This is us on this year's bike trip--group portrait on the beach!

Kerrie Hubbard

Kerrie Hubbard, Portland area watercolor artist, is truly a Renaissance woman. (www.kerriehubbard.com) A graduate of Warner Pacific College, with a degree in human development, Kerrie currently balances a full schedule of writing, graphic design, web-related photography and violin study among her many artistic pursuits.

With a deep concern for the forgotten and helpless, Kerrie has long participated in the Shoe Box Campaign (www.samaritanspurse.org/OCC_About.asp) as well as serving on the board for The Father’s Heart Street Ministry (an outreach to the homeless population of Clackamas County; see www.tfhstreetministry.com). She supports an orphan through World Vision, (www.worldvision.org) and makes lunches once every month for a Clackamas outreach to the homeless.

Recently, Kerrie’s heart has begun to stir for the millions of homeless orphans in Africa. Regardless of the cause, be it war or genocide, AIDS or poverty, these children desperately need financial help and physical protection in order to survive. Though she is not wealthy, Kerrie recognizes her ability to make a difference. She has dedicated the year 2007 to build an orphanage for eighty of these desperate children.

Kerrie makes her home in Clackamas, where she attends New Wine Christian church.

Bette Nordberg

 In 1977 Bette started her professional life as a physical therapist. In 1990, she began writing and has since published numerous books – both fiction and non-fiction. (www.bettenordberg.com) A communicator by profession, Bette brings a fresh perspective to the ordinary struggles most people face. She’s become a favorite at writer’s conferences, luncheons and retreats.

Married 31 years, Bette has four grown children. As she became aware of the desperate needs in Africa, Bette began to pray about how she could take action on behalf of children. She found that she could not look at one young face without thinking of her own children at the same age. Eric, Molly, Maggie and Peder had never been hungry, never slept in the street, never prayed they could avoid abduction through one more night. Bette’s children attended school, dressed warmly, and even attended college. How could any mother, having given so much to her own children, neglect these desperately needy children? Bette could not!

Bette was part of the founding families at Lighthouse Christian Center, Puyallup, Washington, where she writes and directs drama.  (www.lighthouse-cc.org) Dr. Art Hunt, Senior Pastor. (253-848-2028)

She met Kerrie through the Oregon Christian Writers Association, when Kerrie committed to pray for one of Bette’s writing projects. Over the past seven years, the two have become close friends.

Plans for 4theorphans hatched during a cross state bicycle ride in the summer of 2006. It was then that Kerrie and Bette committed to help. We’ve decided to include as many people as we can, believing that God blesses those who help the poor. We want those we love to experience HIS richest blessings!