Jean Marrapodi
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
OVERCOMING A DIFFICULT PAST/FEAR
BIBLE STUDY
CONNECTING FAITH WITH THE EVERY-DAY WORLD
MINISTRY IN THE INNER CITY/WORKPLACE MINISTRY
LIFE BALANCE AND TIME MANAGEMENT
24/7 CHRISTIANITY

96 Ravenswood Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 • tel: 401-453-5972 • email: rejoicer@aol.com • website: www.applestar.org

A teacher by training, learner by design, Jean considers herself in full-time Christian service. She serves as Director of Christian Education at Providence Assembly of God, and as Executive Director of Applestar Productions, her Providence-based speaking company. She works full-time as a trainer for Private Healthcare Systems, where she leads a weekly Bible study. A speaker of great enthusiasm and transparency, tested in the refiner’s fire, Jean learns most of her lessons the hard way: through experience.

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Sherri Martinelli
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
ENCOURAGEMENT TO MOMS/TEENS/WOMEN
PARENTING/PRAYER
BEING OBEDIENT TO GOD'S CALL
MOTHER/DAUGHTER
PERSONAL TESTIMONY/ "MARY'S HEART' (drama)

18 Saunders Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 • tel: 978-758-9944 • fax: 978-246-0238 • email: stmartinelli@comcast.net

Sherri encourages women with wit and hands-on ideas to be all God has designed each to be. She has a heart for moms and the children they love and serve. Presently a stay-at-home mom of two young adults and one teen, she also enjoys speaking to teens and mixed-aged groups using humor and drama. A former radio host, business executive, and best-selling author, Sherri enthusiastically shares Christ’s love and joy with all she meets.

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Lucinda Secrest McDowell
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
ENCOURAGEMENT/PERSONAL RENEWAL/TRANSFORMATION
RELATIONSHIPS/GROWING DEEPER IN FAITH/PASSION AND PURPOSE
LEADERSHIP/WRITING AND SPEAKING/JOURNALING
MOTHERHOOD/SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN/MID-LIFE OPPORTUNITIES
SEASONAL TOPICS/TEA PARTIES/QUILT METAPHORS
GRACE/GOD'S KINGDOM/LIFE STORIES

Encouraging Words That Transform! • P.O. Box 290707, Wethersfield, CT 06129 • tel: 860-257-WORD • email: Cindy@encouragingwords.net • website: www.EncouragingWords.net

Lucinda Secrest McDowell is a storyteller at heart who brings wit, wisdom and the WOW factor to any event. A respected international conference speaker, she has authored 6 books including Spa for the Soul, What We’ve Learned So Far, Amazed by Grace, and Quilts from Heaven. Cindy holds degrees from Gordon-Conwell Seminary and Furman University and has 30 years in Christian communication. She loves her husband, 4 kids, cozy quilts, good books, tea parties, fine stationery and laughing friends.

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Cheryl McGuinness
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
CHRISTIAN GROWTH AND DISCIPLESHIP
FORGIVENESS
TRUSTING GOD/PEACE/HOPE
JOY OF THE JOURNEY
SPIRITUAL INTIMACY
CREATED, CARED FOR AND CALLED
COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CONTENTMENT

P.O. Box 6616, Portsmouth, NH 03804 • tel: 603-433-2243 • fax: 603-433-2243 • email: deb@beautybeyondtheashes.com • website: www.beautybeyondtheashes.com

Cheryl lost her husband, Tom, on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center attacks. Since then, supported by her deep faith in God, Cheryl is reaching out to others who have also experienced tragedy by sharing her message of courage, determination and love. Her ministry, “Beauty Beyond the Ashes” provides support and encouragement, particularly to those struggling to rise above difficult circumstances.

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Susan Moody
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
BIBLICAL STUDIES/THEMES
CHRISTIAN LIFE/DISCIPLESHIP/SPIRITUAL GROWTH/PRAYER
CONFLICT AND RESTORATION
ENCOURAGEMENT/JOY
FRIENDSHIP/MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS
SINGLENESS/TESTIMONY/WOMEN'S ISSUES/WOMANHOOD
SEASONAL TOPICS/OUTREACH

643 Hale St, Apt 2, Beverly, MA 01915 • tel: 978-969-2925 • email: smoody67@gmail.com

Susan loves to use humor to help others learn God’s truth, teach at retreats, conferences, seminars, and chapel services. She grew up in Maine where her father was a missionary at New England Frontier Camp.  Susan has a BA in Youth Ministry from Gordon College, a Masters in Higher Education from Geneva College and an M.Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She can also hang a spoon off the end of her nose.  Her favorite things include cooking, camp songs, sewing, cosmic bowling and spending time with her eight nieces and nephews.

