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Hi, my name is Debora and I work with WBS-Internet in the Student Enrollment and New Teacher Departments. In January of 2000 I was promoted to Web Campus Administrator. I am looking forward to that challenge and opportunity. I am married to Jay Don and we have three children, a boy and two girls. The two girls, Alissa 13 and Trasa 10, still live at home with us. We live out in the country and the girls have cats. I think 9 is the current number, but spring is coming and I'm sure that number will triple. We also have a few goats, some chickens, and a dog. I also baby sit a sweet little toddler girl during the school year. Spiritual Background I grew up in the church and was baptized as a pre-teen in 1972. I'll save you the math, I turned 40 in 2000. Almost all my life I've been sharing Jesus' love with people. It wasn't until a few years ago that I learned how to share His love in a way that lead people to repentance and baptism. "It is only through sharing the gospel messages with those in darkness, that I have begun to understand the wonderful blessings I have in Christ." Favorite passage in the Bible My favorite passage is Psalms 121. If you're not familiar with this one, it's about God being our help and our protector. I find great comfort in the words there. Why I Am a WBS Teacher I am blessed to be a part of WBS. I work with the snail mail at Oldham Lane where we worship, opening all of the incoming lessons. When I read the letters from our students, my heart is touched by their earnest desire to know God's word. I started working with the WBS-Internet in 1997. Kit patiently taught me how to send an e-mail and then how to do everything she did to enroll students. At that time we had around 80 students a month. Now we have over 400 a month, and the work never ends. I love it! My office is in the corner of my kitchen and dining room, so I'm always in the middle of whatever is going on in my house. There couldn't be anything more perfect for me to do. I send off messages while the kids are getting ready for school and getting ready for bed. I enroll students between loading the dishwasher and unloading the dryer. I have the world at my fingertips. Campaigns I have been on two campaigns to Mexico, one with my husband and one with my oldest daughter. Although these were medical mission trips, we were able to do a lot of teaching while the people waited to see the doctors. I found the ground in Mexico quite hard. Jay Don and I have also been on two mission campaigns to Ghana, West Africa. The first trip, changed my life more than anything I have ever done. For almost two weeks, day in and day out, I taught or helped teach the gospel. The Ghanaian people responded with eagerness and a desire to learn about their creator and savior. I saw hundreds of people respond to God's message and accept Him in Baptism. When we returned the next year, almost all of the baby Christians were still faithful. I am looking forward to the next trip I get to make to Ghana. The girls want to go with us next time. Hobbies / Interests I like to cook and garden. I especially like to cook Chinese food. My gardening is the flower variety. I like having the flowers around, but I don't like the ones you have to fuss over all the time. Favorite study books My favorite book
is Ephesians because of all the "in Him" promises and blessings. In the
6 chapters there are over 20 verses that talk about the blessings you have
when you are in Christ Jesus.
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