Hal ‘74 and Nancy (Bower ‘74) Bennett live in North Hudson, New York. Hal is retired and serves as Deacon Chair at church. Randy Wilding ‘74 and his wife, Margaret, live in Gainesville, Florida. They have three married children and six grandchildren. Randy is a retired pastor after serving for 37 years. Since 2020, he has been the Executive Director of Strategic Advancement for Gospel Empowerment International (SAGE). 1980’s Colleen (Shaw ‘81) Walters and her husband, Kevin, are missionaries with SIM USA, serving in Africa as linguists and translators. When in the US, they make their home in Ticonderoga, New York. They have six adult children: Jonathan, Josiah, Anna, Stephen, Daniel, and Matthew. Colleen and Kevin have 22 grandchildren (so far). Greg ‘85 and Gina (Hutley ‘85) Dyson live in Indiana, where they both work for Taylor University. Greg serves as Vice President for Spiritual Life and Intercultural Leadership, and Gina works for the university bookstore. Greg is also Campus Pastor and serves as Educational Chairperson for Baptist Fellowship Association.
Home Decor at Hobby Lobby. At church, she is a youth group leader for ninth-grade girls. Bill ‘95 and Tracie (Evans ‘95) Schloer live in Delaware, and they have three children: Evelyn (21), Aaron (18), and Austin (14). Bill works as IT Director for Tile Market of Delaware, and Tracie serves as Employee Benefits Operation Leader for USI Insurance Services, LLC. Tim Aspin ‘96 is married to Sarah, and they live in Michigan. They have three children: Cydney (17), Cody (15), and Caleb (13). Tim works as a sales service representative for Cintas. At church, he is involved in the children’s ministry and the men’s softball ministry. Christopher DeLong ‘97 and his wife, Sorhaya, moved to Londonderry, New Hampshire, with their family last year after living in Brazil for many years. They have two children: Mattheos (14) and Gabriella (13). Christopher is the owner and operator of the business, Make Your English Better. Elizabeth “Beth” (Reilly ‘98) Malinis and her husband, Roby, live in New Jersey. They have two children: Claire (6) and Charlie (4). Beth enjoys being a wife and mom and working part-time as a mother and baby nurse and a lactation consultant. My walk with the Lord was strengthened and grew so much [with Word of Life]. Serving on The Island and on Youth Reachout was so memorable. – Beth (Reilly ‘98) Malinis James Stargel ‘99 is married to Stacy, and they live in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They have three children: Eli (16), Caleb (14), and Lily (13). James is Family Ministries Pastor at Living Water Community Church in Harrisburg. Kurt Mills ‘99 and his wife, Jana, live in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kurt is a trooper for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Ed ’98 & ‘99 and Laura (Christ ‘99 & ‘00) Choy live in Maryland. They have four children: Elijah (19), Ephram (17), Emet (15), and Karis (8). Ed serves as Senior Pastor of Restoration Church in Gaithersburg, a
church his family was a part of planting in 2016. Laura helps with the children and hospitality ministry. They both lead a men’s or women’s group. All their children help with setup at church, and their boys run A/V. It is truly a family ministry. Ed also has a wedding officiating business. He officiates about 50 weddings per year and trains pastors all over the country how to officiate as well. After 18 years of staying home with the kids, Laura now works full-time as a manager at My Gym. 2000’s Rebecca (Simons ‘00) Maston is married to Jarrod, and they live in Iowa. At church, Rebecca is involved in music and children’s ministries. Arnaldo Silva ‘03 and his wife, Michelle, live in South Carolina. Arnaldo is the pastor at Iglesia Refugio in Greenville and serves as Hispanic Strategic Chaplain with Greenville Baptist Association. Arnaldo graduated from Word of Life Bible Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He and Michelle have four children: Mikeila ‘21 (also an alumnus), Iana, Esteban ‘24 (a current Bible Institute student), and Gabriel. John Curtis Anderson ‘08 lives in Florida, where he owns the business, Under Pressure Home Solutions.
Our lives were changed at Word of Life Bible Institute. – Greg Dyson ‘85
Camp was a life-changing experience I will never forget with some of the best
Garth ‘87 and Ashley (Gardner ‘87) Allen live in New York, where Garth serves as Spiritual Life Director at Silver Bay YMCA. Garth is a pastor there and oversees the Pastoral Respite Ministry, which offers retreat and refreshment free of charge for ministers, missionaries, and others involved in ministry. Following Word of Life Bible Institute, Garth went on to earn a B.S. in biology from Messiah College, a M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University. Ashley is a special education teacher at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, where she helps young people earn their GEDs. 1990’s Merry (Stoltz ‘93) Geibel and her husband, Fred, live in Pennsylvania. They have four children: Emilie (24), Abigail (21), and Jonathan (14). Merry is Customer Service Manager and Department Head in
friends I’ve ever made.
– John Curtis Anderson ‘08
Christopher Anastasi ‘09 and his wife, Sara, live in Okeechobee, Florida. They have two children: Josiah (14) and Ava (5). Christopher works as a boat builder. 2010’s Dimitri Stevanus ‘11 and his wife, Lexi, live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Dimitri works as a salesman. They have a six-month-old son, Luciano. At church, Dimitri facilitates a Bible study and teaches Sunday School. Jocelyn Clark ‘12 & ‘14 lives in Newport News, Virginia, where she is an eighth- grade special education teacher at a Title I school.
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