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Linda Moore
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
HOPE/ENCOURAGEMENT
CHRISTIAN GROWTH
RENEWAL/WORSHIP
WOMEN’S MINISTRIES/LEADERSHIP

79 Mill Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 • tel: 978-455-1011 • email: Psa1611@comcast.net • website: www.VisionNewEngland.org

Linda’s professional experiences as an ICU nurse, recording and concert artist, women’s ministries director, consultant, speaker and worship leader have afforded her many opportunities to express her passion for God and His people. Her ability to articulate biblical principles of faith and Christian living through the power of God’s grace has been an encouragement to many. Linda serves as Director of Vision New England Women’s Ministries, a position she has held since 1999. She is a pastor’s wife, the mother of three grown daughters and a grandmother.

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Ruth M. Morrison
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
FRIENDSHIP
PRAYER/HEARING GOD
CHRISTIAN LIFE/DISCIPLESHIP
LEADERSHIP
APPLYING THE BIBLE TO LIFE

11 Reservoir Road, Milford, MA 01757 • tel: 508-845-0800 x102 • email: ruthmorrison@verizon.net • website: www.ministrytowomen.com

Ruth loves God’s Word and has been teaching it since she was in sixth grade. In powerful and practical ways, she delivers messages of hope to people in challenging and often overwhelming circumstances. Ruth is Director of Discipleship at Liberty Church, Shrewsbury, MA. She is an educator, writer, and speaker who lives with courage and compassion. Ruth’s influence enables the people around her to walk in victory and joy.

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Becky Nicoll
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
HEALING/DIVORCE RECOVERY
FORGIVENESS/VICTORY (RESTORATION)
ENCOURAGEMENT/HOPE

89 Pomeroy Street, Easthampton, MA 01027 • tel: 413-527-5405 • email: rnicoll@charter.net

Becky shares her personal journey with openness and humor. Becky has been speaking at retreats, conferences, and women’s groups for the past twelve years. Along with speaking to women, she also shares her heart in song. Becky is the Director of Women’s Ministries at her church and church soloist and sings on the worship team. She serves as the Eastern Regional President of Women’s Missions for her denomination and conducts a prison Bible study for women inmates.

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Pamela Palagyi
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
CREATIVE BY DESIGN
RESTORATION/HEALING
SPIRITUAL GROWTH/BIBLE STUDIES
SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL INHERITANCE/LEGACY
PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING
COMMUNICATION/RELATIONSHIPS
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

16 Preserve Way, Sturbridge, MA 01566 • tel: 508-347-8241 • email: pampalagyi@aol.com • website: www.pampalagyi.com

As a gifted communicator, Pam helps women "move forward in faith...and step up to spiritual maturity." From personal growth to healing to creativity, Pam integrates sound Biblical teaching with practical Christian living. Her credentials include a Master of Divinity degree, certified Personality Trainer, graduate of CLASServices Speaker Seminars, and Director of Women’s Ministries. She is the author of The Word Became Flesh, numerous ministry articles, and a series entitled Solid Ground. Pam also expresses her creativity through "Treasures of the Heart," her Christian-based jewelry business.

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Shirley Paz
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
TRUSTING GOD
FORGIVENESS
MARRIAGE/WISDOM
BROKENNESS/RESTORATION
CHRISTIAN GROWTH

595 Main Street, Hampstead, NH 03841 • tel: 603-329-8047 • email: spaz@visionnewengland.org

An experienced speaker, Shirley’s authenticity inspires women to go beyond a surface relationship with God. Utilizing her background as a pastor’s wife, published Bible commentary writer, church leader and mom, and drawing on her personal journey of crisis and restoration, she brings Scriptural truth into clear focus for today’s challenges. Shirley is presently the Speaker and Artist Coordinator for Vision New England.

