Eagle's Nest Orphanage

Dana grew up in the Church of God and graduated from Ambassador Bible College in 2006. She attends the Nashville congregation with her husband Mitchell and their two sons.

Katrina is a member of the United Church of God Portland, OR congregation and has enjoyed attending a variety of church camps over the years.

Kyle is from Jamestown, Ohio and attends United Church of God in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended the Ambassador Bible Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kyle has finished his bachelors degree in Social Sciences Education. He hopes to eventually teach history at the high school level. Kyle loves teaching, whether it is in a formal classroom or at an United Youth Camp as a counselor.

Amy is the youngest of three children and grew up on a ranch in California. She attended Ambassador Bible Center and has her degree in Mathematics focusing on probability and statistics at California State University, Fullerton. She really loves working with children and she enjoys traveling.

Linda Dwornik grew up in Hammond, Indiana, near Chicago. She attended Purdue University Calumet where she studied Elementary Education and worked for her college newspaper as Production Manager and later Managing Editor. In 2008 she decided to take some time off from university to attend Ambassador Bible Center. After ABC she stayed in Cincinnati, Ohio, to finish her Bachelor of Science degree at University of Cincinnati. She graduated in 2011 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She taught preschool for four years. In 2015 she decided to make a career change. She became the Managing Editor of Internal Publications at United Church of God for a few years. She now lives near Austin, Texas with her husband. She made another career change and is now a head start preschool teacher. 

Garrett is a Development Coordinator for Cooperative for Education, an organization dedicated to ending poverty in Guatemala through Education. He has participated on the Guatemala Youth Corps project four times, twice as one of the trip coordinators.

Werner was born and raised in Guatemala City and grew up in the Church. He is a licensed psychotherapist and sworn translator and interpreter. Werner has previously worked as an English and French instructor for fifteen years. He currently works for as the communication analyst and assitant webmaster for the French department of UCG.

Werner is a published author in his home country where he currently lives with his wife and their cat.

I am passionate about helping others grow. I love making people laugh and making movies! I am so thankful for my amazing family and to be a part of the media team here at UCG. I am a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University and ABC.

Lisa Fenchel lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband Matthew and their two grown children Lynette and Garrett. She has a passion for working with children and teens and has actively participated in youth camps for the past 25 years in a variety of roles. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. 

Monica was born and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio where she attends the local congregation. She currently works for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption partnered with Necco, a foster care agency, where she is an Adoption Recruiter. In her position, she gets the opportunity to work with kids who are ready to be adopted and actively seek/recruit families for her kids. Monica really enjoys getting to work with the kids by spending time with them by going out to eat or doing different activities. Aside from work, Monica enjoys traveling and exploring. She loves history and spending time with friends and family. As well, Monica has served several years in the United Youth Camps program.

Timothy Blick is from the United Church of God congregation in Brisbane, Australia. He works as an Industrial Technology and Design teacher with specialization in Engineering, Construction and Furnishings. He believes education is part of a successful future.