The Holladays
Rick and Mary Beth Holladay have been on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ since 1978. They have lived and worked at Penn State University, Cornell University, Vilnius, Lithuania and Kandern, Germany. Rick has his BFA in Graphic Design from Oregon State University. Mary Beth's degree is in Recreational Therapy, but her passion is painting . The Holladays have four daughters, one son-in-law and a cat named Mufasa.
The Farmers
Cy and Diane Farmer have worked with Campus Crusade for Christ since 1972, and have lived in Africa, Paris, France and Kandern, Germany. Cy helped found "Many Hands", an artist's co-op in San Diego, CA. He has won several awards for his wood sculpting. Diane loves to create beautiful installations using God's Word as the backdrop of Truth. The Farmers have one son and two daughters, all married within six months of one another!
The Gilmores
John and Shelly Gilmore, from Oregon, are the newest addition to the team. John will come as our Administrator and Shelly, who has taught art for years at the high school level, loves ceramics and painting. Shelly has her Masters of Education from Harvard. The Gilmores are in the process of joining us full-time...and it looks like it may be by August 2009!!!
Shannon Newby
Shannon and Erik Newby are joining up with GEM (Greater Europe Mission), and while Erik will be full-time with Gem-stone Productions here in Kandern, his wife, Shannon, is being secunded to Crescendo Arts! Check out their blogsite for pictures and more information! www.shannonanderik.com
Here's an excerpt from their blog:
How do art and faith come together? Can they? Erik and Shannon are exploring exactly that. They hope to use their gifts in the visual arts to reach out to the world. They are on their way to Germany where their talents will be met with others just like them, but they need your help.
Jason McFarland
Jason McFarland is a seasoned overseas worker....having lived in Ireland, Holland and most recently in Czech Republic. He is a Graphic Designer, Drawer, Painter and most recently enjoys Ceramics. He is moving in June from Prague to the States, to raise support to join up with GEM (Greater European Mission) in order to work full-time with us.