Click on this link to see some gifts made for the women we will be meeting in Zimbabwe.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Meet Team Member Shirley Ferrill
Shirley was born and raised in Wisconsin. After graduating from high school in 1954 she
joined the U.S. Navy. Boot camp was in
Bainbridge, MD; Class A Teleype School in San Diego and duty at Naval
Communications Station in San Francisco.
It was there she met a sailor, Joe Ferrill, and they were
married in 1957. He was transferred to
the Philippines and in order for Shirley to go there, she had to take a
discharge. They spent 18 months in the
Philippines, then to Norfolk, VA,
Alameda, CA and finally San Diego
They had three children along the way.
Joe retired from the Navy in 1969, and with three kids in school, they
stayed where they were. Joe died in 1992.
Shirley was a stay at home mom and Navy wife for a number of
years and then were to work for the local church and was the Administrative
Secretary for 12 years. From there she
went on the the United Methodist Urban Miniistry Agency for San Diego District
and spent 22 1/2 years with them. Her position Local Church Laison, but she
also served as case manage, volunteer coordinator and edited a newsletter.
She retired in 2002 and since then she stays busy with
involvements in Veterans organization, United Methodist Women and several
agencies where she served on the Board of Directors. Her interests are reading, movies, theater and politics and
traveling.
Her family of three children, four adult grandchildren and a
brother and family are all in San Diego and are an important part of her
life.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Meet Team Member Loree Nicholas
Hi, my name is Loree Nicholas and I am one of the team
members for the 2014 Zimbabwe Ubuntu mission trip. I currently reside in Carol
Stream, IL. I am married with two
daughters ages 21 and 22. I have been in
private practice since 1988 as a general dentist in Glen Ellyn, IL. Prior to
dental school I received my certification as an expanded function dental
assistant in 1978 from University of IL
and have been in this field ever since. In the earlier years after my
graduation from Northwestern University Dental School I frequently went to the local
grammar schools to talk about oral health and proper technique to clean your
mouth and the impact that your mouth has on your overall health. I did that for approximately 10 years and it was
a true joy working with the children. My
own children after that took up much of my spare time.
My career has given me so many wonderful opportunities to
expand myself in ways that I never dreamed of.
Through extensive continuing education I have been able to travel to
many parts of the world and experience the cultures and love that so many
people have to offer. It has and will
continue to be a humbling experience to see how the other side of the world
lives.
I have been on two previous medical mission trips through
the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission working both times in Panama with
our devoted leader Jane Dunn. Both trips were amazing! When the invitation to join in on this group
effort to Zimbabwe was offered I did not hesitate to say a hearty "yes
please"! I am so looking forward to
meeting our team... working together to help in whatever ways that we can to
interact, help, share, laugh, cry and empower the women and children
that we will be working together with.
We have all been given many responsibilities to share and one of mine is
as the team medic ....I will surely strive to keep my gal pals healthy.
Below are a few photos of me working in Panama, taking a
hike at The Great Wall with The University of the Pacific Continuing Education
Group, and a photo amidst the lovely wooded orchards of Door County Wisconsin. Thanks everyone and wish us well.
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