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1970s
John (’76) and Linn (Dillard) Crowe (’76) met at CIU. John
pastored a CMA church in Charlotte, North Carolina for
six years before serving in Portugal for 12 years with Bible
Christian Union (BCU) and The Evangelical Alliance Mission
(TEAM), and then in Cairo, Egypt for six and a half years. They
founded MRCofNC ) two years ago, which
connects missionaries to the resources they need, such as
use of a car, counselors, places of respite, debriefs, etc. The
great bonus is that they are located in Raleigh, North Carolina,
where their two daughters, Ashley Martindale (‘00) and Julie
Hayes (‘04) live with their four and two kiddos respectively!
Jim (’78) and Sue (’77) Ness praise the Lord that after
30 years of working with Wycliffe on the Daasanach Bible
Translation and Literacy project in Kenya, the Daasanach New
Testament is complete. The dedication took place in northern
Kenya in September 2014.
Jean (Nelson) Werner (’78) served with Pioneers abroad. She
now lives stateside, promoting interaction between Americans
and incoming international graduate students.
1980s
Grady Enlow (’82) has been appointed as the new vice
president for Institutional Advancement at Thomas University.
Dr. Enlow will supervise personnel in the areas of fundraising,
alumni relations, foundation relations and communication. He
received his Doctor of Education degree in higher education
this past December from Florida State University.
Chuck (’83) and Michaele (Minigell) (’83) Bailey served for
11 years in Burkina Faso, West Africa with SIM. They now live
in Levant, Maine, just outside of Bangor. For the last 15 years,
Chuck has worked for his brother-in-law developing a U-pick
farm Michaele has worked for
the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service as a
4-H activities coordinator for the past eight years. They are
very involved in a local church, Harvest Chapel, and support
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship projects, such as ServeUp
New Orleans.
Sue Thomas (’84), an internationally recognized speaker,
reaches out to break barriers with diverse audiences. Her
humor is contagious and her stories compelling. From a
bullied deaf kid, to a lip-reader for the FBI, Sue’s journey has
had many highs and lows. Since her diagnosis with Multiple
Sclerosis in 2001, Sue has served as National Ambassador for
the National MS Society. She also has appeared on several
news shows and is also known for her award-winning TV series,
“Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.”
Pam Hagen Lacy (’86) has published a devotional book titled
“Noteworthy,” urging readers to involve God in their daily
trials, struggles and victories. Pam presents an honest and raw
exploration of how God has kept her moving forward and how
He can do the same for you.
Michael Staples (’89) is national director of Scripture Union.
He is passionate about seeing churches in the United States
connect to God through Scripture and develop a passion
and heart to reach their communities, especially children. He
looks forward to working with various ministry partners to
achieve that mission. He and his wife, Joan, live in Springfield,
Missouri.
1990s
Greg (’92) and Emily Bryan , along with their children,
were featured on the hit HGTV show “Hawaii Life” as the
family was making the move to Oahu from Ohio to restart a
campus ministry at the University of Hawaii.
Denise Posie (’99) is founder of Daily Living with Purpose
Ministries. Her recently published book, “Consider a Greater
Purpose: Vashti, Esther and the Courageous Women Who
Followed,” compares the lives of prominent women in history
with queens Vashti and Esther to provide inspiration for others
to recognize and move in their God-timed assignments.
Matthew (’99) and Karyn Eusey and their three children,
moved to the island of Oahu in Hawaii where he serves as
pastor at Trinity Church Central Oahu (PCA).
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