Indianapolis Mission Guestbook

Hannah Brummer The oldest of ten children, Hannah hails from Minneapolis. Since graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2002, she’s taught English in Houston, New Orleans, Bloomington, MN, and, most recently, Indianapolis. She loves Southern hospitality, Midwestern down-to-earthness, and the Lord’s care for the Mississippi River valley. The People of Praise is her lifelong home, and her work is to build cities for Christ with her brothers and sisters in community.

Naomi Caneff graduated in 2007 from the University of Portland with a B.S.N./R.N. degree. While there she was active in both the Campus work and the citybuilding work of the Portland/Vancouver branch. Coming to Indy in May 2008, she joined in the full-time mission work the whole summer. This past fall, she took a job as a nurse at the nearby IU hospital.

Brian Couch, Jr is originally from the South Bend branch but most recently has come to Indianapolis from Shreveport, LA. He was engaged in the mission work of the People of Praise there serving in a couple capacities including his passion – construction and remodeling. Brian has taken the last year and a half off from college to do mission work for the People of Praise and intends to return to school in the fall.

Jon Gapp is from the Twin Cities (Minnesota) branch of the People of Praise. In the fall of 2006 he was a sophomore majoring in chemistry at the University of Minnesota when God called him to be a missionary. He spent some time in Shreveport, LA building houses and Christian community with the People of Praise in Allendale before moving in January to Indianapolis with Rus and Nick to start the work here.

Nick Holovaty is from the South Bend branch of the People of Praise. He graduated from Notre Dame in 2003 with a BA in the Program of Liberal Studies and has since been working for the People of Praise. He recently left a job at one:ten communications, a communications technology company started by the People of Praise, to be a missionary here in Indianapolis.

J-T Kelly has no middle name. His full name is John-Thomas Kelly, so a hypen is appropriate, not periods. At his high school graduation, Kevin Ranaghan introduced him as “J Hat’s ‘R Us hypen Kelly”. He is singer/songwriter who has written many songs that we sing together.

Rus Lyons is from the Twin Cities (Minnesota) branch of the People of Praise. He graduated from the University of Minnesota December 2006 with a BA in Political Science. While in college he was involved with a variety of political issue-campaigns as a community organizer.

Abraham Olson grew up in Minnesota, but has spent the past four years with the Portland, Oregon branch while obtaining a B.S. in Physics from the University of Portland. Graduating in May 2007, he moved that month to Indianapolis and joined the Missionary Company. His favorite desert is the pizookie.

Ellen Putzier is from the Servant (Minnesota) branch of the People of Praise. After completing her sophomore year at the University of Minnesota as a communication studies major, she discerned that the Lord was calling her to be a missionary. She has been in Indianapolis since June 2007.

Molly (Mary) Seale is from the Northern Virginia branch of the People of Praise. She graduated from George Mason University with a BS in business finance. She’s been excited to be involved in city-building since seeing the Lord clearly in Allendale in 2002.

Mary Timler is from the South Bend branch of the People of Praise. She graduated in May 2007 with a BS in Nursing from Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN). She was active in leading the women of the Campus Division, and gave a talk there titled “Collegeworld, women and the Kingdom of God” that is published in Vine and Branches.

Ray Gonzalez.

Robin Gonzalez.