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Welcome! JOANNAH ACABAL FAMILY: Married to Gerald and has two adult children. She was born in the Philippines and came to the States in 1 9 3 . 9 TO 5: Works as an operating room nurse. PASTTIMES: Enjoys gardening and singing
MICAH AVILES PLACES LIVED: Micah is the oldest of six kids born to missionaries in Chad, Africa. She has spent time in Canada and France. 9 TO 5: Teaches first grade at Schaumburg Christian School PASTTIMES: Enjoys time with friends, hanging out outdoors, hiking, campingandanythingwithwater. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: 2 0 s small group, nursery
SCOTT & GRETA BAILEY
JONATHAN & BECCA DEMOSS FAMILY: They have been married since 2017 and have three young children, including a newborn born in December 9 TO 5: Jonathanisa4nancial advisor. Becca is a pediatric speech language pathologist, and assistant volleyballcoachatWheatonCollege PASTTIMES: Jonathan enjoys time with family, coaching and watching sports and playing guitar. Becca likes to run, eat, spend time with other moms and children, coach and watch sports, and learn new cooking skills. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Womens Bible Study, Mom2 Mom, Apples of Gold
CLIFF DYHOUSE PLACES LIVED: Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cliff is recently widowed and just relocated here from Florida. He has two adult children. 9 TO 5: Retired statistics and economics professor PASTTIMES: Enjoys cycling and playing Bridge CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Bibles study and GriefShare
FAMILY: Married in 2009, they have twin girls, age 11, another daughter, age eight and a baby boy 9 TO 5: Scott works for the government. Greta stays at home with the kids and works part time in finance and communications for The Friendship Center, a food pantry in Lincoln Square in the city, as well as a small business, Gretas Caramel. PASTTIMES: Scott likes to coach, play golf and exercise. When not busy with family, Greta spends time gardening and raising monarch butterflies in the summer. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Bible study, childrens ministries
SUSAN BRUSH
FAMILY: Oneof10childrenand grew up in Connecticut. Moved to WheatontoattendWheatonCollege. 9 TO 5: Ezra is a recent Wheaton College graduate and works in the financial services industry. PASTTIMES: Enjoys any and all sports, enjoys reading and getting to know new people. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Serving in HYACKs
FAMILY: Married to Jim for 30 years; they have two adult children. 9 TO 5: Worked in food service for years after chef school, primarily in baking and pastry work. She has also worked with individuals with special needs, teaching those skills. She currently works in a support role in a public high school PASTTIMES: Enjoys working out and being outside; also baking and cooking. She loves animals and volunteers at Danada Equestrian Center with the horses there. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Womens Bible Study
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EZRA LAGAN
ZHAOXIA (DEMY) LIU FAMILY: Zhaoxia, also known as Demy, is married to Zijia Wang and they have a teenage daughter. She was raised in China. 9 TO 5: She is a student at Wheaton College and worked in biology research for 1 0 years prior. CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Women s Bible Study
