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Noah Adkins
I grew up in a suburb south of Kansas City. In my teens I had a “prodigal son” phase that could have ended my life, but mercifully God saved me. I met my wife Amanda in 2001, fully surrendered to Jesus Christ shortly thereafter, and married her in 2002. In 2003 (while in Afghanistan) my wife moved us to Tucson. In 2005 my son Judah was born, he totally rocks. We began attending VCC in 2007 and when Ben told the congregation to kneel and pray I was overjoyed! It was the first time I had been asked to kneel and pray at church; I have been a proud parishioner ever since.
After leading an adult small group for two years I was approached to work with the "youths". I had always dreamed of doing youth ministry because I believe the children are our future (we should teach in them, but let them lead the way). My goal is to equip our teens with the tools necessary to live a life on fire for our Christ.
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Amanda AdkinsBIO COMING SOON!
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Britnee BeuckmannI'm the single mom of a 6yr old boy named Luke, and have a ton of family members that are a part of the VCC community. I am full time student at Pima, and I work part time as a warehouse attendant. My goal is to be a Nurse Practitioner, and some day work in the missions field but its ultimately up to God. I love to serve our curch community, as well as our community here in Vail/Rita Ranch. I look forward to working with your students, thanks for giving us the opportunity to love on, and challenge, and teach your most treasured possesions!!
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Carson Dusek
I was born in Spokane, Washington, but I've spent a majority of my life here in Tucson. My dad was a Major in the USAF and my mom stayed at home with me and my three brothers and sisters. My mom is simply an amazing woman. I currently work part-time at McDonalds where I earn enough to pay for my full time job: school. I'm now a sophomore at Pima Community College, and I'm hoping to transfer to Grand Canyon University to pursue a degree in exercise science. Me and my family have been a part of Vail Christian from the beginning. I have grown enormously in faith and my relationship with Christ since I started attending VCC due, in no small part, to the youth leaders who poured into my life. I now feel a strong calling from God to take what He has blessed me with and serve the youth of our church.
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Krista GyptonBIO COMING SOON!
Erica McLaughlin I love high school students. I work for the Vail School District helping high school seniors get into amazing internships, and I volunteer with the high school students at VCC for fun. I think high school students are a blast to be around, and I love Jesus, so being a youth coach allows me to put those two passions together. When I’m not with high school students, I live life with my hot husband Chris and our funny little girls, Taylor and Sierra.
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Nason SimpsonI'm married and I work at Pima CC as an IT Specialist. I fix computers, maintain servers, and drink copious amounts of Mountain Dew. When VCC launched, I was invited to the HS Group which had an undeniable effect on my life and my walk with Christ. This inspired me to become a part of such a powerful and biblical thing. It brings me joy everyday to see these students making their faith their own and taking steps to live it out.
Another great passion of mine is music, and bringing glory to God with it. My wife and I lead the MS band; it is such an amazing thing to praise God and inspire others to praise Him.
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Julie SpierI have always had a passion for students and began serving in youth ministry as a volunteer leader in 2001. I began working as a Middle School Director in 2004 while I finished classes at UofA. I earned a degree in Psychology and Sociology as well as a Master’s degree in Ministry from Hope International University. I was married in December 2009 to Dave Spier, who shepherds our community groups and leads worship. I had the great privilege of having wonderful youth coaches speak into my life as a teenager and I feel blessed to pass along that wisdom.
I feel called to live life with students, allowing God to work through me to impact young people. I excitedly pursue relationships to encourage, mentor and empower others towards fulfilling the gifts and passions God has placed on their hearts.
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Mike Van FleetI was born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania. I attended Lehigh University for Electrical Engineering and started with Raytheon in 1998 in Tewksbury, MA. I transferred to Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, where I’ve been ever since. In late 1999 I began attending Pantano Christian Church and soon after started working as a high school youth coach. In some way or another, most of my current life has some connection to youth ministry.
My wife Sherri and I met while working with youth at Pantano. We’ve been married since 2002 and have a daughter named Avery. In 2005 we began working with the team that eventually planted VCC a year later. I’ve had the privilege of serving as an Elder at the church. I started youth ministry looking for a way to serve where I would fit in. I’ve stayed so long because I’ve seen so many students grow and mature in the church. There is no doubt that youth ministry requires serious time and effort, but even with that, God’s return for my investment has been paid back many times over.
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Justin YouvanBIO COMING SOON!
I spent 13 years as military police and now am a full-time mom with an internet business. I am married to the awesome Justin Youvan and we have two amazing offspring, Mackenzie and Bucket. I had some great youth coaches when I was in school and I really wanted to pass my life experiences and lessons on as others did for me. Working with youth keeps me young, no where else can you act like a fool and be considered so cool.
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