Chris & Jasheen McKenzie

Chris & Jasheen McKenzie

Chris and Jasheen have been living in Glasgow since 2003, though they joined the Communitas team in 2007. They have have two children: Gabrielle (27 Sept 2005) & Isabelle (18 Mar 2007). As children, Chris lived in Alabama, California and Germany, while Jasheen...
Faith Olson

Faith Olson

I was raised in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, but my home has been Williamsburg, VA for many years. I’m pretty much the exception to the missionary rule: retired, widowed and certainly not 30-something anymore. I’ve been married twice,...
Chris & Gloria Peterson

Chris & Gloria Peterson

Both Chris and Gloria grew up as Missionary Kids or MK’s as those seemingly strange but wonderful 3rd culture kids call themselves.  Chris grew up moving every three or four years between Spain, Belgium, California and Oregon following around his...
Christine Thumm

Christine Thumm

I grew up in the South of Germany. I am a native speaker and a “real” German. Shortly after finishing college, I moved to Berlin (north). The reason for this transition was a employment opportunity allowed me to get training and work as a graphic designer. While...
Stefan & Rochelle van der Veer

Stefan & Rochelle van der Veer

Stefan and Rochelle and their children are an international family. Originally from Canada, Rochelle met Stefan, a Dutchman, at a Leadership conference hosted by the Willow Creek Community Church in November, 1995. After learning about church leadership, they each...