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Erin Chapman
Erin Chapman was born in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada and at the age of five she moved with her
family—Parents Bob and Ruth, brothers Ross (older) and
Timothy (younger) Chapman to Cameroun, West Africa where her parents
were Wycliffe Bible translators. Her family came back to Canada (to
British Columbia where her mom and dad taught at Trinity Western
University) in 1990, and after being here for a few days, both of her
brothers contracted malaria and died shortly after. Erin and her
parents stayed in Canada for a few more years, and then returned to
West Africa. Initially they returned to Cameroun, by when Erin left
Africa to attend Trinity Western University at age 18. Her parents
moved to Nairobi, Kenya as Africa Area Directors for Wycliffe. Partway
through her second year at university, Erin’s parents were in
a plane crash and both died. They had been flying from Abidjan, Ivory
Coast to Nairobi, Kenya. After taking some time off, Erin
returned to university where she completed her degree in International
Studies in December, 2002. She recently married Kevin and is now
working at TWU and is enjoying life as a newlywed.
Dr. Joanne Pepper
www.twu.ca
Joanne Pepper has served as
Coordinator of Intercultural Religious Studies at Trinity Western
University since 1994. Having lived and worked in numerous overseas
contexts, she brings expertise in biblical and contextualized theology,
missiology, world faiths, English as a Second Language teaching and
training, plus a variety of cross-cultural experience to the
University. Joanne’s heart is that individuals with a
vocational calling would share a concern for presenting the biblical
Christ to all peoples, embracing cultural diversity as a God-given
opportunity for varied and significant ministries to arise from within
the local church to reach friends and neighbours—and
ultimately, the world-at-large.
Joanne began her studies at Western
Pentecostal Bible College (now Summit Pacific College), then went on to
obtain a Master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in
Pasadena, California. Further studies at the University of Lisbon,
Portugal, and fieldwork in Pernambuco, Brazil, led to the completion of
her Ph.D. from the University of Warwick, in Great Britian.
During and following the completion
of her studies, Joanne spent terms of ministry in Latin America and in
the former Soviet Union. As well, she has served on the faculty of
Summit Pacific College and Trinity Western University. Joanne is
married to Slava Petlitsa, who shares her heart for celebrating all
cultures. Together they have been involved in ministry in Central
America, and serve in a local Spanish congregation in Abbotsford BC.
Christian Peacemakers
International
www.cpi-cpf.ca
Christian Peacemakers International
(CPI) seeks to address the structural causes of conflict and violence
in Central America. By providing new
approaches, CPI hopes to become a model for peacebuilding.
CPI was founded in 1997 by members of
Edmonton Mennonite churches working with refugees from Central America.
Together, they are convinced that there must be better ways of
addressing the refugee problem than by more guns, violence and hate.
END OF THE
SPEAR
For more information about the END OF
THE SPEAR movie and information on Canadian distribution, please
contact Randy Swanson at:
www.everytribe.com
Steve Saint
Steve Saint was only five years old
when his father and four other missionaries were speared to death in an
attempt to contact the Waodani. When Steve’s aunt Rachel
bravely chose to befriend and serve the tribe, Steve spent his
formative childhood years among the Waodani and watched the gospel
completely transform their lives. The Waodani taught him to live as one
of them—one of the True People—but these amazing
lessons were almost buried by the successes he achieved back in the
United States. After graduating from Wheaton College, Steve launched
several successful businesses. He has also been a missionary in West
Africa, Central America, and South America. At the request of the
Waodani elders, he returned to the Amazon in 1995 along with his
family. Steve’s experiences living in the jungle led him to
establish I-TEC, a nonprofit organization that assists the
“hidden church” in its journey toward independence,
self-sustenance, and maturity.
With a wonderful family and a
thriving business career, Steve never expected he’d return to
live in the jungle once again.
THE
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