We want you to meet the members of our 2014 Costa Rica/Nicaragua missions team. Just as we, the leaders, get to know the hearts and abilities of these young people, so we invite you to come along . . . . All bios can be found in alphabetical order at: 2014 Team Member Bios
Dan’s other interests include
sports—football and baseball being his favorites. In the future, he plans on participating in
college athletics as well. Besides his actual involvement in school teams, Dan
is an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan.
As an encouragement to others, Dan
reminds the reader of the truths of Psalm 27:3—“Remain
confident,” Dan shares, “even when faced with trouble. If you feel like God isn’t
there, remember the ‘the teacher is always quiet during the test.’”
Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet I will be confident.
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet I will be confident.
Menna’s interest in this ministry
trip stems from her desire to have others understand the love of Christ. She wants others to get to know Jesus as much
as possible. Last year, Menna went to
Costa Rica and states that the “trip was amazing, successful, and life
changing. I had to go again!” Last year’s
ministry trip had a huge impact on Menna’s life and helped her to see how
blessed she is in life. In returning,
she wants to share her abilities in helping others as much as possible. She also anticipates seeing both new and
familiar faces in Costa Rica. Particularly, Menna looks forward to working with
the children and helping them learn about Jesus.
An important hobby and ability that
Menna enjoys in life is playing the piano. Although she may not pursue it in
college, she does hope to perhaps join a church worship team. Menna reminds us that no matter how much we
think we may mess up, God always loves us and forgives. He never leaves us.
A new member to our team—and the
younger brother of one of the veteran members (Savannah), Parker Slaton joins the team
for the first time. Parker is a sophomore from the Dayton campus of the DCCS,
and decided to participate in this trip because he strongly believes that we as
Christians are called to share our faith in every opportunity that we
have. Costa Rica and Nicaragua was
appealing because he studies Spanish and has heard great things about the trip
(thank you, Savannah!).
A few years ago, Parker went on a missions trip to Peru which had
a huge impact on his life. He shares, “It
helped put a lot
of things in perspective and forced me to rely on God more than I ever had before.” On this upcoming trip, Parker, looks forward
to meeting new people and being able to share the love of Christ with
them. He also anticipates the joy of
experiencing a taste of a new culture and life.
Parker’s interests include music, and while he looks forward to
using his abilities in the future, even on this trip, he accompanies the group
with his guitar. Parker states, “I love
music and playing instruments.” He also enjoys sports and an activity in which
he can compete.
Parker encourages all to remember how much value we have in the
eyes of the God of the universe. But God, being rich in mercy, because of
the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in
Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches
of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God….” Ephesians
2:4-9