Educating students in pursuit of a Christ-centered life since 1975

October 2009

Role at MCA: 5th Grade Teacher

# Years with MCA:   4

Nickname: Miss “M”

Pets: Molly (Cat)

Favorites:

• Bible Verse: Jeremiah 30:11 "I am with you and will save you," declares the Lord.  "Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you.  I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished."
• Musician or Group:    DC Talk
• Song:     "Red Letters" by DC Talk.  I love this song because it encourages and reminds us that even though Christ walked the earth so many years ago there is still truth in the words he spoke, the words we see in the Bible as red letters.

(chorus)"There is love in the red letters
There is truth in the red letters
There is hope for the hopeless
Peace and forgiveness
There is life in the red letters
In the red letters"

• Place to visit:  My favorite place to visit is San Diego but a close second is Boston.
• Sport(s):  Baseball (Cleveland Indians & Boston Red Sox ~ yes, I liked the Red Sox before Justin), football (Ohio State~"O-H-I-O"), and basketball (Indiana)
• Author:  Lori Wick

Home town: Beavercreek, Ohio

Hobbies:  Reading, playing Guitar Hero or Mario Kart, watching Lost, hanging out with friends.

Background: I am from Beavercreek, Ohio but spent part of my childhood years in Kingston, Jamaica and Fort Wayne, Indiana.  My dad is a Pastor at Creekside Community Church in Ohio and my mom is a substitute teacher.  I have two younger brothers and a sister-in-law.  My brother, Justin, is a professional baseball player (Cleveland Indians) and his wife, Meryl, just started a cookie making business (www.merylscookies.com).  My youngest brother, Jon, is in the process of finding a job and is enjoying his time off.  I also have a cute, black kitty named Molly. 

I attended Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN and received my BA in elementary education.  After I graduated, I taught pre-kindergarten for one year at The Goddard School in Beavercreek and am now in my fourth year of teaching 5th grade at MCA.

Testimony:  I accepted Christ when I was about 6 years old and was raised in a Christian home with two loving parents.  I attended public school for elementary, junior high, and high school. I am glad that God provided me with a good group of Christian friends at school who were involved in all the right things.  They helped me to stay strong in my beliefs and even challenged me in my walk.  I want to be able to encourage others to stay strong in their faith and feel blessed that God has provided the opportunity here at MCA.  Together with God's help we can create strong children of God who are confident in themselves, their beliefs, and most of all, they know this confidence comes from having a relationship with God.