Fun Fact: She has been to 17 countries, 2 Olympic Games, and 2 World Series

Favorite Kids Min Memory: She got to preach with a monkey on her shoulder after VBS and leading a virtual life group during covid with her best friend Tawny!

Fun Fact: She once sang live on the radio for a contest!

Favorite Kid Min Memory: Doing a slip-n-slide in Ice Cream for a Kids Ministry YouTube video!

Fun Fact: She has lived in 5 different states!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: She loves every time when we get to watch the kids worship! VBS is a highlight but it is always awesome to see the kids raising their hands in worship!

Fun Fact: I check the weather every day and then dress accordingly 🙂

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Every kid in my small group knew one another by name (because they were consistent)! They always asked about any kid that was not there and we would send them videos saying we missed them! They were such a close group of kids!

Fun Fact: She is really bad at Minecraft!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Kids Ministry team members praying for her when she went through a hard time AND getting to host announcements with Clayton!

Fun Fact: She is a mom of twins and was born in New Jersey!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Getting to do ministry with her daughter for 5 years!

Fun Fact: He loves dogs and has a Doberman-Lab mix!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: He served with the 2 year olds and it was the coolest thing when they started recognizing him and the other kids!

Fun Fact: She loves to go hiking; especially in Joshua Tree!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: She got to hear two kids retell the Bible story with so much excitement! It was really special to watch them learn and grow in the Lord!

Fun Fact: She used to play keyboard in a cover band that performed throughout Riverside County!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: There was a little boy who would always run to give her a hug before worship on Sunday mornings! He was just the sweetest!

Fun Fact: He has played baseball for 5 years! And he does martial arts!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Seeing the kids get excited to come to church!

Fun Fact: She has played soccer for 8 years straight and basketball for 9 years!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Leading a small group and getting to build relationships with kids!

Fun Fact: She likes to make rings!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Watching the kids do worship and building new, quality friendships with other team members!

Fun Fact: She has 6 grandchildren aging from 8 years to 18 years old!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: She just loves the connection with the kids! When they make eye contact and you can tell they understand what you are telling them!

Fun Fact: He plays the guitar and is learning to play bass!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: There was a little boy that would come often and always wanted to go in the room that Aidan was in! It was sweet to see him always go to him!

Fun Fact: She will taste almost anything! She has tried escargot, caviar, various types of sushi, alligator and crickets so far!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: One time a little girl gave her the biigest “hello” hug and then more kiddos jumped in and it turned into a giant group hug!

Fun Fact: She really likes to bake and make banana bread!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: One of her life group kids said, “Jesus loves us all because we’re amazing!” She thought that was so special because this kid realized something so big and true at such a young age.

Fun Fact: She has been doing gymnastics since she was 2 and started competing when she was 5! She is 13 now!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: She loves building relationships with the kids so that they are excited to come to church! And serving with her mom Kim!

Fun Fact: She loves all the sour candy and thinks its better than all other candy!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: There is a song that we sing in Kids Ministry where there is an air guitar part! It was always the best to see the kids show off their best air guitar!

Fun Fact: She has been doing theater since she was 8 years old!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Doing elephant toothpaste at one of the VBS!

Fun Fact: He plays roller hockey for Crossroads High School!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Every week in small group getting to ask the kids what they did that week!

Fun Fact: He loves doing things that make him have an adrenaline rush!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: He loves playing football with the kids on Sunday mornings.

Fun Fact: She loves hiking, especially at National Parks!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Watching the kids faces light up as they came back on the Crossroads campus for the first time after the stay at home order!

Fun Fact: He loves broccoli and spinach!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: There was a boy who came to Kids Ministry specifically on his last day to say bye to him before he went away for the summer!

Fun Fact: He likes the Angels!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: The first time he served in Kids Ministry, it was fun because he gets to work with computers and tech equipment!

Fun Fact: He has done Kids Ministry on 3 different continents! And his wife and him met serving in a Kids Ministry!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Being with the elementary kids being crazy, doing the hand motions, and singing!

Fun Fact: She loves horseback riding and used to have her own horse in high school! She hopes that she can have horses again!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Serving in the 3 year old room a long time ago and seeing all the kids jump up and down while worshipping God!

Fun Fact: He played college tennis!

Favorite Kids Min Memory: Dropping his twins off in Kids Ministry for the first time with Ernest Smith!!

Fun Fact: He has traveled across the US and has worked internationally.

Favorite Kids Min Memory: When he got to see his own children worship God during VBS!