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Joyce Pelletier
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
PARENTING/MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIPS
PERSONAL GROWTH/WOMEN’S ISSUES
ENCOURAGEMENT/SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE
CRISIS INTERVENTION
MANAGING STRESS/DEALING WITH DEPRESSION

11 Brookside Drive, Falmouth, ME 04105 • tel: 207-232-4350 • email: fam5peltir@aol.com • website: www.Sunriseseminars.com

Joyce is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, a wife, and the mom of three children. Her rich background includes Christian education, missions, writing, school counseling, radio, and TV. Joyce is a regional presenter for the nationally acclaimed “Smart Discipline for Parents” seminars and was a workshop leader at Congress 2006 on the topic “Balancing Love and Discipline.” She is director of Sunriseseminars.com, a consortium of counselors and speakers dedicated to helping others improve their lives through education, insight, and change. A gifted speaker, Joyce's desire is to minister to women and families in the body of Christ. With compassion, insight, and humor, Joyce encourages us to apply God’s principles for practical Christian living.

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Judy H. Peterson
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING YOUR MISSION/DREAM
PRACTICAL LIVING BY FAITH
WOMEN’S ISSUES
SELF-GROWTH

602 Isaac Frye Hwy., Wilton, NH 03086 • tel: 603-654-6656 • fax: 603-654-5440 • email: jpeterson@tellink.net • website: www.followyourheart.info

Using life stories, practical help, and inspirational guidance, author and speaker Judy Peterson helps women identify a God-given dream and pursue it. She highlights, “Purpose, Passion, and Partnership.” God has a Purpose for our lives, He gives us Passions to fulfill those purposes, and promises a Partnership for our dream quest journey. Judy’s own journey, her personal faith, and her business background as an owner of two businesses help her to fulfill her goal that women would discover the reality of Ps. 37:4 "Delight yourself also in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."

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Forshia Ross
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
VICTORIOUS LIVING
MARRIAGE CHALLENGES
EMOTIONAL HEALING
PRAYER/GIFTEDNESS
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
MINISTRY TO THE DEAF
OUTREACH/CRAFTS
INTERRACIAL MINISTRY

P.O. Box 717, Glendale, RI 02826 • tel: 401-568-9029 • fax: 401-568-1047 • email: forshia@earthlink.net • website: www.treasuresfromtheheart.org

Forshia is an expression of God’s ability to transform a life. Using her own dynamic experiences and the undergirding of the Word of God, she inspires and gives hope to the brokenhearted and stirs the hearts of the complacent. She challenges others to lead a life of obedience to God. She is the author of No Secondhand Rose and has a television and international radio ministry. A gifted teacher, speaker, and writer, Forshia’s mission is to empower people to lead more abundant lives through understanding and applying God’s Word.

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Maggie Wallem Rowe
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
DRAMA/OUTREACH
BIBLICAL STUDIES
CHRISTIAN LIFE
CHRISTMAS EVENTS
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE/MOMS
SPIRITUALITY/MENTORING
RELATIONSHIPS

320 W. Harrison Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187 • tel: 630-665-1612 • email: maggie_rowe@ameritech.net • website: www.maggierowe.com

Following 25 years of ministry in New England, Maggie now lives in the Chicago area with her husband and children. Formerly the Director of Women’s Ministries at Vision New England, Maggie serves as a national retreat and conference speaker, college speech instructor, and freelance writer. She has contributed to a number of audio and print books including the new Zondervan Women’s Devotional Bible (2006). In addition, Maggie performs original historical dramas about the lives of great women of the faith, including Mary mother of Jesus, Sarah Edwards and Amy Carmichael. Please see her website for sample topics and DVD clips.

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Lynn Samaan
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND DISCIPLESHIP
EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS
HEALING/INNER HEALING
PRAYER/LISTENING TO GOD
MINISTERING TO THE POOR AND NEEDY/INNER CITY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

75 Granite Street, Rockport, MA 01966 • tel: 978-231-1441 • email: lynnesamaan@yahoo.com • website: www.brm.org

Lynn has been ministering at the Boston Rescue Mission since 1998 as Director of Spiritual Formation and Outreach. Previously she served as the Associate Dean of the Chapel at Gordon College and founding director of Overseas Missions Practicum, an international training and service program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She has led teams to Africa, Asia, the Middle East and India. Co-author of Parables to Live By, Lynn is a storyteller, enthusiastic speaker and loves people and her God passionately. Lynn lives in Rockport, MA with her husband and teen-aged daughter.

