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Jerry Rogers
A resident of Ronks, Pa., Rogers grew up in Aurora, Ill. After high school,
he worked at an engineering firm and then joined the U.S. Navy during
the Vietnam era. Midway through his four years of service, Jerry heard
the gospel from a fellow sailor. " After a couple weeks, " Rogers recalled,
" I surrendered my heart to Jesus, and He made me a child of God. This
experience caused a dramatic direction change in my life. I sensed
almost immediately that God was leading me to share the gospel
somewhere outside the United States. "
Within days of being discharged from the Navy in 1970, Rogers enrolled
at LBC. He calls these " formative years as the Lord used His Word, caring
professors and opportunities to implement truths in practical ways
through ministry. " At LBC, Jerry met his wife, Vivian (McDougall '74),
and together they spent two months as summer workers in Grenada,
West Indies.
After their LBC graduation and raising support, the couple returned to
Grenada with their daughter in 1976. There, Rogers was involved in
Terri Fisher
Born in Summit, N.J. and now living in Jonestown, Pa., Fisher grew up
in a ministry family. When Terri was 4, they moved to Wilmington, Del.,
where her father served as a pastor. A few years later, God called the
family to missionary service with the Association of Baptists for World
Evangelism (ABWE), and the family moved again to Santiago, Chile,
South America.
" I loved being a missionary kid, living in Chile, and at the age of 12, I
dedicated my life to the Lord for His service, " Fisher shared. " In 1989,
I graduated from Santiago Christian Academy and began attending
Lancaster Bible College, initially in the one-year Bible certificate
program. However, I loved LBC so much that I quickly changed over
to the four-year program with an emphasis in missions. "
During her junior year, God led Fisher to add a teaching focus, and she
graduated with a degree in Bible as well as Education a year later. She
taught in the Manheim Township School District for nearly 10 years
and earned her Master of Education degree from Millersville University
in 1998.
Welton Bonner
Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Prince George's County, Md.,
Bonner grew up as a pastor's kid and was well acquainted with the
Bible and Christianity. However, he shared that he did not come to
true repentance and faith until the age of 18. Throughout his teenage
years, Bonner said he pursued the pleasures of the world that eventually
landed him in jail on four separate occasions. On his fourth and final
stay, the Lord drew him to Himself, and Welton entrusted his life to
Jesus Christ. He has been passionately pursuing Christ and sharing His
grace and truth ever since.
After graduating from DuVal High School in 2010, where he had
once dropped out, he attended Washington Bible College and later
transferred to Lancaster Bible College, where he graduated in 2014. At
LBC, he met his wife, Kacie (Scott '14). He and Kacie have four children
and helped Welton's father plant Greater Love Church Washington, D.C.,
where Welton served as the preaching pastor.
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