NEW MEMBERS
Stephen Chen
Jake Fernandes
Abby Knudson
PLACES I’VE LIVED: Shanghai, China, now in Winfield, Illinois, with host parents Rick and Helen Westerfield, while attending Wheaton Academy
PLACES I’VE LIVED: West Chicago
PLACES I’VE LIVED: Grew up on the mission field in Bolivia
9 TO 5: High school student at Wheaton Academy PASTTIMES: Playing badminton and ultimate frisbee, reading, involved with music
9 TO 5: Works as an internal wholesaler with First Trust Portfolios PASTTIMES: Enjoys all sports, reading theology and history, youth ministry and following the Chicago Blackhawks CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Serves in HYACKs
CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Attends Veritas Adult Community
FAMILY: Her parents, Paul and Christy Knudson, also new members, are missionaries in Bolivia. Her siblings are Caleb and Caitlyn. 9 TO 5: Freshman at Wheaton College and a Spanish tutor. PASTTIMES: Enjoys reading and is part of a book cub. Enjoys time with friends, family, traveling and movies. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: College Group and small group, STARS, inclusion buddy in Kindergarten Bible school
Paul & Christy Knudson PLACES I’VE LIVED: Wales in the UK (Christy), Oak Park, Bolivia as missionaries with SIM FAMILY: They married in 1995; their three children are Abby, Caleb and Caitlyn. 9 TO 5: Paul was an elementary school teacher before returning to seminary. Christy is a homemaker, missionary, student working on a master’s in special education and a teacher in Bolivia. Paul taught Bible and missions at a small Bible school and served as SIM Bolivia director for eight years. PASTTIMES: Paul has recently been reading American Revolutionary history and historical fiction. Christy enjoys crafts and being outside and working in the yard. As a family they like to visit U.S. national parks. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Kids’ Harbor, small group, Women’s Bible Study, Perspectives class, missions training program
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