About the Author

Elsie H. R. Rempel is the devoted grandmother of four children ages one to twelve. A trained teacher with many years of experience in Christian school classrooms, Elsie devoted much of the last decade to Mennonite Church Canada faith formation ministries. Most recently, Elsie wrote curriculum for Vacation Bible School, edited a Bible study series on Revelation, and served as a mentor to elementary school teachers in Zambia's Southern Province through a Mennonite Central Committee program. Currently she seeks to encourage and mentor church lay leaders of all ages through her ministry as Mennonite Church Canada Formation Consultant.