Introductions

Introducing Lucy... I have worked for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for almost 8 years. My first job was as a Link staff in Belarus, helping establish the Christian student movement there. For the last four years I've worked on the Urbana Convention, a large student missions conference InterVarsity puts on every three years. I'm a Duke grad (go Blue Devils!), with a degree in English and Religion - but I also dabbled in philosophy & sociology and spent a whole lot of time being a student leader for IV. I love books, talking about books, talking in general, beating Dan at games (doesn't happen very often... but I'm just going easy on him till he can't run away), learning new things, the magic of Microsoft Excel, theology & missiology, speaking in Russian, making new friends, thinking about ethics, being a big sister - and a whole host of other things. I hate injustice, being out of control and heights (which also means I'm not fond of flying).

Introducing Dan... I was born and raised in the Chicago area. I graduated from Wheaton College in 1992 with degrees in Biblical Studies (BA) and Intercultural Studies (MA). As a 20-year-old, I got my first taste for cross cultural living during a summer in Austria working for a ministry to Eastern European refugees. In 1992 I moved to Nizhny Novgorod, Russia to help pioneer the IFES student work there and stayed in Russia until 2003. Now I’m the teaching pastor at Alleluia! Lutheran where I goof off and play foose ball with Pastor Mark all day long (just checking to see if you’re reading!). I like to read – especially science fiction and mystery novels, play chess (though I don’t do that very often anymore because I’m so busy!), and working Sudoku puzzles. I love studying the Bible with people – I live for moments when I can talk about the Bible! I also LOVE strategy games/board games.