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MoodyHighlightsClassNotesAlumnus Visits Campus, Shares Experiences in Muslim MinistryExperience Moody Bible Institute–SpokaneCliff Garner ’81, who currently serves atMoody Bible Institute–Spokane,established as a Moody undergradprogram in 2004, has blossomed intoa destination campus, drawing morethan 400 students each year. Locatedin eastern Washington State, MBI–Spokane offers ten undergraduatedegrees in a setting with 260 days ofsunshine annually and a myriad ofoutdoor activities, from hiking andskiing in the nearby mountains torafting and fishing in local rivers.Spokane offers many of the amenitiesfound in large cities but has a smalltown atmosphere that is reflected in theclose-knit community on the MBI–Spokane campus.Harvard University as the AdministrativeOfficer for the Prince Alwaleed Bin TalalIslamic Studies Program, recently spoketo Moody students about his life journeyand ministering to Muslims at a breakfasthosted by the Alumni Association. Thisevent was well attended, with more than70 students and staff in attendance.Cliff’s passion for reaching Muslimsbegan when he was at Moody duringthe time of the Iranian revolution,which occurred from 1977 to 1979.Cliff encouraged students not tounderestimate the power of prayerand to take advantage of prayer groupsat Moody and beyond. Cliff wasinvolved in a Moody prayer groupthat prayed over maps of Iran, city bycity. God moved mightily during thistime frame—the number of peoplewho became Christians in Iran duringthe time of the revolution increasedfrom 200 to 50,000.After he graduated from Moody,Cliff studied Arabic and Japanese atthe University of Illinois–Chicago, andhelped start the UIC InterVarsity chapter,emphasizing outreach to internationalstudents and Muslims. He has alsotaught in Pakistan and Egypt, andserved as the founding director of theMiddle East Studies Program withinthe Council for Christian Collegesand Universities.At Harvard and in his previouspositions, he has sometimes interactedwith people who were initially opposedto Christianity. Despite this challenge,Cliff focused on having relationshipswith others and stayed grounded in8MoodyAlumniNewsCliff Garner ’81 speaks at the IslamToday breakfast hosted by the AlumniAssociation.Christ. “God has used all myexperiences up to this point to buildmy love for Muslims, to humanizethem, and to teach me how to engagethem,” he said.He shared key lessons from his yearsin ministry to Muslims: get to knowthem as people, listen to them, askthem questions, understand that theyare pluralistic, and remember that themost passionate person of another faithmay be the most ready to receive andlive for Christ—just like Paul. Healso encouraged students to pursueexcellence at work, both as a witnessfor Christ and to honor God.Moody alumni are encouraged tovisit campus and to share their insightswith students at informal gatherings.For more information about setting upan event for students, please contactthe Moody Alumni Association at312-329-4412. Or e-mail mbialum@moody.edu.“My housing experience here has beenmore than I could have hoped for,”says student Lauren Callison. “Myroommates are my best friends, andwe have learned a lot from each other.”Current and former students agree thatMBI–Spokane is a perfect fit for thosewho wish to study while deepeningtheir relationship with Christ. Aviationalumnus Jonathan Santhouse, 2010,explains, “MBI–Spokane is greatbecause the principles learned in classare readily applicable to daily life;because of the lack of a residentialcampus, there is not quite as much ofthe ‘Christian Bubble’ effect.”