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Banquet Sponsors & Hosts Thank you to our many Banquet Sponsors who covered the costs of this event in order to maximize gifts to our ministry, and to our hosts for inviting our guests. Benefits Consulting NW, Corporate Sponsor Linda Bollinger, Sponsor James Burns, Sponsor Bev Carey, Sponsor & Host David Christian, Sponsor RJD, Inc / Dave & Linda Curtis, Sponsors & Hosts Scott & Michelle Davis, Sponsors & Hosts Diane Delany, Sponsor & Host Gary & Barbee Elkins, Sponsors & Host Gheorghe & Brianne Ene, Hosts Richard & Shirley Fountain, Sponsors Lyndon & Carole Gabriel, Sponsors & Hosts William Gardner, Sponsor Chris Good, Sponsor & Host Ron & Leona Harlin, Hosts Rich & Karla Harmon, Sponsors & Hosts Al & Linda Hoenhous, Sponsors Homewoods on the Willamette, Corporate Sponsor Jim & Sharon Hoppel, Sponsors Jimmie & Valerie Knodel, Sponsors Chris & Cindy Larvick, Sponsors & Hosts Lithox Corporation, Corporate Sponsor Manor Evangelical Church, Sponsor Mountain View Community Church, Sponsor & Host Rev. Chris & Kathy Neilson, Hosts Jack & Pat O’Neill, Sponsors & Hosts Oregon City Evangelical Church, Sponsor & Host The Pacific Conference of The Evangelical Church, Sponsor Palmer’s Auto Repair, Palmer & Mary Kellum, Sponsors Steve & Bonnie Rand, Sponsors & Hosts Steve Sherman, Sponsor & Host Mike & Rachelle Smythe, Sponsors & Hosts George & Linda Thompson, Sponsors Gene & Sara Welliver, Sponsors & Hosts Lee & Kathy White, Sponsors David & Virginia Wildermuth, Sponsors & Hosts Robert & Wanda Wiley, Sponsors Willakenzie Evangelical Church, Sponsor Jack & Becky Wright, Sponsors & Hosts	Third Annual Celebration Banquet Thank You! 300 people participated an evening that highlighted the impacrt that Hope Teams is having on orphans in Honduras and Kenya. A wonderful video presentation shared their story in a very poignant way. Testimonies were share by Honduras Medical team members Kelsey O'Neill & Sam Tharp focussing on the plight of children who live on the streets and in the dump, and how our partners are making a difference with our help. Oikos Project leaders Patrick & Beatrice Murunga shared about the positive changes that are being made in the lives of HIV/AIDS orphans in Kenya through their partnership with HTI. Founder Jack O'Neill shared HTI's accomplishments thus far and gave direction for the future, as God continues to enable us. Rev. Chris Neilson brought the challenge focussing on "the least of these." Many signed up to volunteer with HTI, become prayer partners, join Work and Witness teams, and for financial support. Thus far over $40,000 in gifts have been received! PTL! Special thanks to Georgene Rice for graciously leading the evening program in such an inspiring manner. Additional thanks to the many who worked behind the scenes to make this large event such a success! Special Guests
		Patrick Murunga Patrick is the Pastor of the Good Shepherd Africa Gospel Church in Nairobi, Kenya. He and others founded Oikos: Families of Hope a few years agao. It is a project in and around Oyugis, Kenya where the HIV/AIDS rate is 25%. Since 2006 Oikos has been helping the orphans in the area stay in their communities through a special foster family program. Patrick was be joined by his wife Beatrice. They have three sons: Jonathan 18, Brian 13, and Barak 5. Both Patrick and Beatrice are graduates of Western Evangelical Seminary where he received is Master's of Divinity and she received a Master's in Counseling.

		Georgene Rice Georgene has been with KPDQ for 12 years and has traveled to Russia, China and Southeast Asia as a correspondent for the station. She is a native Oregonian, a former Rose Festival princess and a graduate of the University of Oregon where she studied history and philosophy.

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