Day by Day with God Contributors
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Day by Day with God contributors
Beryl Adamsbaum, wife, mother and grandmother, a former language teacher living on the border of France and Switzerland, has ministry opportunities in both countries. She has had five books published.
Diana Archer works as a freelance writer, editor and theologian. She lives in Southampton with her vicar husband; she runs courses for eating disorder sufferers and carers, and is the author of Who'd Plant a Church?
Fiona Barnard is a TEFL teacher and staff member of Friends International. She works with international students, encouraging local Christians to reach out in friendship and witness.
Celia Bowring and husband Lyndon have three children and work with CARE - a charity that offers Christian insight on public policy issues and practical caring initiatives. Celia is CARE's Prayer Coordinator.
Wendy Bray is a freelance writer. She particularly enjoys surprising those who are tired, discouraged and sceptical with glimpses of the limitless grace and love of God through her writing and speaking.
Catherine Butcher has edited Day by Day with God since 2003. She loves using words to help Christians grow spiritually and put faith into practice. She and her husband Adrian have two teenage children and live in Sussex.
Lyndall Bywater lives in Canterbury with her husband, her housemate, her assorted guide dogs and a cat. She is passionate about prayer: writing about it, promoting it and training people in it.
Anita Cleverly is passionate about passing on biblical literacy to the next generation. She and her husband are leaders at St Aldate's, Oxford.
Anne Coomes is editor of parishpump.co.uk, a resource website for church magazine editors. She writes books for LionHudson and is a Reader at Holy Trinity, Hurdsfield, near Macclesfield.
Molly Dow, a retired bishop's wife, grandmother of seven, and Anglican Reader, has produced courses on prayer and spirituality, written Mountains and Molehills and, with her husband, co-written When He Comes.
Rosemary Green divides her time between her supposedly retired husband, her local church and her family, with 14 grandchildren aged from 5 to 24.
Ali Herbert is based in central London and is a freelance writer. She also plays keyboards in the band Pastiche and runs children's music workshops. She is married to Nick and they have two children, Gracie and Josiah.
Liz Holden loves discipling younger women in her own church and in her travels with her husband, serving Newfrontiers churches worldwide. She is enjoying life as a grandmother to five girls.
Margaret Killingray is a part-time member of the faculty at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. She is married to a retired history professor and they have eight grandchildren.
Anne Le Tissier is mum to one daughter (now at university) and a freelance devotional writer. She also works alongside her husband, who is a Baptist minister, and for a Christian charity.
Chris Leonard lives in Surrey with her husband, both 20-something offspring having fled the nest. With 17 books published, Chris leads many creative writing holidays and workshops. See www.chris-leonard-writing.co.uk.
Sylvia Mandeville's work has included teaching and writing books and poetry. She is a Lay Reader in Wales, is learning Welsh and is involved with asylum seekers. Her passion is visiting and praying for Uzbekistan.
Liz Pacey is a Reader in the Church of England and a mature theology and ministry student. In her free time she loves knitting and runs her church's charity knitting group, 'Knitwits'.
Christine Platt spent ten years with The Navigators in West Africa, involved in evangelism and discipleship. She now enjoys working as a freelance writer and serving as an elder in her church in New Zealand.
Elaine Pountney coaches Christian leaders in spiritual formation and also facilitates workshops on 'Reclaiming the wonder of sexuality'. Currently she offers inspiration to a church plant on Vancouver Island, specialising in an exciting 'Parables in the pub' outreach.
Wendy Pritchard is married to John, who is the Bishop of Oxford. She enjoys supporting John, visiting her elderly parents and being a volunteer hospital visitor.
Christina Rees is a writer and broadcaster. Her books include The Divine Embrace and Feast Fast. She is a member of the General Synod and the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.
Jennifer Rees Larcombe lives in Kent, where she runs Beauty from Ashes, an organisation that supports those recovering from loss and trauma. She also loves speaking and writing, as well as playing with her 15 grandchildren.
Mary Rimmer is a vicar's wife and mother of four. She is a regular New Wine seminar speaker, loves watching films and, due to a midlife crisis, has taken up windsurfing.
Abidemi Sanusi is a writer and editor of www.readywritermag.com, an online magazine for Christians who enjoy reading and writing. Her last book, Eyo, was shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
Alie Stibbe works in Business Support in a College of Further Education. She is also a freelance writer and mother of four. She is married to Mark Stibbe, Director of The Father's House: Trust:www.fathershousetrust.com.
Wendy Virgo is married to Terry Virgo who, with his international team, leads Newfrontiers, a family of over 500 churches in over 50 countries. A lot of their time is spent travelling and encouraging these churches. They have five children, all married and involved in ministry.
Jean Watson is a writer, a spiritual director and a director of a local counselling service. Her work has included teaching, editing and writing for different age groups and media - books, magazines, radio and TV.
Sandra Wheatley remains as active as possible, despite the constraints of MS and a wheelchair. She enjoys an extensive prayer ministry and has mastered swimming and praying at the same time!
Tracy Williamson lives and ministers in Kent with gospel singer Marilyn Baker, and is the author of five books. Although severely deaf, Tracy loves to communicate and encourage people to hear God for themselves.