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Following are messages from Eastern SLD alumni. If you would like a short message with your email address (and blog site) posted please email Janelle Spedding at jspeddin@eastern.edu. Posted information helps other alums keep in touch with you and allows our current graduate students to contact you for information about various countries and NGOs. We appreciate hearing from you!
DECEMBER 2007
Lorna Qesteri (MS '07) lorna.qesteri@gmail.com has accepted a faculty position teaching economics at the Lithuanian Christian College. She will continue to do project work for World Vision Albania. Current news may be found on Lorna's blog site.
SEPTEMBER 2007
Jason and Elissa Drummond will move from Bandung to Sumatra Indonesia on November 1st as they finish their language lessons. Get more news at their blog site.
Faith Encenroad is a community development worker for Springs of Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. She welcomes prayers for health, safety and cultural adaptation and visits to her blog site.
Janell Anema has arrived in Monrovia, Liberia where she is working with female victims of sexual exploitation and abuse and former child soldiers. She ask for prayers for building relationships with young women and their children. She welcomes visits to her blog site.
Matt Swenson is working as a project development coordinator for Samaritan's Purse in central Asia.
Marina Malikova has arrived in Nepal after a long, adventuresome trip. She is asking prayers for continued health and safety and that her work would be used for God's ultimate purpose.
Shannon Brisco has started work with MEDA in Managua, Nicaragua as an agricultural research associate. She would appreciate prayers for the transition, her research, and her continued walk with the Lord. Visit Shannon's blog site for the latest news.
Rosa Lennix is the Artist in Residence for BuildABridge in Guatemala to develop sustainable networks of artists to work among the poor and gangs in prison. She will also be preparing for the first BuildABridge Institute in Central America in 2008. Visit Rosa's new blog site.
John and Grace Stephenson are in Indonesia.
Jean-Luc Krieg continues his work as Field Director for Servant Partners Mexico.
AUGUST 2007
Deb Holonitch whereisdebh@yahoo.com is working for CAMA in Udon, Thailand and would appreciate hearing from folks. Her blog site is updated as she is able.
JULY 2007
Lorna Qesteri (MS '07) lorna.qesteri@gmail.com has finished a year at the Working Boys Center in Ecuador and is now home in Albania where she will work with World Vision on community development. Current news may be found on Lorna's blog site.
Hello, I am glad to hear about the new SLD developments.Congratulations and best wishes. Jeffrey Tomer 267-879-7554
Janelle, Glad to be in the virtual community. I am deep in the BAM movement and looking for work managing where I am in China now. Also suggest you also use my other address. jhnelson@heinfo.net Jim (Nelson)
Please keep my e-mail address as bijucmathew@gmail.com.. Great to hear from you, Blessings, Biju (Mathew)
Janelle, I received your newsletter. I run a division for Goodwill Industries here in Akron that does assembly and packaging as well as sewing product like High Visibility Safety Vests. We do this with persons with disabilities that we either employ or provide job training/work experience services to. Our mission is to help people prepare for, find and retain employment. I truly enjoy my work but I am always impressed with what other alumni are doing in various parts of the world. I am married to Mary Beth and have three little boys, Nathanael (Nat-9), Peter (Pete-7) and Benjamin (Ben-4). They keep us busy but we love them. Thanks,
Phil Stauffer VP of Industrial Services Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio
We got your recent message. Jonathan is currently Director of Finance and Administration for Habitat for Humanity's Europe and Central Asia regional office. We are living in Budapest, Hungary and will be moving with the office to Bratislava, Slovakia this summer. From your letter, it looks like Habitat is a point of common reference with Eastern. Linda Gibson, ED MBA 1994
Could you please change my e-mail address from this one to sherylstevesme@hotmail.com as we will be moving back to the States? Thanks, Steve Martin
Dear Janelle: I wanted to notify you that I received the e-mail and we would love to send you an update - I'll get to that soon. Brian and I are working in South Africa. Keep up the good work! We are proud to be part of the Eastern family. Best wishes, Dawn Conklin The Conklins (Brian, Dawn, Kyle, Kaylee and Elysse) Conklins@hotmail.com
Dear friends, Greetings from Cambodia and happy Kings birthday. After a lot of thought I have accepted an offer to work with another organization. I will continue to stay in Cambodia but will be moving on to a new adventure. Over the last 15+ years I have had the opportunity to work with some fantastic people who are making a great difference in the world. Thanks for the opportunity to have been connected with you. Please note my new e-mail address and keep in touch. Shalom, Paul Luchtenburg Please begin to use this e-mail address paull@online.com.kh
From: "Robin & Donna Dirks" Subject: We've Moved! Dear Friends, Just to let you know that we have moved, our new address is as follows, and our phone #'s remain the same. 204 Wander Ct Lexington, SC 29072-7002 Home phone: 803 808 6139 Love, Donna for all the Dirks
Robin and Donna have served in Mali, Guinea, and Russia (Moscow)
Thank you for sending the Eastern alumni update. I graduated from the SILD International Economic Development Program in 2002 (MBA), and have been serving as the director of an NGO called Operation Mercy in the country of Tajikistan. We have lived in Tajikistan a little over 3 years, and have been involved in a number of relief and development projects. We are currently in Thailand on a break, but will be returning to Tajikistan this summer. I also appreciate the notice of the job opportunities at Eastern and would be interested to keep receiving those. Our hope is to remain in Tajikistan for several more years, but upon returning to the States, we do not know what our plans will be. Blessings, Paul Linge Country Director- Tajikistan Operation Mercy Email: pblinge@pmbx.net Web: www.operationmercytajikistan.org
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