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Fall 2017
’90s
WilliamBloom ’91
accepted
the position of Associate
Dean of Financial Aid and
Scholarships at Santa Monica
College.
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Steve ’98
and
Robin
(Hossler) Gamble ’99
welcomed
Keziah Mae Gamble to their
family on Aug. 2, 2016. She joins
sister Hannah (16) and brothers
Adin (14), Silas (11), Asher (9) and
Midian (5).
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In the past year (following
marriage and twins!)
Tianna
(Buckwalter)Weaver ’97
has
transitioned from Creative
Director at the Company Lab
(CO.LAB) – a startup accelerator
– to Creative Director at
CO.STARTERS, a nationwide
startup community-building
program based in Chattanooga,
Tenn. In addition, she works as
an adjunct design instructor at
Covenant College. Her husband,
Brett, is an acclaimed fine artist
represented in several galleries
in the Southeast.
’00s
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Spencer and
Heidi
(Stephenson) Adams ’04
welcomed their son, Matthias, to
their family in January 2016.
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Adam and
Lacey (Litteral)
Dunlap ’09
welcomed their
second daughter into the family
on Feb. 20, 2017. Avery joins her
big sister Leah, 5.
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Jake and
Rachel (Pratt)
Hamilton ’01
were married in
November 2012 and have two
children: Haven Esther (August
2014) and Sawyer Craig (January
2016). They currently reside in
Three Rivers, Mich.
BethanyHeynen ’05
and her
husband, Fasil Kidane, delivered
their first daughter Ayalon on
Oct. 2, 2016, in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. She passed into the
arms of Jesus and
eternal life on Oct.
4, 2016.
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Bryce and
Jana (Eberly)
Langebartels ’08
have fostered and
also served with
Safe Families for
Children for five
years – around 25
children have come
through their home.
They currently have
three foster-to-adopt children
(whose faces and names cannot
be shared quite yet).
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Jeremy and
Elisa (Hope)
Newland ’08
welcomed their
daughter Lydia Sue on Nov. 22,
2016 and are celebrating five
years of marriage this fall.
12
Jason and
Jamie (Madison)
Lauver ’07
were married in April
and honeymooned in Greece.
Jamie received her MSN from
Bethel in 2013. Jason is an RN at
Goshen Hospital and graduated
from Goshen College.
Shaun ’06
and
Katie
(Grunderman) Palus ’06
welcomed Everly Lynn on Nov.
12, 2016. She joins big sisters Lyla
and Tinley.
Ginny (Whiteman)
Schackow ’09, ’12
recently took
a new position with Ascendant
Orthopedic Alliance. She serves
as the Chief Operating Officer
for St. Joseph County (Indiana)
operations.
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BenSlocum ’09, ’11
was
recently hired as the Social
Services Coordinator for the
Salvation Army in Niles, Mich.
Joshua Story ’06
left his job
at Catholic Charities, where he
served for the last four years,
to be full-time at the private
practice he shares with his wife,
Michelle ’05
, Story of Hope
Counseling. Their new office
location is a few blocks from
Bethel on McKinley Avenue. The
couple looks forward to serving
clients in the community and will
host an open house in the fall.
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Connie
(Nettrouer) Swald
’03
is a Registered
Nurse (RN) and works for
Beacon Home Care in Elkhart,
Ind.
’10s
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Following graduation,
Sarah
LeighBeason ’16
worked as an
actor and assistant to the stage
manager at the equity house,
at The Barn Theatre in Augusta,
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