New Members: WELCOME!

JOANNAH ACABAL

FAMILY: Married to Gerald and has two adult children. She was born in the Philippines and came to the States in 1993.

9 TO 5: Works as an operating room nurse.

PASTTIMES: Enjoys gardening and singing

MICAH AVILES

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: 20s small group, nursery

SCOTT & GRETA BAILEY

FAMILY: Married in 2009, they have twin girls, age 11, another daughter, age eight and a baby boy

9 TO 5: Scott works for the government. Greta stays at home with the kids and works part time in finance and communications for The Friendship Center, a food pantry in Lincoln Square in the city, as well as a small business, Greta’s Caramel.

PASTTIMES: Scott likes to coach, play golf and exercise. When not busy with family, Greta spends time gardening and raising monarch butterflies in the summer.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Bible study, children’s ministries

SUSAN BRUSH

FAMILY: Married to Jim for 30 years; they have two adult children.

9 TO 5: Worked in food service for years after chef school, primarily in baking and pastry work. She has also worked with individuals with special needs, teaching those skills. She currently works in a support role in a public high school

PASTTIMES: Enjoys working out and being outside; also baking and cooking. She loves animals and volunteers at Danada Equestrian Center with the horses there.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Women’s Bible Study

JONATHAN & BECCA DEMOSS

FAMILY: They have been married since 2017 and have three young children, including a newborn born in December

9 TO 5: Jonathan is a financial advisor. Becca is a pediatric speech language pathologist, and assistant volleyball coach at Wheaton College

PASTTIMES: Jonathan enjoys time with family, coaching and watching sports and playing guitar. Becca likes to run, eat, spend time with other moms and children, coach and watch sports, and learn new cooking skills.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Women’s Bible Study, Mom2Mom, Apples of Gold

CLIFF DYHOUSE

PLACES LIVED: Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cliff is recently widowed and just relocated here from Florida. He has two adult children.

9 TO 5: Retired statistics and economics professor

PASTTIMES: Enjoys cycling and playing Bridge

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Bibles study and GriefShare

EZRA LAGAN

FAMILY: One of 10 children and grew up in Connecticut. Moved to Wheaton to attend Wheaton College.

9 TO 5: Ezra is a recent Wheaton College graduate and works in the financial services industry.

PASTTIMES: Enjoys any and all sports, enjoys reading and getting to know new people.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Serving in HYACKs

ZHAOXIA (DEMY) LIU

FAMILY: Zhaoxia, also known as Demy, is married to Zijia Wang and they have a teenage daughter. She was raised in China.

9 TO 5: She is a student at Wheaton College and worked in biology research for 10 years prior.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Women’s Bible Study

PAUL & VALERIE MCCALLUM

PLACES LIVED: Married since 1974 and they have two adult children and five grandchildren.

9 TO 5: Paul retired as project manager and assistant director of Wheaton College’s physical plant. Valerie recently retired from providing licensed childcare in her home for 42 years!

PASTTIMES: Paul enjoys fishing, gardening and all forms of construction.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Keenagers

VERA PATRICK

PLACES LIVED: She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Ukrainian parents. They moved to Chicago when she was five years old. FAMILY: Vera is widowed and has two adult children.

9 TO 5: She works as a licensed social worker for a hospice agency.

PASTTIMES: She volunteers at World Relief, walks her dogs three miles a day, travels to Arizona and Virginia to see her children and enjoys reading.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Women’s Bible Study

MARK & JULIE SMITH

FAMILY: Married since 1979 and have three adult children. Mark grew up and met Julie in Florida.

9 TO 5: Mark is a retired pilot. Julie worked in a variety of ways at The Compass Church for 12 years.

PASTTIMES: Mark enjoys cycling, sailing, listening to music and cooking. Julie enjoys time with family, reading, creative writing and cooking.

MORGAN SOBEK

FAMILY: Morgan grew up in Bozeman, Montana.

9 TO 5: Morgan is working on her master’s degree in special education, after completing her undergrad in percussion pedagogy at Wheaton College. She is also the head instructor for Beethoven’s Buddies Chimes class, which is a premier ensemble and music program for students with disabilities at the Community School of the Arts. She teaches private piano and percussion lessons and works at Common Good in Glen Ellyn.

PASTTIMES: Enjoys good coffee, visiting her boyfriend, reading, exploring Chicago, playing music and spending time with friends and family.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Serving with STARS music

BONNIE SPIVEY

FAMILY: She grew up south of Houston, Texas and is the youngest of six children. Her father was a prisoner of war in WWII and was in the 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” who jumped in Normandy on D Day.

9 TO 5: Bonnie works at U.S. Foods as a corporate buyer. After college she joined the Pappas Restaurants company and became a manager and trainer. She has traveled to several states to open restaurants.

PASTTIMES: Enjoys gardening, cooking and entertaining and spending time with friends and family.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Small group

BIANCA FLORES STAM

FAMILY: Bianca is a missionary kid from the Middle East. She was adopted five years ago from foster care. “The Lord redeemed my life in the process,” says Bianca.

9 TO 5: Bianca is a Wheaton College student studying nursing

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: Children’s ministries and small group

TIM & LYNNEA URBANOWICZ

FAMILY: Tim grew up in Peeksill, New York, with two sisters. He and Lynnea have been married for 11 years, they have two boys and two girls. Baxter Helm and Joanna Panner are Lynnea’s cousins.

9 TO 5: Tim is an asset management professional. Lynnea has worked as an elementary school teacher.

PASTTIMES: Tim enjoys golfing, smoking meat and cooking. Lynnea enjoys baking, cooking, running, reading and spending time with friends and family.

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT: HYACKS small group leader

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