Jeff, Tia, Ameleah and Davis Brauer
Jeff was born in Denver, Colorado, raised in Benton, Arkansas and grew
up in the Mabelvale congregation. He has a B.B.A in Computer Information
Systems from Harding University and a B.Th. from Bear Valley Bible
Institute of Denver. Tia was born and raised in France where her
parents, Charles and Pamela White, were missionaries for 38 years. She
has a B.A. in International Studies and in Spanish from Harding
University and a Certificate of Ministry Studies from Bear Valley. Jeff
spent two years in full-time ministry in Padua, Italy under the
oversight of the Mabelvale church. He spent the next two years in
vocational ministry with the Padua church, supporting himself by working
in the information technology field and playing semi-pro basketball. Tia
also worked with the church in Padua for one year before she and Jeff
returned to the States to be married in 2000, making their home in
Denver. In 2006 they moved back to Padua, committing to a long-term
effort to reach the lost and strengthen the congregations in the area.
Their daughter, Ameleah, was born in Denver in September 2004, and their
son, Davis, was born in Lyon, France in July 2009.
Jeremy Korodaj
Jeremy Korodaj was born and raised in Denver, Colorado.He received a
Bachelor of Biblical Studies with honors from the Bear Valley Bible
Institute of Denver.He also graduated from the Durango Internship
Program, which provides eighteen months of practical training in Greek
studies, exegesis and expository preaching.He has taught and
participated in several campaigns in the U.S., Guatemala, Italy and
Germany.In 2008, he joined in the mission effort in Padua, Italy with
the Brauer family.