ideas and outreaches - Rhema

Where Are They Now?1980Harold Rosensteel (’80) and his wife, Barbara,have pastored several churches since theygraduated—most recently, Word of Life FamilyChurch in Greentop, Missouri. They arecurrently retired and living in Three Springs,Pennsylvania, where Harold fills in for pastorsas his health allows.Norman and PeggyNale (both ’80) beganministry in 1981by holding churchservices in nursinghomes. Over the yearsthey have trainedliterally hundreds ofpeople for ministryand seen thousands of people saved. Normanhas served as an associate pastor and has alsowritten a book, The Interesting Life of NormanNale: When He Was 10, He Saved His Dad’sLife. The Nales live in Yorktown, Indiana.1983Bruce Conover(’82, ’83) and hiswife, Marianne,celebrated thegrand openingof their newmultipurposechurch building September 7–10, 2008. Thisis the first building on their newly developed18-acre church lot outside Berthoud, Colorado.They are the founding pastors of BerthoudFamily Church, which started in 1984.www.BerthoudFamilyChurch.org1984Tony and DebiPalmisano (both’84) are celebratingtheir 17th year ofpastoring in theFort Lauderdale,Florida, area. Theypastor Living WordCommunity Church.www.mylwcc.com19871988Andrew and Cathy Rutherford (both ’87, ’88)pioneered Family Life Church in Port St. Joe,Florida, in 1999, and 2009 will mark their10th anniversary there as pastors. They havetwo children, James and Bethany.Kevin (’86, ’87) and Areni (’97, ’98) Castroannounce the birth of their second son,Josiah Michael, on April 5, 2008, in Nagpur,India. He weighed 8 pounds and measured20 inches long. He joins big brother Jay whowas born March 15, 2007. The Castros arefull-time missionaries in Nagpur, where—inaddition to other ministry—they publish anddistribute Bible-based literature throughoutthe Indian subcontinent. They have fouroffices in India. www.LivingWordIntl.org1992Stephanie Jordan (’91, ’92) is a board-certified Chaplainwith the Association of Professional Chaplains andhas worked as a hospital chaplain for eight yearsat St. Anthony Memorial Health Center, MichiganCity, Indiana. She also serves as associate pastor forRoderick Hoffman at River of Life Church in MichiganCity. She earned a Doctorate of Ministry Degree fromUnited Theological Seminary in Trotwood, Ohio.1994Neal Donop (’93, ’94) is an RMAI member who has been living and workingin Beijing, China, since 1995. He taught English in a university for fouryears and is now involved in a company that manufactures arts andcrafts products. Neal also is involved in community outreach, includingeducational, elderly, and orphan programs. Neal helped start the New DayLearning Center, a full-time English-language program that enables himto reach college-age students.Anyone interested in teaching orworking in China is welcome tocontact Neal about opportunitiesthrough educational, business,and charitable activities.NealDonop@gmail.com20 | fall/winter 2008