“For many students, this is just whatthe doctor ordered—a small schoolwith close ties to faculty, navigatinglife together with other students,”says Daniel Ward, Dean of Students.Student Rachel Reichart agrees. “I lovethe heart of this school and the familyI have experienced here,” she says. “Iam proud of the impact this school ishaving on the community of Spokane.”MBI–Spokane has this impact in partbecause students are not isolated on aresidential campus, and they have manyopportunities to interact with peoplethroughout the city, wherever they liveand gather. In years past, students atMBI–Spokane have had to secure theirown housing, which enabled them tominister to their neighbors and landlords.Many of those landlords have been soimpressed by MBI–Spokane studentsthat the owners of 28 nearby propertiesrent exclusively to these students. Theschool administration is closely involved,as each of these properties is under thesupervision of a live-in Resident Advisor.MBI–Spokane students benefit from astrong sense of community.To give the largest number of studentsthe opportunity to earn a Moody BibleInstitute degree, Moody Bible Institutemay offer some students, who initiallyapplied for admission to Moody inChicago, admission to MBI–Spokane.Tuition and housing costs at MBI–Spokane are comparable to housingcosts at Moody in Chicago. Studentsalso have the option of earning adegree online or beginning a degreeonline and reapplying to admissionat MBI–Chicago.MoodyAlumniNews9

ClassNotesUndergraduate School’00sPaul Kitchener B.A. ’10 is currentlytraveling around the U.S. visitingfriends, family, and supporters to raisefunds for his mission work with TransWorld Radio. He is preparing for workas the Social Media Coordinator at theTWR station in Slovakia. In this position,Paul will assist in the development ofan Internet radio station and in theinitiation of TWR Europe’s socialnetwork presence, video productions,photojournalism, and other mediarelated outreaches. At this point hehas raised 100% of his outgoing fundand 50% of his monthly pledges.Paul is already using social media suchas Facebook, Twitter, blogging, andonline newsletters to communicate withsupporters and pull more of his friendsand acquaintances into the story of hisministry thus mPaul KitchenerEric B.A. ’01 and Alyssa (Jewell B.A.’03) Omdal are now living in Neenah,Wisconsin with their son Cyrus (1) andare expecting a second child in August.Eric graduated from Bethel Seminaryin May 2009 with a Master of Arts inTransformational Leadership. After eightyears in youth ministry, he is currently10MoodyAlumniNewsdirector at Anomolie Children’s Theaterin Lincoln, Nebraska.Jonathan ’01–’04 and Alicia B.A. ’04Reisinger were married in 2005 andEric, Cyrus, and Alyssa Omdalthe Associate Pastor of Adult Equippingat Calvary Bible Church. There heoversees adult classes and small groupsand preaches occasionally. Alyssa workedas a third grade teacher at Fox ValleyChristian Academy in Neenah for sixyears. She currently stays at home totake care of Cyrus, teaches part-timeat the YMCA, and speaks occasionallyat women’s ministry events.651McKinley Street Neenah, WI 54956eomdal@cbcneenah.org dontwakethecat@hotmail.comTyler Huckabee B.A. ’07 is the headwriter for Footnote, a TV series createdby Moody alumni that focuses on realpeople and the unifying themes in theirstories. Tyler contributes articles, mostlyrelating to the subject of Christ andculture, for Stereo Subversion andRELEVANT magazine and writes for hisown blog site. He also serves as aTyler Huckabeecurrently live in Lincoln, Nebraska.They helped create Footnote, adocumentary-style TV show that firstaired in 2010. The show currently airsmonthly, both online at fntv.com andnationally on WGN America. Thereare plans to air weekly in the fall of2011 when they also hope to broadcastworldwide on a number of outlets.Besides working for Footnote asproducers, they also direct AnomolieChildren’s Theater, founded by Aliciain 2006.Wwww.fntv.comCharles Jenkins B.S. ’00 was recentlyappointed by Chicago mayor RahmEmmanuel to serve as Trustee tothe City Colleges of Chicago Board.Charles, who holds an M.A. inReligion from Trinity EvangelicalDivinity School, also serves on anumber of corporate, educational,governmental, and religious boards.Charles is the pastor of the historicFellowship Missionary