The New Lang Lingo

Jeremy: was born and raised in Loveland CO, USA. After completion of High School attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA and received a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Biblical Studies. After completion of undergraduate work, he returned to his hometown and worked for several years with a dynamic and vibrant church doing ministry with college-age students. After meeting Jamie and marrying her and becoming Junio’s father in 2005, he decided to pursue a career in Bible Translation upon the continent of Africa.To that end he joined Wycliffe Bible Translators. He is presently finishing an M.A. in Translation from NEGST (Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology), in Nairobi Kenya. Jeremy enjoys hiking, climbing, skiing (though doesn’t do much of that in Africa), as well as reading history, exploring new places and looking at maps.

Jamie: was born in Mt. Vernon WA, USA. She grew up in Snohomish, and enjoyed the wonderfully diverse landscape of Washington State. She received a Bachelor’s degree from Simpson College (now University) in Liberal Studies. After graduating, she worked for two years with juvenile delinquent teens in Redding, CA.  In 2001 she went to Mbeya, TZ to work with a local church and came home having adopted a baby boy named Junio.  When she arrived back in the states in 2003, she worked at Faith Church in Loveland, CO working full-time with the youth group there.  That is where she met Jeremy and fell in love.  She is now a full-time Mom in Africa and loves it!!

Junio: was born in Mbeya, TZ in 2001.  God gave him to us through an amazing set of circumstances!  He came to live with Jamie when he was only 6 months old, shortly afterward, his birth mother died.  He was so malnourished that he should have died, but instead, God has given him an amazingly healthy and energetic body.  He was officially adopted by his Daddy shortly after Jamie and him were married.  He is currently in 1st grade at West Nairobi School but will be homeschooling starting in 2nd Grade.  He loves soccer and well, basically any sport.  He likes playing video games, watching movies, and swimming but spends most of his time running around with his friends outside!

Annabelle: was born in Redding, CA in 2006.  She is a shy, articulate, creative and extremely brilliant child.  She loves her family but hates change.  She goes to baby class here at Pistis School 3 mornings a week and loves it once she gets there.  She has lots of friends, loves to play pretend but also really needs and enjoys her alone time in the afternoons.

Lillian: was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 2008. Yes, all 3 children were born in different countries.  It was a struggle bringing her into the world through a very rough pregnancy but boy is she worth it.  She is our little laid back happy girl who thinks her brother and sister are hilarious.  She is not on any sort of schedule and just sort of goes with the flow where ever we are or whatever we’re doing.