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Emma Smith

CONNECTIONS COORDINATOR

Oversees Hospitality Ministry (Welcome Team, Ushers, Cafe)

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Family: Married to Stephon, mom to Theodora Jean.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies

Previous Lines of Work: Sight & Sound Theatres, Piercing Word


FAVORITES:

• Snack Food/Candy: Chocolate Chip Cookies?
• Beverage: Black Coffee brewed from freshly ground beans, medium-medium dark roast.
  
• Restaurant in Lancaster County: Issei Noodle
  
• Coffee shop: Passenger is the correct answer.
• Books: (Fiction) To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone with the Wind, (Non-Fiction) The Hiding Place, Unbroken
• Quote: "The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a mystery to experience." -Frank Herbert, Dune
• Movies: (Pre-1995) Roman Holiday, The Shop Around the Corner (Post-1955) Interstellar, Forrest Gump
• Place to pray: The highest point of the trail I run, overlooking God's creation.
• Hobby: Trail running - I dream of running an ultramarathon someday.
• Place in the world: Inchydoney Beach in Cork, Ireland

LEAST FAVORITE (keepin' it innocuous):

• Food: Sausage
• Season: Summer (too hot!)

GET TO KNOW ME:

Best thing someone said to you: "I do." 5/13/2018

Most people don't know this about me: I also have a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre, wherein I focused mostly on Golden Age Theatre and replicated works performed by Judy Garland.

Enneagram Personality Type as expressed by: Judy Garland (Enneagram Type 4)

How does God speak to you?: God speaks to me through the senses - the sight of my daughter's smiling face, the sound of my husband's voice, the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, the taste of a home-cooked meal, hugging someone I love... All blessings of which I am undeserving, but God is gracious to give.

Gary Poorman

Care coordinator

Developing teams of people and implementing systems to equip a community of caring and being cared for at LEFC.

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Family: Married to Ellen. We have twin daughters and two sons-in-law, one son and daughter-in-love, and a growing number of grandchildren.

Educational background/Alma mater: Graduate of New Brunswick Bible Institute, 14 years of pastoral ministry in Maine, 25 years in Connecticut, along with 20 years as a Police Chaplain.

One thing that fascinates me: Lives being transformed by God's living truth.

FAVORITES:

• Food: Anything with gravy
  
• Beverage: Coke Classic
  
• Books: Mere Christianity, A Tale of Three Kings, The Killer Angels
  
• Children's book: Handy-Dandy Helpful Hal, Always Daddy's Princess
  
• Book of Bible: Esther
  
• Movie: Open Range
  
• Season of the Year: Fall
  
• Time of day: Morning
  
• Place in the world: Manchebo Beach Resort in Aruba with Ellen
  
• Family tradition: Sunday night nachos with Caffeine-Free Coke

LEAST FAVORITES:

• Food: Cucumbers
  
• Season: Winter

GET TO KNOW ME:

Best thing someone said to you: "Always do a complete job." - Dad

What were you like in high school, or as a teen?: Shy, until my sophomore year.

One of my greatest experiences with God: Worshiping God with a multicultural group of believers after a week of ministry in Thailand.

Most people don't know this about me: I worked one summer at the Hearst Castle concession stand. My personally-designed chili dog "people" were a tourist favorite!