De'Etta Goecker,
Asia Region President
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I'm a 46 year old homeschooling Mom of 9 children ranging in age from 4-24 years old. I mention this first as I consider marriage and partnering together with God to raise young men and women who will love Him wholeheartedly my highest call and ministry.
I'm married to a wonderful Air Force chaplain. Together we've enjoyed 25 3/4 years of grand adventure as God has grown our family and ministry. I love to read. I love to blog. I love to mentor. I love to teach others how to study the Bible. I love to disciple women, most often through Protestant Women of the Chapel during this season in my life.
My goal in life is to passionately love the Lord with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I endeavor through teaching and mentoring relationships to lead others to an extravagant, lavish, passionate, whole-hearted, love of their life. It is my goal to truly love others.
Pssst: I have a secret ambition to write the next best-selling mystery series. It will feature a quiverful, homeschooling, Air Force Chaplain's spouse. In her spare time our heroine will solve cases with the help of her children, homeschool support group, and PWOC sisters.
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Lauren Dillard,
Administrative Coordinator
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It has been my passion for many years to keep the Body of Christ connected to each other. In the last 14 years, that passion has been used over and over in the Chapel and PWOC setting. PWOC is the one thing I look for first when receiving those PCS orders, even before Dunkin Doughnuts. Having 4 kids and a busy husband, with a few deployments to deal with, God has brought me to many a sister to lean on. I've had the privilege of serving with Godly women at each Installation we've been sent to. We've learned together, cried together , fellowshipped together, and laughed together while loving Christ together. 1Corinthians 12 and 13 is so encouraging the way Paul paints the picture of the whole Body of Christ being important. Not one member is unimportant and the culmination of this is how we love each other.
As the Administrative Coordinator for the Asia Region, I hope to do this same kind of thing with the Asia Board. Keeping them connected to you and working to maintain all the lines of communication between the board members will be my job, but completing it with joy will be my passion. Only a few years ago I had no idea how to use power point. God, in His creative ways, exposed me to so many opportunities to learn data processing, spreadsheets, and a host of web and internet applications and tools. I hope to use all of those skills to aid you in the Asia Region as we grow in our love for God and each other. May His many blessings and mercies be showered upon us.
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Rachelle Whitfield,
Regional Training Coordinator
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Ohayou (おはよう) or Hello from the island of Okinawa, Japan.
I am an ARMY wife. My husband, Chris went through an early midlife crisis a little over three years ago and joined the Army. One hot Missouri evening he came home and said I'm thinking about joining the Army. I thought, hummmm must have been a really bad day at work so the loving supportive wife that I am said, "Great idea you should check into it honey." Who knew the Army took 35 year old men. Well, after many late night discussions he left for basic training that September. We arrived in Okinawa, Japan in August of 2009 with our 15 year old son, Xavier, and our doggie, Pokey. We left our 21 year old son, Chris Jr., in Missouri.
My life long passion has been interior design. I love spending time with women in their homes making them beautiful but what I learned was spending all the money in the bank on amazing art work for the walls or designer lamps on the table could not fix the brokenness in a women's spirit or marriage. Proverbs 24:3-4 says, "By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures." During a season of life God placed me in an amazing environment that I was able to minister to broken wives and mothers sharing wisdom and knowledge of His amazing love and desire for each of them often right in their homes while choosing paint colors.
In August 2009, my husband and I entered a new season and God has placed me among the most amazing Christian women at PWOC. I have no idea what God has planned for me the next 3 ½ years here in Japan but I am looking forward to seeing every living room He places me in although the kitchen is my favorite room of the house so I am looking forward to those too.
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RenÉe R. Beyea,
Prayer Coordinator
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Renée Beyea graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity, concentrating in Spirituality and Spiritual Direction, and received the Lloyd John Ogilvie Preaching Award for excellence in homiletics and preaching. She enjoys serving as full-time wife and ministry partner to Chaplain (Captain) Richard S. Beyea III, United States Air Force, and mother to Ricky IV, and as part-time teacher and speaker. Her teaching specialties include Scripture, prayer, spiritual disciplines and Christian living. Renée grew up reading books and riding horses in the golden hills of Santa Ynez Valley, California and continues to find refreshment in journaling prayer, study, exercise and cross-stitch. The Beyeas currently reside in Misawa, Japan.
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Sese Jackson,
Financial Liaison
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CH (COL) Arthur C. Pace,
Asia Region Chaplain Advisor
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