I apologize for not finishing my introductions in a timely manner (one a week) as promised. But, here are the rest of the lovely girls on my team…
This is Allison Rose! Her and I have done the entire race together on a team so far!!! I am so grateful for this girl and for our friendship that I know will last way beyond the race. You will never meet a more bubbly and joyful person. She truly is a ray of sunshine in every situation and her love for the Lord is exuberant. We also call her the cat whisperer because animals love her!
Birthday:6/1
22
From: Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia
Graduated from Victory Bible College and Southwestern Christian University with a degree in Business Leadership and Ministry
Loves: coffee, meeting new people, foreign cultures, deep intimacy with friends, animals, not buckling her keens, dancing, reading, biblical discussions, worship, having curly hair
Dislikes: shallowness, conflict, lack of kindness, yellow
Currently reading: Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst and Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman
Favorite Song: Up From the Ashes by Urban Rescue
If she could live anywhere in the world she would live: somewhere colorful, Guatemala
Food ate on the race that she hopes to never eat again: Krapow (fried basil and pork)
If she had to eat the same food for every meal for a year she would eat: Watermelon
After race plans: Visit best friend in China
Country on our route she is most excited about visiting is: Macedonia
Fun facts: she could be a hand model, her first job was on an alpaca farm!
This is Sylvia Marie! She is the stable, calm, peaceful rock on our team! She is our treasurer (sugar mama), and she never fails to drop some great wisdom and jokes on us. Sylvia serves the Lord with passion, gentleness, and beautiful love.
Birthday: 6/8
24
From:Bethalto, Illinois
Graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with a degree in Special Education with a minor in Music
Loves: kids,teaching, sweet tooth, diet coke, South Dakota, YouthWorks, discipling others, small groups, traveling, deep conversations
Dislikes: coffee, injustice, noises when people eat, spiders
Currently reading: Fire and Fragrance
Favorite song: Beautifully in over my head by Bethel
If she had to eat the same food for every meal for a year she would eat: tacos
Food ate on the race that she hopes to never eat again: warm buttermilk when I was sick in India
After race plans: figuring out what’s next
Country on our route she is most excited about visiting is: Zimbabwe and Vietnam
Fun Facts: she can play Mary Had a Little Lamb on all the common instruments
22
From: Marion, Illinois (but her heart is in Wisconsin)
Graduated from York College with a degree in Psychology with a Bible minor
Loves: sugar, salt and vinegar chips, her dad, camp family, building 1:1 relationships, traveling, reading, psychology, red nail polish, anything blue, swimming, european chocolates
Dislikes: math, pineapples on pizza, humidity, insensitive or mean people
Currently reading: nothing at the moment but wishes she was reading something
Favorite song: How Great is Our God by Chris Tomlin (world edition)
If she had to eat the same food for every meal for a year she would eat: sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich
Food ate on the race that she hopes to never eat again: spicy food, mystery meat
After race plans: Not sure yet waiting for God to define
Country on our route she is most excited about visiting is: Eastern Europe segment of our race
Fun Facts: never been in a relationship before, a black labrador named Blanca (which means white in Spanish)
Meet Janet Louise! We call her mama Jan sometimes because she is just a warmhearted soul who loves to care for others. Janet is hilarious and has induced more belly laughs in me than I can count. She seeks the Lord with all her heart and inspires others to do the same. I have seen Janet grow and mature in Christ on the race and walk into so much freedom. She is passionate about teaching and has such a gift for it. I am grateful for having this beautiful woman of God and good friend in my life and can’t wait to see what the Lord does with her future!
Birthday: 6/22
29
Graduate from Angelo State University with a Ba in Communications and a Masters in Education
Loves: South Korea, teaching, singing in the singing Christmas trees, Disney, dolphins, anything green, curling up with a good book or watching a movie on a rainy day, being the mama of the squad, reading, sports (basketball), her country roots, passionate about advocating for children in the foster care system
Dislikes: onions (allergic), two-faced people, ants, quitting things she has started
Currently reading: Captivating & The Art of Listening Prayer by Seth Barnes
Favorite song: Head to the Heart by United Pursuit
If she had to eat the same food for every meal for a year she would eat: chik-fil-a chicken sandwich with cheese, waffle fries, and a dr.pepper OR steak with mashed potatoes with roll from Texas Roadhouse
Food ate on the race that she hopes to never eat again: curry from India
After race plans: getting teaching certification and the rest is in the Lord’s hands
Country on our route she is most excited about visiting is: Macedonia and Swaziland
Fun Facts: can make banana bread and brownies in a rice cooker, life-guarded at Disney and Seaworld, wrote and published her own book at age 25!
Thanks for reading about the rest of the Pearls (Paige and Becca, my fellow WI girls were introduced in previous blogs). It has been a great gift doing life with them…
