Dennis & D i n a h Gleason

I (D i n a h) was tested last August and also had a biopsy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN and it showed NO Hepetitis C in my blood [she had previously contracted it while working as a nurse, and then went through extensive treatments]. That was great news! Elizabeth (now 21) was married to a nice young man she met at college in Nebraska [unfortunately their marriage has since ended]. Joseph is a junior in high school. He is in varsity football and wrestling. Ben is in the 5th grade. He does most of his school on the computer and loves it! He plays basketball and takes guitar lessons. Natalie is in the 1st grade and takes ballet and acrobatics. Timothy is in preschool and is active in acrobatics. All three of the little ones are in Awanas.

Dennis is busy with Gleason Construction. He also leads a Bible study in our home and plays basketball with the guys once or twice a week. In spite of his busy schedule he always finds time for the kids and me. I am just recovering from 15 long months on medication that took the zap out of me. It feels good to be about normal now. Or was I ever normal? Please know that everyone is always welcome to our home. We love company! The summers are great and the winters have great snowmobiling!

 

Tracy & Connie Hansen

Billings, Montana

Tracy: I designed the multi-purpose building after leaving LDM in 1981. We moved to East Texas in March of 1982 to be Keith's Concert Coordinator. After leaving LDM in September 1983, I served with Gospel for Asia in Dallas for about 9 months and then with Harvest Ministries (Jerry Williams and Ed Kerr) for about 4 years.

In 1988 I accepted a position as associate Pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Garden Valley, and one year later was made Senior Pastor. Connie and I served there for the next 9 years.

In December of 1998 I resigned my pastorate in order to move back to Idaho to take care of my 90 year old mother. I spent the year resting, recuperating and renewing my spirit in the beautiful Sawtooth Mountains.

In February 1999, I started the position of Men's Mission Manager at the Montana Rescue Mission in Billings. The new position entails a lot of teaching, preaching and administrative activities. I'm also involved in a mobile street outreach three evenings a week as part of the mission ministry.

Our daughter Lori and her family (husband Gary, and two precious grandchildren) are only 90 miles away. Our younger daughter, Kari, graduated from the University of North Texas, is still single and lives in Denver where she manages an April Cornell store at Cheery Creek Mall.

Connie: I did not want to move to Texas. Those canyons from Idaho to Texas are my feet dragging all the way. Tracy moves me from a 3,500 sq. ft. house into a 900 sq. ft. mobile home. It was quite an adjustment, but I came to love everyone at the ministry, all the young people who needed a Mom and Dad to talk to.

I worked part-time as receptionist upstairs at the office building. Does anyone remember Sofie? (We didn't know we weren't supposed to bring our dog when we moved to Texas.) When we were with Harvest, I worked as secretary/bookkeeper. For the next ten years I worked in Tyler as a Legal Assistant.

East Texas will always hold a special place in our heart. We made lots of wonderful friends there and for someone who dragged their feet all the way to Texas in 1982, it was equally hard to leave!