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Stormie Sheldon
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
BUILDING LIFE LIVING RELATIONSHIPS
RESTORATION/UNDERSTANDING HOW GOD WORKS IN OUR LIVES
SELF-ESTEEM
FINDING THE REAL YOU (AUTHENTICITY)
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S ISSUES/BLENDED FAMILIES

1564 Indian Meadows Drive, Franklin, TN 37064 • tel: 615-595-5999 • fax: 615-595-5344 • email: Storm9@verizon.net • website: www.StormieSheldon.com

Stormie’s story is rich and colored with the legacy of a family ministry, the death of a child, the challenges of marriage, money, and memories. Stormie uses her testimony, her musical ability, and God’s Word to address everyday "nitty-gritty" issues facing women in today’s world, and to encourage women to become "authentic and real" with God, themselves and others. Being a recording artist, speaker, author, mom, wife, businesswoman, and "regular girl" who has lived a lot, allows Stormie to speak on a multitude of topics. For additional information, see Stormie’s entry under Worship Leaders

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Susan M. Slaiger
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
INNER CITY/RACIAL RECONCILIATION
MISSIONS
WOMEN’S ISSUES
DEEPER LIFE IN CHRIST
WORSHIP

98 Stanwood Street, Providence, RI 02907 • tel: 401-781-3738 • email: sueslaig@verizon.net

Sue is a dynamic and passionate conference and retreat speaker. She challenges women to seriously consider the claims of Jesus Christ on their lives in an engaging, down to earth, humorous style. She and her husband, John, have been missionaries for over 25 years in the inner city of Providence, RI. Sue is a Christian counselor and has a passion to help women "fly free in Jesus Christ." She is also a singer and songwriter and has produced three albums.

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Andrea Edwards Smith
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
MENTORING - YOUTH AND ADULTS
ENCOURAGEMENT
WOMEN’S ISSUES
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
BIBLICAL SELF ESTEEM
BIBLE STUDY

38 Brooklawn Street, 2nd floor, New Britain, CT 06052 • tel: 860-989-5698 • email: motivateme527@aol.com

Andrea has a passion to encourage women. She developed and implemented programs to empower women using biblical principles. Andrea has worked with women caught in the cycle of domestic violence; she is a pastor’s wife and the mother of five teenagers. A social worker for over fifteen years with a family development credential from the University of Connecticut, she also holds a certificate in the art of mentoring. Andrea continues to pursue her studies in Human Services. As a community activist, Andrea participates on civic boards in her community. She is the founder and director of SOAR Community Outreach Ministries; she has developed and taught the successful program, "Life’s Training Using Biblical Principles."

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Myrna Strasser
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
DRAMA
CHRISTIAN LIFE/DISCIPLESHIP
BIBLICAL STUDIES
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
SEASONAL TOPICS

4721 8th Street, #11211, East Moline, IL 61244 • tel: 309-792-2236 • email: myrnajoy@qconline.com • website: http://users.qconline.com/~myrnajoy/

Myrna Strasser is known as a "creative communicator" because of her innovative speaking style using visuals. Even regular Bible lessons are laced with dramatic stories and word pictures. Her teaching dramas create a profound impact without compromising the basic gospel message. Every topic that Myrna presents is designed to awaken and deepen a woman's understanding of God’s truth and how it relates to her life. Myrna is a radio announcer and an author.

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Clarice Thousand
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
BIBLE TEACHING
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
MENTORING

129 Franklin Street, Apt. 411, Cambridge, MA 02139 • tel: 617-577-1140 • fax: 617-577-1140 • email: revthousand@rcn.com

Clarice is a powerful, seasoned Bible teacher. She teaches with humor and enthusiasm, and makes the word of God exciting, understandable and practical. Her greatest passion is to help people have a deep relationship with Christ, and fulfill their destiny through application of God’s word. By her God-given gifts to the body of Christ, she will encourage, inspire and challenge her listeners to love people into the kingdom of God. In 1996, Clarice received an honorary doctorate from Jamison Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. She is the founder-dean and teacher of the Living Word Bible Institute in Boston, MA. Clarice has one grown son and lives in the Boston area.

