James and Rachel Rickenbach
| Born | James: February 21, 1978 in Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Rachel: April 7, 1980 in Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Saved | James: I was initially saved at ten years of age and really settled spiritually when I was thirteen. The Holy Spirit received full access to my life about the time I was fifteen. By His grace, God has enabled me to walk with Him for nearly seventeen years. |
| Rachel: I was saved at the tender age of five. God sanctified me when I was seventeen at a GBS camp meeting. |
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| Calling | James: I received a clear call to missions at the age of ten. I was moved to seek God for a definite confirmation concerning the call to preach when I was seventeen, at which time God laid the firm conviction on my soul that He was indeed calling me to the ministry as well. Since then God has placed a developing vision in my heart to see a “Latins to Arabs ministry” produced from a national perspective in Central America, with the primary inroad being established through an emphasis on preparation in elementary education. |
| Rachel: The same year I was five, I remember telling my mother during a youth camp that God wanted me to be a missionary. It was during my last year of high school that a dear friend and mentor counseled me that I should pursue education as my focus in college. From there God continued to lead me into elementary education as the clear calling for my life. |
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| College/ Training |
James: Homeschooled through sixth grade, graduated with honors from a private A.C.E. academy in 1996, Graduated with honors from Thompson Bible Institute with a Bachelors in Sacred Scriptures and a double minor in missions and ministerial studies in 2002. Simultaneously worked seven years as a general residential building contractor. |
| Rachel: Attended private schools all my life. Graduated with honors from Frankfort Bible Holiness Academy in 1997. Graduated as valedictorian with honors from God’s Bible School and College with a Bachelors in Elementary Education in 2001. Graduated with a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio in 2003. |
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| Married | Married July 8, 2006 in the Frankfort Bible Holiness Church of Frankfort, Indiana. |
| Ministry | James: While in college, traveled nearly seven years in public relations ministry. Labored for three years in Bible college work in the varying capacities and periods of time as social dean, public relations director and assistant to the maintenance department until 2005. Spent six months in Egypt as social dean of the Faith Church Bible College men’s dormitory and member of the public relations financial committee for Faith Church’s social services development during 2005-2006. Rachel: Volunteered in Spanish ministries as a teen in the local church. Actively involved in Sunday School ministry during College and Grad school. Spent two years substitute teaching and tutoring during grad school. Volunteered in a Nicaraguan daycare facility while in language study in Costa Rica. Labored for one year in an English speaking Latin school in West Palm Beach, Florida from 2005-2006. Both: Since our marriage in 2006, we have labored for a year and a half in Guatemala under EFM and with the Emanuel Church of Guatemala in the establishment of what is now the first ever Guatemalan government-recognized and national-directed and financed A.C.E. bilingual academy. |
| Contact | Send an Email to James Send an Email to Rachel |
