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Pastor Ayodele is the senior Pastor of Church of the Nations in Houston Texas. For many years, he worked with different people groups internationally fostering peace, sharing the love of Jesus Christ. Countries he has covered doing many charitable work including medical missions led by his wife (a physician by profession) include: Ruwanda, Borundi, Kenya, Nigeria, Barbedos, India, Philipines, Jamaica and in the USA. He has a big heart for people in need and a burning desire to get fresh water to people in parched places of the world, especially in Africa.
Pastor Yemi is married to Dr. Rebacca Ayodele. Their marriage is blessed with 4 children (that includes a set of twins).
He brings a wealth of experience and to the ministry and is a blessing to the Body of Christ and the world around him.
(Technical Adviser)Larry Bentley was converted to the Lord as a boy of nine, after attending a vacation Bible school. Graduating from Georgia Tech, he was employed as a Safety Engineer for 7 years and now 28 years in the Telecom Industry dealing with AC and DC power systems.
He and his wife Janet have been married for 33 years and are blessed with 4 children. They are member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship of Prosper Texas.
He has been involved with short term missions for over 20 years, providing technical support in electrical, construction, communications and solar energy areas. He also serves as team leader for Portable Power section for Hominines, supplying technical support to a wide variety of mission and humanitarian organizations. Larry has been involved with Living Water International since 2002 where he has served as a trainer and team leader in both well drilling and pump repair work.
Dr. Sam Otuwa is the Director of the University Anesthesiology Consultants at the University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, from 1999 to 2005. He is board certified in both Pediatrics and Anesthesiology. He also completed a subspecialty fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology. He was an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston between 1997 and 1999.
He
is married to Grace Otuwa and their marriage is blessed with 5 children.
Until his
recent move to Las Vegas, NV. he was an active member of the Abundant Life Christian Center in La Marque Texas and
the Men’s Fellowship group of the Church. Dr.
Otuwa aggressively supports the work of ministry in various segments of the
Kingdom of God.
David Durkins
Advisory Board Director - V-TEN (Vocational Technical Education Networks)
Born 1951 in Acton, Massachusetts, Dave has 3 grown children (David Jr,
Jennifer, and Christopher). For education: Dave holds the ASEE-Vermont Tech,
BSEE-UMASS Lowell, MBA-Leslie, Cambridge Massachusetts.
Workplace & Experience: Electronics jobs 1972-1997 Massachusetts, moved to Texas
and joined Shell in 1997 as Project Manager and currently Sr. Project Manager
infrastructure projects.
Met Ashley in 1995 in her Medical training in Massachusetts, and got married in
2000.
Hobbies: Licensed private pilot since 2004, Musician (many instruments),
motorcyclist, Scuba Diving, handyman.
(Patron)Norma Kates is the only child born to Curtis and Evie Smith. She grew up in the oil fields of East Texas attending school in Jefferson and on to Marshall for 2 years at E. Texas Baptist College (ETBC).
She had devout Christian parents who instilled strong
convictions in her from birth. She lived through the World War ll years
when it seemed all the country was firm in their faith. Her heart and mind
have been filled with Jesus and His love since birth. She is
committed to ETBC because of its strong Christian influence in her life.
Norma played piano for the
small Methodist/Baptist Church they attended when she was 9 years old and
continued playing for revivals wherever she was needed. Also she enjoyed
playing with student preachers for revivals during college days. After 2
years at ETBC came marriage to James Kates, a petroleum-engineering student at
L.S.U. (Louisiana State University) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, just back from the
army Air Corps and flying school at the war's end. Both graduated from LSU
and off to careers and many moves in LA and Texas before finding a home in
Lafayette for the past 30 years, which they have loved. James retired from
Pennzoil and has enjoyed playing golf and traveling along with our church
activities. He is a deacon and Sunday School teacher with great faith and love
for our savior. He has been a very strong father image for 3 sons who are
all strong in their faith. We also have 5 grandchildren.
Norma received a B.S.
degree in English and Spanish from the school of Education, LSU. After teaching
3 years she pursued the rearing of 3 sons. At age 53 she received the
M.Ed. at her local University, then USL (University of Southwestern Louisiana in
Lafayette). Since then she has enjoyed growing in Bible study plus going on
mission trips to Mexico, Guatemala, Spain, Canada, and on several in the U.S.
doing summer missions.
Norma also served as
pastoral assistant in 2 hospitals --Lourdes and Charity. She currently
mentors young women in her home and reaches out to Internationals at the
University. She considers herself on mission for the Lord wherever she
goes.
Norma and James have shared
in the burden to reach more souls with the love our Jesus Christ in rural
African communities, especially in the Nigerian village of Ogberuru. As a
director of RNM, Inc. she is praying and laboring together with other American
volunteers who are sent to bless people around the world with better health,
welfare and Christian education.
Presently she is working in
the Spanish Mission ministry in her church. She is a fervent Spirit-filled
Christian who loves people and El Senor.
(Relief Pioneer Ambassador to Nigeria)Meriel's
grandparents emigrated from Germany to establish a family operated farm in the
Western region of the State of Oregon around 1900. Meriel's
parents, Ed and Hilda Keller continued the family farming tradition at that
location where Meriel and her brother were born and raised.
She obtained
her university education at Eastern Oregon College where she earned her BS in
Elementary Education.
She worked
as an elementary school teacher for several years including a year in Germany at
the US Military Children's School where she met her husband, David Bernhard, who
was stationed there with the U.S. Army. Meriel serves as an organist and in
related musical ministries at her
She has been
married for 33 years to David who works as a baker.
Their marriage is blessed with 3 grown Children. Their only daughter has
graduated from the university while the youngest is on his way to completing his
university education by the end of the 2002 academic year. Their eldest son
operates his own landscaping business.
Her vision for RNM is to see more effective community development in rural villages including the supply of sanitary well water. She is a Christian who serves others by endeavoring to meet their needs and resolve their problems, thereby advancing the Kingdom of God. Ije hates to see people suffering or living with lack of basic necessities of life.
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Tim is a straightforward guy and a big blessing to the body of Christ. He is the V.P. of Operations for Living Water International (Inc.) and oversees the work of LWI in Nigeria.
More to come from Tim...