Accepted Candidates 2017

Messengers of Compassion 2017 session: Accepted Candidates

(updated July 5, 2017)

	Sojourney Octavia Adcox Northeast Ohio Ashland, OH Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
	Tyler Clark Adcox Northeast Ohio Ashland, OH Matthew 11:28 (NIV) Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
	Betty-Ellen Barrett Eastern Pennsylvania State College, PA Romans 8:28 (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
	Derek Barrett Eastern Pennsylvania State College, PA Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; ⁶in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
	Michael Javier Borrero Southern New England New London, CT John 20:21 (NIV) Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
	Pamela G. Downs Northern New England Lewiston, ME Philippians 4:13 (NIV) I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
	Sarai Olmedo-Garcia New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ Joshua 1:9 (NIV) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
	Carol Jean Hardiman Northern New England Rutland, VT Romans 8:28 (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
	Rita E. Mendez Hernandez Empire Buffalo Temple, NY Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV) ¹³I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. ¹⁴Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
	Victor M. Hernandez Empire Buffalo Temple, NY Philippians 4:13 (NIV) I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
	Meghan Labrecque (Rivero) Eastern Pennsylvania Chambersburg, PA Hebrews 12:28-29 (NIV) ²⁸Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, ²⁹for our “God is a consuming fire.”
	Amber Love LeMaster SWONEKY Lancaster, Ohio Acts 20:24 (NIV) However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
	Dustin Grant LeMaster SWONEKY Lancaster, Ohio Acts 20:24 (NIV) However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
	Jeanne-Elie Lubin Greater New York Westbury, NY Exodus 14:14 (NIV) The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
	Kate G. McClain Southern New England New London, CT Deuteronomy 1:30-31 (NIV) The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, 31 and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.
	Daniel Muller Greater New York Ridgewood Citadel, NY Philippians 4:13 (NIV) I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
	Vanessa Muller Greater New York Ridgewood Citadel, NY Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
	Travis Payne Western Pennsylvania Sharon, PA Psalm 23:4 (NIV) Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
	Brandy Dawn Reese Western Pennsylvania Braddock, PA Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV) The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
	Stephen Rivero Rodriguez Eastern Pennsylvania Chambersburg, PA John 2:2 (NIV) He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
	Jared Starnes Southwest Ohio Piqua, OH Matthew 13:44 (NIV) The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
	Kirsten Starnes Southwest Ohio Piqua, OH Romans 12:9-11 (NIV) ⁹Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
	Manuel Enrique Sulca Durand Greater New York Queens Temple, NY Romans 8:28 (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
	Alexander Vargas Greater New York Ridgewood Citadel, NY 1 Samuel 17:45 (NIV) David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”
	Olga Lucia Vargas Greater New York Ridgewood Citadel, NY Philippians 4:13 (NIV) I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
	David Allen Webb Massachusetts North Shore, MA Psalm 144:1 (NIV) Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
	Jacob Wittenberg Greater New York White Plains, NY Psalm 16:11 (NIV) You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.