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CAYARD
BILL & MICHELLE CAYARD joined CBF in China in 2003 after successful careers in construction management and business consulting in their hometown of Houston, Texas. They have shared a strong call to cross cultural ministry during their 20 years of marriage and in 2003 decided to answer God’s call to full-time service. The Cayards live in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province where they are employed by Hua Mei International Education and Training Center. At Hua Mei, they teach conversational and business English and coordinate overseas partnerships.
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LISENBY
BRENDA LISENBY first came to China in 1989, planning to teach English for two years. During those two years, Brenda developed such a deep love for & kinship with her Chinese students & colleagues that she made a career commitment to working in China. Brenda spent eight years living & teaching English in Nanning, Guangxi, until her move to Hong Kong in 2003. In Hong Kong, Brenda coordinates partnerships for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region & is exploring ministry opportunities among those with special needs in China, a long neglected part of society.
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BALLEW
ROBERT LAWRENCE "LARRY" BALLEW is a native of California and SARAH BYRD BALLEW a native of Virginia. From 1985 to 1987 Sarah served in South Korea and Larry in Zambia, Africa. In 1988 they were married. They are both graduates of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, receiving their M.Div. degrees in 1991. In 1992 their first son, Joshua, was born in San Francisco, CA. In 1994 their second son, Nathanael, was born in Rhode Island. From 1992 to 1996 they served as church planters in Rhode Island. Since 1996, the Ballews have been living and working in Macau, China where they have been involved in teaching and training; helping to shape appropriate strategies for the city; facilitating the work of others from both inside and outside Macau; practicing hospitality and setting an example of Christian family life for others: teaching people to love God and love each other.
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BARNES
DON & KAREN BARNES are retired professionals from near Washington, D.C., where Don had a long career with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Karen established and directed a church-based ESL program for fifteen years. Today, Don & Karen teach in the Foreign Language College at Guangxi University in Nanning, Guangxi, China, near the China-Vietnam border. Don is often loaned to the Chemistry Department to work with graduate students. The Barneses also teach free weekly English classes at a local Protestant church that are attended by the general population, from as young as 3 to as old as 73 years old. They are increasingly active with environmental issues in the community and in establishing relationships between Guangxi University and universities in the US.

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FRANKLIN
JACQUELYN FRANKLIN, an Oklahoma schoolteacher, taught English in China during the summers of 2001 & 2002. This experience inspired her post-retirement return to China for a year long teaching assignment. Jacquelyn currently teaches at the Suzhou Health School and helps with the English corner at the Chinese church each week. She volunteers regularly at a local orphanage where she helps with babies and toddlers. Friends and family have donated money so that children can have needed surgeries. Jacquelyn is involved in the adoption process of some of the children and in providing humanitarian aid to two of the orphanages.

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