:: OUR ELDERS (Part 1 of 2)
> Bill & Jayne Condon
We were married in 1964 and have two children and eleven grandchildren,
the oldest being 25 and the youngest 7. Our two oldest granddaughters,
Jessica and Kristin, are both married. Family is very important
to us and our children and grandchildren all live within 100 miles
of our home in Harwich Port. This allows frequent family gatherings
that we treasure. We have been permanent residents on the Cape,
in Harwich Port, for 16 years; earlier, we were summer residents,
starting in 1973. We were both raised in the Catholic Church,
where we came into a personal relationship with Jesus in 1974.
We moved to the Episcopal Church in 1982 and then to Living Hope
Family Church in 1999. We are both committed to the Lord's will
for our lives, wherever He may lead.
From a career perspective, Jayne was a flight attendant with
United Airlines for a number of years until 1964. She married
Bill, became a mother and worked fulltime as a homemaker until
1991 when she added the duties of being president at Coastal Innkeepers,
Ltd., overseeing the operations of three Inns in the Harwiches.
Bill had a long career with a New York Stock Exchange listed public
company as a senior executive, retiring after 37 years in 1987.
We've been very active at both the Noah Shelter and the Salvation
Army in Hyannis. We participated in the 2005 mission to South
Africa lead by LHFC; truly it was a highlight in our Christian
walk. We left part of our hearts there. We are committed to the
South African mission; we will return in November with the team
and hopefully, many times in the future. We have been honored
to serve on the Leadership team; Bill has been an elder since
2001. It's wonderful to see how God has bonded this team together.
We pray, laugh and face each situation trusting in God's wisdom
and guidance.
Bill has reached out to many with his skills in financial matters.
He has a listening ear and is eager to help. Jayne has been involved
with a ministry assisting the Pastors in recognizing significant
events among the church members. We host the Tuesday morning bible
study in our home. This group lovingly reaches out to one another
as God's family. Pastor Darryl has led us down paths that have opened
our hearts and minds to the Lord's love for us. It's awesome.

> Janet & Richard Kaiser
Janet and I are blessed with three married children from previous
marriages. Janet’s son, Curt, lives locally with his wife
Andrea and three preschool grandchildren. My two daughters are
Erica, a medical doctor in Michigan, and Rachel, a swim instructor
in Providence, RI. Janet was born and raised in Southeastern Massachusetts,
living almost all of her adult life here on Cape Cod. A Cape Cod
Community College graduate from the nursing program, Janet has
spent her career caring for the elderly and for severely disabled
children. She came to the Lord while serving as a Sunday School
teacher at a local church, and, immediately following her conversion,
attended the 1980 march in Washington D.C. called, Washington
for Jesus. Many well-known evangelists and nearly one million
believers gathered on The Mall to pray for the nation. It was
a memorable beginning to a walk of faith in Jesus.
I grew up in Milltown and New Brunswick, New Jersey, and earned
a BSEE Degree at Lehigh University and I continue to work as a
Senior Systems Engineer for computer products. Janet and I met
on a backpacking hike in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Several years later we married and moved to Nashua, NH, where,
with the prayers of Janet and prompting of The Holy Spirit, I
found the Lord at Grace Fellowship Church. With employment changes
later that year we returned to Cape Cod.
After attending a Baptist Church for the excellent bible teachings
we finally found our church home, Living Hope Family Church with
its excellent teachings and the power of the Holy Spirit. Praise
God! We joined in 1998 and served in the Housekeeping Ministry
and were asked by Pastor Mike Petzer to serve as Deacons. In 2002,
Pastor Darryl asked us to serve as Elders and we continued our
support of the ministries of Prayer, Housekeeping, Hospitality,
Alpha Groups, and Life Groups. We thoroughly enjoy opening our
home for God’s work and look ahead to the vision God has
for us as we serve him at Living Hope.