Immanuel's Blog

I often tell people that although I was born and raised in the apple orchards of Northwestern Indiana, my heart is flavored with the coffee beans of Latin America.  As a high school student, while growing up in the Presbyterian Church, I developed a love for Hispanic Language and Culture and after graduation, moved to Arizona to study Spanish.  As my parents are both teachers, I recognized my inheritance of strong teaching talents early in my college career.  I became a bilingual elementary teacher in inner-city Phoenix for children of immigrant families.  I loved this profession but felt that God was continually calling me to vocation in the church.  As I began exploring the possibility of attending seminary in Arizona, my husband received a job offer in Pasadena, CA.  It was a big change for us to move to the “Golden” State but it was evident that God was calling us to this place and me to seminary at San Francisco Theological Seminary SoCal.  I am currently starting my 3^rd year and am pursuing a Masters of Divinity Degree.   I am excited to be here at Immanuel, learning and serving God in a unique urban multicultural setting.