Team Profile: Ben Bliss

Ben Bliss

Age: 19
Grade: College sophmore
About Me: I'm a carefree kinda guy, and I love the arts. Being a musician, I love being creative with music and rythm and harmonies. The biggest thing that I'm looking forward to enjoying in Gabon will be the presence of my mother. :)

Team Profile: Anita Bliss

Anita Bliss

Age: 43...I think
Grade: I act like I'm in 5th
About Me: I have 5 words to describe myself: funny, thrifty, shallow (JUST KIDDING), intense, and active. To expand on thrifty, I was at Goodwill to get skirts for this trip, and the sizes ranged through small, medium, extra larga, and double-extra large. We'll just say that I wrap the skirts around my body a bunch of times. :) I am highly dependent on coffee and I love naps.

Team Profile: Scott Wakeley

Scott Wakeley

Age: Ancient
Grade: New Moses
About Me: When asked how would I describe myself, my first thoughts were playful and stunning. But seriously, if I can be, I am secretly a Russian gymnast. I love life, activity, and movement. Other than being a pastor, I'm a husband, father, coach, and cheerleader. I'm just really looking forward to hanging out with people in Gabon.

Team Profile: Matt Bogolin

Matt Bogolin

Age: 18
Grade: College freshman
About Me: I love playing sports and working with kids and serving God (every once and a while I can do all three at the same time). I love traveling to other countries and have been on two of ACAC's Guatemala trips. I would love to serve Jesus internationally in the future and am excited to go to Gabon to serve Him among a new group of people and a new culture.

Team Profile: Heather Wakeley

Heather Wakeley

Age: 17 and 340 something days
Grade: 12th
About Me: I'm not much for describing myself, but...I love kids, sports, smiling, to do lists, cooking, and most of all God. I've been called to missions ever since my early years of listening to missionaries come to our church. Recently, I've been really called to teaching while on the missions field.

Team Profile: Jacob Turnbull

Jacob Turnbull


Age:19
Grade: College sophomore
ABout Me: I am attending WVU, enjoy not being injured and love horses. Its been a while since I have been on a missions trip and I can't wait to experience Africa. This trip will be a great oppertunity for me to reflect on God's goodness and to serve others.