Baptist Churchin Chicago, where his wife Dr. TaraRawls-Jenkins B.S. ’99, M.A. providesleadership to the women’s ministry. Tarais the founder of Ministry MatesInstitute for Learning, a ministry thattrains pastors’ wives. She also servesas the Midwest Regional Director forWomen in Christian irthsTo Jonathan B.Mus. ’00 and Blair(Timko B.A. ’99) Blycher, a girl, FaithMarie, December 25, 2010.Baby HannaTo Ken B.A. ’02 and Esmerelda (LaLuzB.A. ’02) Hanna, a girl.’90sStephen B.A.’92 and Gayle (Olson B.A.’92) Burgstahler along with their twochildren, Charis (16) and Micah (14),have been involved in urban ministrysince 1995. They have been serving inGary, Indiana, where Stephen has beenthe pastor of Living Waters Missionarychurch for the past 10 years.Recently, the Burstahlers havereceived a call from the Lord to becomemissionaries to South Africa. They arecurrently in the process of buildingrelationships for the purposes ofpartnership and support and welcomeyou to contact them for more yahoo.comW acebook—Destination: SouthFAfrica (The Burgstahlers)MoodyAlumniNews11

ClassNotesGary ’87, B.A. ‘91 and Melody (Murr ’86,B.A.‘91) DuBois have been in thePhilippines, serving under Wycliffe, for17 years. Their son Jonathan (16) anddaughter Hannah (11) were born thereand attend Faith Academy.Gary is currently involved in a majordigital archiving and publishing effort,making 58 years worth of Scripturetranslations and language materialsaccessible to language communities andothers well into the future. Melodyserves as communications consultant/coordinator for Wycliffe field partnersthroughout Asia.gary-melody dubois@sil.orgDuBois familyBirthsTo Jason B.A. ’99 and Tami (Chism B.A.’99) Stevenson, a daughter, Emma Joy,March 7, 2011.Emma Joy Stevenson’80sDavid B. Herr ’86 and his wifeWendy recently celebrated their 25thwedding anniversary. David has beenself-employed as a carpenter, served asyouth and assistant pastor at WellsvilleFull Gospel Church, and, with hiswife, pastored two churches, the mostrecent being the Lighthouse ChristianFellowship in Westfield, New York.They are also affiliated with ElimFellowship, a Christ-centered WorldwideRevival Fellowship based in Lima,New York.David and Wendy are currently livingin Lima and have seven children: Jon(23), Lydia (21), Maryrose (19), Rachel(17), Rebekah (15), Judah (13), andGrace (9). Their son Jon is a graduateof Houghton College and daughterLydia graduates this year fromColumbia International University.Gwen.herr@yahoo.comJason and Tami live in Elgin, Illinois,and work at Awana Clubs International.Jason is the Macintosh Support Specialistand Tami is a Program Designer forElementary Ministries.jntstevenson@gmail.comHerr family12MoodyAlumniNewsRaney familyPaul Raney ’86 worked as a flightinstructor at Moody Aviation from 1986to 1989. He married his first wife Nanciin 1989; she passed away that sameyear. He went on to study Islam andjoined Frontiers to work on a churchplanting team in south Asia and thento assist Mission Aviation Fellowship inKorea. Paul married his wife Carolyn in1993, and they eventually began workon a church planting team in south Asiawhere they presently reside with theirchildren, Caleb and Micah.PCRaney@borderbridge.netSweeney familyof many in ministry, as well as in secularcircles. In May 2010, he released hisfirst book, 25:35 Main Street: RethinkingHomeless America, which has a forewordfrom Dr. Tony Evans and is endorsed bymany leaders, including Mike Huckabeeand Josh McDowell. The first twochapters are available for download atwww.2535mainstreet.com.Bob and his wife Mary Ann have beenmarried over 27 years. They have fivechildren and still reside in Dallas.rsweeney@dallaslife.orgBob Sweeney ’86 has been in ministryAnneke and FritzLauffenburgersince 1984. He spent 15 years as asenior pastor in Anchorage, Alaska,and also in central Pennsylvania. Helater became the head chaplain in amaximum security prison in the state ofPennsylvania.Since 1998, he has been involvedin homeless