Daniella (19). Melinda (Brawner ’95) Litchford and her husband, Mitch, live in Virginia, where Melinda is a Title I reading specialist at an elementary school. They have three children: Dakota (24), Micah (22), and Ryan (19). Nellie (Morrison ’96) Levier lives in Maine, where she is a recreation director for a local municipality. She has five adult children: Seth and Sarah (25), Alivia (24), Autumn (23), and Nicholas (19), and five grandchildren. At church, she serves as a kids’ ministry coach. Sarah (Hiller ’97) Berg and her husband, Jared, reside in Montana. Sarah is a pastor’s wife, homemaker, and homeschools their six children: Akayla ’22 (21), Malachi (19), Levi (18), Hannah (16), Titus (14), and Weston (12). Akayla is a WOLBI–Florida alumna. Elizabeth (Michel ’98, ’99) DeNuke and her husband, Peter, reside in Nova Scotia, Canada, where they manage a third- generation dairy farm. Elizabeth is a stay- at-home mother to their six children: Alaura (16), Gavitt (15), Hugh (13), Eli (11), Carlene (10), and Edward (7). Sunshine (Racine ’99) Burkett lives in Florida with her husband, Dean, where she works in IT. They have five children: Cameron (23), Ethan (22), Elliot (20), LillyAnn (18), and Abby (18), as well as one grandchild. Andrew ’00 and Amber (Neild ’98, ’99) Peterson reside in Pennsylvania, where Andrew serves as the Pastor of Northbridge Church. They are parents to four children: Philip ’21 and Dori ’23 , and younger children Brayden (15) and Aaron (11). 2000s Megan (Roth ’00) Shetterly and her husband, Daniel, live in Pennsylvania, where she is an internet sales entrepreneur. They are raising three children. Amber (Kelley ’01) Fixler and her husband, Matt, live in New Hampshire. Amber is a homemaker and homeschools their three children: Maggie (15), Tate (12),

“My year at WOLBI was one of the most wonderful times of my life – growing stronger

in the Lord and learning to be flexible in any situation.” – Kelly Hayman ’92

David ’93 and Angela (Flack ’93) Freeman live in Michigan and have three adult children: WOLBI alumnus David ’18, ’19 (married to alumna Hannah [Bonifas ’19, ’21] ), Josiah, and Cree. They also have one grandchild. Angela is employed as a special education paraprofessional. Megan (Marshall ’93) Presbey and her husband, Eric, live in Texas. She is a mom to their three children: Fred (18), Lulu (16), and George (13). Steve ’93 and Faith (Newhart ’93) Peterson reside in Virginia. Steve is the president of Bluefield University, a private Baptist university, and has dedicated 30 years to Christian higher education. Faith currently works remotely as a course designer for Houston Christian University and supports Steve in his responsibilities at Bluefield. They are active in campus ministries and have five adult children: Steven (28), Zachary (26), Megan (25), Jonathan (22), and Mia (20). “One of the special memories was our trip to New York City for Eternity One Million. It was a great time of ministry and fellowship.” – Steve Peterson ’93 Michelle Weber ’93, ’94 is a billing specialist living in Tennessee. She also teaches a youth Sunday school class at her church. Lacy (Bailey ’94) Peacock and her husband, Trent, live in Georgia, where Lacy is a regional vice president with Corporate Chaplains of America. She and Trent have been in full-time ministry for 25 years. They have two adult children: John David (20) and Carson (18). “Word of Life was a life- changing year for me. I read through the Bible for the first time, learned to share my faith, and

“I grew up in the South and had only seen snow a few times in my life. The experi-

ence of it snowing and laying on the ground for months before melting was remarkable.” – Faye Davis ’88 Craig Stumpf ’88 and his wife, Stacey, reside in Tennessee. A senior manager at Accenture, Craig leads a Workday technology team throughout the Americas. Over his 33 years as a member of the same church, he has served in various roles and currently serves as a deacon, youth worker, Sunday school teacher, and altar worker. Craig and Stacey have four children and four grandchildren.

“Word of Life gave me a wonderful foundation in my Bible growth and under-

standing.” – Craig Stumpf ’88

Kelly (Wolff ’89) Straub lives in Ohio, where she is employed by Westfield Insurance. She has two adult children, Cassidy (25) and Cooper (20). She is actively involved in ministry as a ladies’ small group leader, LifeWise board member, and First Impression leader. John Helt ’89 and his wife, Tabitha, live in Tennessee, where John works as a cybersecurity leader. He is actively involved in his church, contributing to the children's, media, and disaster response ministries. 1990s Michelle (Holcomb ’91) McFadyen and her husband, David, live in Australia. Michelle is employed in the disability care sector. Kelly (Reynolds ’92) Hayman and her husband, David, reside in Ohio and have two adult daughters, Rebekah (28) and Shayna (25). Kelly works as a lunch lady at a local elementary school and is actively involved in her church, serving in the elementary Sunday school, choir, and marriage ministry.

met lifelong friends. – Lacy Peacock ’94

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