![]() ![]() The “mission field” is where you’re planted. Learned both spiritual as well as life lessons brought her back to the states with a fresh view of ministry – FirstĪs a short-term missionary to Russia, Kyiv, and then Mexico leading Bible Studies, street evangelism,Īnd evangelistic meetings in schools, churches, and hospitals. In the following years, there hasīeen lots of up and downs, joys, and trials but through them all, Trust in God has been her guiding light.įrom the beginning of her walk with the Lord, Debbee has felt a profound call to teaching ministry. Redemption in Jesus Christ and came to know Him as Lord and Savior. “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Show Lessġ985 during a revival at a Baptist church in Broken Arrow Oklahoma, Debbee heard the message of As one of the first members of Cypress Cowboy Church we have seen the location change but the faith, family and values of this church remain the same. We are members of Cypress Cowboy Church where we enjoy the fellowship and learning of the Western Heritage. I have 5 children, 11 grandchildren and my lovely wife of many years Rebecca. I have always had a passion for music and over the years have played many instruments with my favorites being the trombone and bass guitar. In 1991 I received my license to preach and have continued to be of service in ministry with Cypress Cowboy Church as well as through music with Blues2Joy. Star of Hope, Salvation Army, Missions of Yahweh and many nursing homes downtown were some of the places we would share the Word and love of God. ![]() I moved from Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Houston Texas in my early twenties where I began my career at Compaq Computers and joined Neighborhood Bible Study Ministries where I served people in communities of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5th Ward in Houston. ![]() As a young child I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior I was baptized in Old Saint James Church at 13 years of age by Rev. It was here that I was taught the core values of faith, family and hard work. From left to right: are Anna Phillips, Joseph Phillips, Sarah Phillips, Coach Theresa Lochtefeld, Tony Gano, Lacie Gano, Eric Johnson and Andrea Munroe.I was born in a raised in small town called Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Teens will study the Gospel of John in the year ahead.įor more information about Wesleyan Bible Bowl, contact Jim Terwilliger, national director, at Cypress Wesleyan’s winning team. “Most individuals tend to stick with what they’re comfortable with, but to incorporate true discipleship and fellowship, we needed to get kids to experience how to work with and communicate with new people,” said Nate Crawford, quizzing tournament coordinator. The hard work of these quizzers, along with the rest of the top ten in each category, will be recognized with scholarships totaling $15,000 per category.Ĭolor Wars was new to the event this year, an attempt “to give students an outlet to help build friendships and fellowship with other quizzers from around the nation.” In the written competition, Munroe took top honors, followed by Deitrick and Stewart. Grace Deitrick and Katherine Reed, both of Milton, tied for third. In the toss-up category, which focused on buzzer work against other individuals, Dillon Stewart of Sweetser emerged as the winner in his final year of quizzing, followed closely by Andrea Munroe of Cypress. Their team is led by long-term coach Theresa Lotchefeld. They each will receive an $1,100 scholarship to the Wesleyan college or university of their choice. Members of the winning team from Cypress include Lacie Gano, Tony Gano, Eric Johnson, Andrea Munroe, Anna Phillips, Joseph Phillips and Sarah Phillips. Sweetser Wesleyan (Sweetser, Indiana) finished second, with Milton falling to third on the day. However, the reigning champions from Cypress Wesleyan (Galloway, Ohio) won the day with a championship quiz that came down to the final question. In the top division, Christ Wesleyan (Milton, Pennsylvania) entered the finals as the top seed, having gone undefeated in the preliminaries. Wesleyan Bible Bowl is committed to discipleship, fellowship and scholarship - engaging the spirits, hearts and minds of students in a way that will enable lifelong growth through the study of the Word of God.ĭuring the first two days of competition, teams participated in preliminary rounds that determined rankings for the final day of competition. Some have competed in both Wesleyan and Nazarene tournaments. They have studied 1 and 2 Corinthians, meeting weekly for Bible studies and practices and attending various practice quizzes in their regions. After months of hard work, study and memorization, teams of Wesleyan quizzers from across the nation gathered for the annual Wesleyan Bible Bowl National Tournament at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. ![]()
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