ministry, first as a men’sprogram director and then as a CEO.Using accountability as well as careand concern, he has seen over 1,000men and women complete his drug/alcohol recovery program, and thenreturn to society.In 2005, Bob began ministry withDallas LIFE, the largest homeless shelterin North Texas, emphasizingaccountability with substance recoverymethods that are getting the attention’70sFritz (Fred) Lauffenburger B.A. ’73and his wife Anneke are celebrating40 years of ministry together. Fred leftSwitzerland in 1970 to study at Moody,and in 1971 Anneke began servingthe Wajana Indians in Suriname asa missionary teacher. Anneke recentlyreceived her first Aviation Diploma fromMSI (Mission Safety International) forMoodyAlumniNews13

ClassNotesattending an Aviation Safety Seminarin Anapolis, Brazil. Today they continuework in Brazil as missionaries withWycliffe, focusing on the partnershipdevelopment with ASAS de Socorro(former MAF Brazil).Wwww.asasdesocorro.org.brfritz lauffenburger@sil.orgNancy Ramsdale ’71 works forWycliffe Bible Translators in theaviation recruitment department.Her job focuses on fulfilling Wycliffe’sneed for 18 new aviation workers eachyear, which includes pilots, aircraftmechanics, and administrators. Herlate husband David Ramsdale ’71 wasa pilot, writer, and photographer withWycliffe before he passed away in 2008.Nancy Ramsdale@sil.orgMcMillan family (l to r): Ginny, Jane,Tommy, and Kenaddiction program. Ginny ministersto individuals in health crises as afaith community nurse at New HopeChurch (EFCA). Their daughter Janeis a pediatric physical therapist livingin Minneapolis, working at GilletteChildren’s Hospital and their sonTommy McMillan is a current Moodysophomore studying electronic mediain the Communications department.together religious and secular leadersand scholars to make recommendationsto the government for community andsocial improvements.31 years, retired in 1998. Currently shespends time as a volunteer visitor in alocal nursing home and serves at herchurch’s caring ministry.Leith has served as the President ofthe National Association of Evangelicalssince 2006 and as Senior Pastor atWooddale Church in Eden Prairie,Minnesota, since 1977. Leith is also thehost of the nationally broadcast radioprograms Faith Matters and Faith Minuteand has published ten books as well asa variety of articles and essays. He andhis wife Charleen (Alles ’64) have fourchildren and reside in Eden Prairie.Stanton R. Donmoyer ’61 and his wifeTory and esEric ’75 and Penny (Martin ’75)Kirchner were married January 7,2011 in a private ceremony held inPortland, Oregon. They now livein Oswego, Oregon.’60sKen McMillan ’69, was forced out ofthe Republic of Congo by the civil warin 1996, along with his wife Ginny andtheir two children. The McMillans hadserved there for 15 years. Today, Kenmakes annual medical relief visits toCongo with CrossWorld. For the last14 years, he and Ginny have continuedmedical ministries in Minneapolis,Minnesota. Ken is currently a safety netdoctor to homeless Native Americansunder the Kola program. He alsovolunteers at First Nations RecoveryCenter, a faith-based outpatient14MoodyAlumniNewsPaul Van Egdom ’66,’70 began hisfurlough time in February and hastraveled throughout Australia, NewZealand, and North America for fivemonths, visiting family, friends, andsupporters. He is currently in theUnited Kingdom and will return toSouth Africa in August, where he is amissionary with SIM, seconded (loaned)to Trans World Radio (TWR)–Africa. Hehas been working as a broadcaster withAEF, SIM, and TWR in Zambia,Zimbabwe, and South Africa for morethan 40 years. Upon his return, hisprimary focus will be on trainingChristian broadcasters, especially inAfrica.pvanegdom@twr.orgDr. Leith Anderson ’65 was appointedto President Barack Obama’sAdvisory Council on Faith-Based andNeighborhood Partnerships this year.The purpose of this council is to bringReverend Tory Lindland ’65 and hiswife Florence are celebrating their 