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Shirley Vogel
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
WHEN GOD ASKS WHAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
PERSONAL TESTIMONY: THE BLESSINGS OF A FRAGILE HEART
PUTTING FAITH TO WORK

21 Susan Lane, Brewster, MA 02631 • tel: 508-896-2576 • email: jer29eleven@hotmail.com

Shirley's romantic, poignant and inspirational testimony gently encourages unbelievers into a saving relationship with Jesus, believers into a closer walk with Him, and all into a life of service. A retired RN, Shirley founded and directed Caring Ministries for eight years, and currently directs wHispers, a women's ministry she founded three years ago. Shirley has been published in several periodicals, including Leadership Journal. The Vogels, who have six children and fourteen grandchildren, live on Cape Cod, MA.

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Joanne Wallace
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
WOMEN'S MINISTRIES
JOYFUL AND PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING
ENCOURAGEMENT/MOTIVATION
FORGIVENESS AND SELF-ESTEEM
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
INTIMACY WITH GOD AND OTHERS

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P.O. Box 381, Washougal, WA 98671 • tel: 360-335-1190 • email: joannewallace@mail.com • website: www.joannewallace.com

Joanne has been a speaker for over 30 years, at Christian Women’s Conferences, Retreats and Special Events. Her ministry has touched many thousands of women with Biblical teaching, encouraging messages, laughter, and heart-warming stories. Christ-centered truth is always Joanne's focus. She speaks with great integrity and enthusiasm, as she teaches women how to discover who they are in Christ! Joanne knows the struggles a woman faces in today's complicated world, because she’s been there! An author of 10 books, she has been inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.

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Nancy J. Watta
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
DIVERSITY, GOD'S HEART FOR HIS CHURCH
SURVIVAL IN SUFFERING AND TRIALS
OUTREACH: THE HEARTBEAT OF JESUS

436 Violet Ct, Fort Wayne, IN 46807 • tel: 260-416-8487 • email: TouchingTheWorld@Hotmail.com

Nancy's heartbeat is to share the word of God and encourage Christians whether in the United States or overseas. Nancy loves to encourage others to step out of their comfort zones as they serve the Lord. Along with the above specializations, Nancy teaches a one-day women’s workshop on Relationships of the Heart.

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Beverly Weinhold
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
SPIRITUAL FORMATION/HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
VIRBAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE
Speaking Truth in Love/Engaging Conflict Christianly
SELF-IMAGE/IDENTITY IN CHRIST
TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THEOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION
"USER-FRIENDLY" BASIC CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES

181 North Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 • tel: 978-413-6690 • email: WRevBev@gis.net

Bev Weinhold is a pastor, retreat speaker and a counselor. Currently, she is the Interim Senior Pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church in Duxbury, MA. She has spoken at conferences, led Bible studies, mentored leaders, counseled women, won the Help for Abused Women and Children Community Award and recently was published in the "Journal of Religion and Abuse." She attributes her success not to her credentials, but instead to lessons learned in the crucible of struggle and a slow, steady surrender to Jesus. Bev invites us to a fresh honesty within and a truer authenticity without, exchanging the man-made mask for our core identity in Christ and allowing God’s grace to make us new people.

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Rosalie Yescott
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
ENCURAGEMENT IN DAILY WALK
EVANGELISM/OUTREACH
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
PRAYER LIFE IN A STRONG FOUNDATION
FAMILY MATTERS
RETREAT LEADER

10 Whispering Rod Road, Unionville, CT 06085-1437 • tel: 860-673-4654 • fax: 860-673-1074 • email: RoYesc@aol.com

Looking for a speaker who will encourage, challenge and inspire you? Rosalie will touch your heart with hope and humor while equipping you to improve your relationship with God, yourself, your family and friends. Rosalie has used her gift for speaking the last 25 years for Christian Women’s Club, retreats, seminars and luncheons. Her humor will make you laugh, her honesty will make you believe, and her love for lost people will encourage you to reach out. Rosalie is a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

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