Inspire, Winter 2007

28Winter 2007 Michael ’03 and Annie Kerns Kibbe ’03 were married May 26, 2007, at the Mountain Meadows Camp in Shingletown, California. Michael is the sports and recreation director at Evangelical Free Church, and Annie serves with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at California State University. They reside in Chico, California. Julie Landau ’03 rejoices in her trip to El Salvador. Her team was able to minister to more than 2,000 people through medical treatment, children’s ministry, and evangelism. The people were willing to hear the Gospel, and 640 accepted Christ as their Savior. Lisa Miller ’03 and Daniel Stroup were married December 30, 2006, at Eugene Baptist Temple in Eugene, Oregon. They reside in Madras, Oregon, where Lisa teaches seventh grade at Jefferson County Middle School and Dan teaches fifth grade at Madras Elementary. They both enjoy golfing, hiking, and serving in various worship and children’s ministries in their local church. Josh ’03 and Tiffany Landau Rowland ’03 have recently moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Josh is an ESL teacher at Summit High School and received his master of arts degree in TEFL from Columbia International University in August 2007. Tiffany is enjoying her time as a stay-at-home mom and a part-time tutor at Sylvan Learning Center. Jesse Hornback ’04 and his wife, Allison, announce the birth of Titus Jay on February 14, 2007. Jesse is a first lieutenant in the Air Force, and Allison enjoys being stay-at-home mom. They reside in Dayton, Ohio. Paul ’04 and Sharon Hershey Miller ’04 announce the birth of Jordan Paul on June 28, 2007. They reside in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Emily Plate ’04 and Benjamin Williams were married August 19, 2007, on Long Island in New York. They both received their master of music degrees in May 2007 from the University of Akron. They reside in Gahanna, Ohio, where Ben is studying at the Ohio State University for his doctor of musical arts degree in music composition. Emily is playing with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and teaches violin at Harmony Studios and privately out of their home. Amber Isbell Welvaert ’04 and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of Denver Paul on June 4, 2007. They recently moved to Alabama, where Chris is attending Army flight school and Amber plans to start her own business tutoring students. Marcia Yamarino ’04 and Matthew Slagel were married July 14, 2007, in Southfield, Michigan. They enjoyed a honeymoon in Aruba, and have returned to their home in Lebanon, Ohio. Matthew is a mechanical engineer, and Marcia teaches seventh grade math in Waynesville, Ohio. Matt ’05 Knudsen and his wife, Emily, are pleased to announce the homecoming of their twin girls, Gabriella and Adelina. The girls were born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in May 2006 and came home to Chicago in July 2007. Josh ’05 and Lisa Keim Northeimer ’04 announce the birth of Tucker Jaden on March 17, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio. Josh is a kitchen and bath designer for Home Depot and works part time as the media director for Grace Church of Powell. Lisa enjoys being a nanny. alumnotes Saving Lives, One “Sole” at a Time Cody Fisher ’06 is currently living in northern Iraq, where he and a friend recently created a unique business: Buy Shoes, Save Lives. They’re working together with local businesses to export their handmade shoes throughout the world. The idea was born when the two made a short documentary about how the shoes were made and began to wonder if there might be a market for exporting them to other countries. They hoped that selling the shoes might boost the struggling local economy and contribute to relief efforts. With the business up and running, Fisher and his friend are using as much of the proceeds as they can (and 100 percent of the profits) to help Iraqi children in need of heart surgery. Iraq has one of the highest percentages of heart disease among children, with many dying from causes that could be easily addressed with access to proper medical care. Buy Shoes, Save Lives is working with another organization to send the children to Israel for the surgeries they need. “This is not only saving kids’ lives; it’s also building bridges between the Arab world, where the kids are from, and the Jewish world, where they receive the help they need,” Fisher explains. For more information on Buy Shoes, Save Lives, visit www.buyshoessavelives.com or contact Cody Fisher at buyshoessavelives@gmail.com.