65thwedding anniversary this year. Theywere married in Brooklyn, New York,after World War II and now have threemarried daughters, eight grandchildren,and eight great-grandchildren. Since hisgraduation in 1965, Tory has servedchurches in Illinois and Pennsylvaniaand was director of Timberlee ChristianCenter in East Troy, Wisconsin, throughthe 1970s. He is now serving as chaplainat Inspiration Ministries in Walworth,Wisconsin.Dyann served for 33 years in Brazil andnine years in Africa with New TribesMission (NTM). Since 2006 they havelived in south central Pennsylvania,serving as member care personnel ofNTM, caring for missionaries on homeassignment in the northeast USA.Stanton donmoyer@ntm.orgDr. Jay Dolvin ’61 was a pastor at theBoy River Log Chapel in Minnesotafrom 1961 to 1967 and, while there,served as a missionary to local AmericanIndians. He went on to work asAssistant Pastor at Massillon BaptistTemple in Ohio, later becomingAssociate Pastor. Jay has taught atMassillon Baptist College (MBC) sinceits founding in 1973. In 1991, MBCawarded Jay an honorary Doctor ofDivinity. In 1996, he retired from hischurch position as Associate Pastor,now serving the church as a deacon.Jay and his wife Grace (McAfee ’61)have been married for 59 years andhave two children, four grandchildren,and four great-grandchildren.Jay and GraceDolvinJean E. DenBleyker ’61 became afield worker for Child EvangelismFellowship in Western Massachusettsafter graduation and remained therefor nine years. She then became asecretary at Bethlehem Baptist Churchin Hampden, Massachusetts, and, afterJudith Gudeman ’61 left for Zimbabwe,Africa, at the end of 1961 to work at TheEvangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM)Hospital. She came back to the U.S.MoodyAlumniNews15

ClassNotesin 1978 for home assignment withplans to return to Africa. However,because of fatal terrorist activities andcontinued threats, her hospital was shutdown. Judy chose to remain in Indianawith her mom and worked at a nursinghome. After her mother’s death, shemoved to Wheaton, Illinois, andworked in the TEAM Medical Office,remaining there until retirement.She continues volunteer work withTEAM and at her local church. In 2003she moved to Sun City West, Arizona,and volunteers at a hospital, drivingpatients to doctor appointments andchurch services.Bob andNancyHanselmanNancy (Hero) Hanselman ’61 becamea member of Overseas MissionaryFellowship (now OMF International)after graduation. From 1962 to 1998,she worked as a nurse and midwifein the Christian Hospital founded byOMF in central Thailand. In 1998,she retired from the mission field toOMF’s retirement home in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.In February 2005, she married BobHanselman, a retired OMF missionarywho had lost his wife to cancer fiveyears prior. They love the teachingand being a part of the community atCalvary Chapel in Lancaster, the churchBob has attended since his youth.16MoodyAlumniNewsJohn Innes ’61 served as a staff musicianfor the Billy Graham Association from1965 to 2009. He is now retired, yet hestill plays music for five to six conferenceseach year at the Billy Graham TrainingCenter in Asheville, North Carolina.He also serves Christ Church of Atlantawith his music and is an accompanistfor the Georgia Festival Chorus.John has been married to Janet (Richards’62) for 47 years and together they havefive children and six grandchildren.jjimusic@att.netJonathan ’61 and Roseann (Watson ’62)Johnson served with Wycliffe BibleTranslators, mostly in Ecuador, from1963 to 1998. During a leave of absencefrom Wycliffe from 1992 to 1995,they served with Missiona

Moody Theological Seminary-Michigan faculty recognized the following graduates who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their various degree programs: Biblical Studies - Stephen Zarrilli, M.Div. Christian Education - Janni Ruark, M.A.C.E. Expository Communication - David Collins, M.Div. Ministry Leadership - Andrew Frith, M.Div.