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ANNA
SOPHIA and ELIZABETH BOTKIN
are the daughters of Geoff and Victoria Botkin of New Zealand. Along with
their five brothers, the Botkin sisters were raised in a home by parents
who continually sought Scriptural counsel in order to bring their children
up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. In their book entitled So Much
More Anna Sophia and Elizabeth share how they and their parents allowed
Scripture to define the roles of the family members in God's kingdom,
as well as the incomparable joy that comes from rejecting worldly expectations
and, instead, living according to God's eternal truths. |
dedicated
to serving Gods Kingdom through legal missions and Christian reform
of government. HILS students are prepared to work in their home countries
where Christs church is often persecuted by using the law to protect
the faithful or to work for reform where the law of God is opposed. Professor
Enlow received his B.A. from Yale University and his J.D. from Washington
University School of Law with honors. He clerked for the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is the author of The Corporate
Conception of the State and the Origins of Limited Government and many papers
on Christian legal work in developing nations, especially on the promotion
of the rule of law and constitutional government. He has testified before
the Korean National Assembly on law reform and consulted with the Korean
Supreme Court; he also teaches the first course on U.S. law in Koreas
national law school and consults the Korean Intellectual Property Office.
He is frequently interviewed on television and radio in South Korea concerning
legal reform and Christian issues. He leads annual legal mission trips to
Cambodia and Latin America. He and his wife, Danica, speak regularly at
homeschooling events to encourage the development of Christian covenantal
families in DAVID HAZELL has been involved in homeschooling for over 15 years. David is actively involved with his wife, Marie, the author of My Fathers World, in developing curricula for toddlers through eighth grade. They lived in Russia for eight years working on Bible translation and then in Siberia where they assisted with printing the first Scripture portion in the Evenki language. David and Marie also served in Moscow assisting with coordinating translation projects in 70 minority languages of the former Soviet Union. They now devote the majority of their time to the development of My Father's World curriculum with the dual goal of providing support for Bible translation and raising up a generation of children that see God's hand in all of history and share God's heart for the nations. www.mfwbooks.com FRANK, KARI, MATTHEW and JONATHAN LEWIS have worked from home in various businesses for over twelve years. In addition to having operated a small-scale printing business, they have published a newsletter, three magazines, and various articles, booklets and stories. The Lewises started homeschooling in 1990, and continued through Matthew and Jonathan's highschool graduations. They began Home School Enrichment Magazine in late 2002, which they continue to publish from their home in central Illinois. www.homeschoolenrichment.com JON and CANDY SUMMERS have homeschooled since 1980, led Christian Home Educators Fellowship since 1993, served as leaders of the North Coutny Christian Homeschool Association from 1987 to 1998, puclished a newsletter since 1987, which is now being emailed across the country, and authored a book and planner by the same title: There's No Place Like Home. Together they also co-author in-depth chronological bible studies for the church where Jon pastors, the Lord's Family Fellowship, dedicated to equipping families to train up generations for God's throne room. In 2003 they began a family business, Summers on the Lawn-a complete lawn care and landscaping company, which involves their entire family. They, along with their children, will encourage and equip other families in being "About Their Father's Business". www.theresnoplacelikehome-summers.com Homeschooled himself in the 1960's and 70's, KEVIN SWANSON and his wife, Brenda, are now homeschooling their five children. Since graduating from his homeschool and then serving as student body president of a large west coast university, he has gone on to other leadership positions in corporate management, church, and other non-profits. Kevin has 35 years of experience in the homeschooling movement and has served as Executive Director of Christian Home Educators of Colorado for the last eight years. As a father who wants to leave a godly heritage for his own five children, Kevins passion is to strengthen and encourage the homeschooling movement all over the world, and to cast a vision for generations to come. Kevin also serves as the Director of Generations with Vision a ministry dedicated to sharing a message of truth and relationships in a lost and lonely world. Kevin Swanson ministers to thousands of families by writing articles and books, and speaking at homeschooling and worldview events across the country. For the last 3 years Kevin has hosted a daily radio program - Generations. Generations is a homeschool and Biblical worldview program aired on AM and FM stations and web radio, reaching families in more than 60 countries around the world. Kevins most recent book Upgrade -10 Secrets to the Best Education for Your Child was just released in 2006 and has already sold out of its first printing. Serving as a resource on home education, he has been interviewed on hundreds of media outlets, including Dr. James Dobsons Focus on the Family and the Fox News Network. www.kevinswanson.com |