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rmer Adams - Normer, 57, day job is as a lobbyist with the Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children. He is an ordained minister and served 10 years as Chaplain at Christian City. He is married to Pamela and they have three grown children and three grandchildren. He is an elder at SWCC. He enjoys writing, web development and running marathons. Asked how long he has been planning this trip. His reply is "twenty years, I have always wanted to go ever since the first group went to Papua New Guinea in 1986. I promised myself then that I would not miss another mission to PNG."

Ridge Boynton - Ridge, 56, has been married for 29 years. They have a daughter, Brittan (Brittan will be an exchange student with Gobalscope next fall), and a son, Charlie. He has been on six other mission trips in the last 16 years. He runs his own remodeling business. He serves as a Deacon at SWCC.

Peter Dockery - Pete Dockery is from Loganville, Georgia and grew up at Corinth Christian Church. He felt called into the ministry while in high school and attending Atlanta Christian College. While at ACC studying to be a youth minister he took a mission trip to an Indian Reservation where God opened his eyes and heart to life as a missionary. After a trip to

Juarez, Mexico to work at a church and to do V.B.S. for small children he knew God was calling him to a life of missions. He finished up at ACC in 2001 after spending two summers working for a ministry in Juarez, Mexico called Casas por Cristo he took a full-time staff position. He has served with Casas por Cristo for the last six years leading 140 project builds in Mexico serving as a supervisor for short term mission trips. In 2005 he married Abigain Harbin Shippy (Mike's daughter) and for the last couple of years she has been his partner in their crazy life. We have a four month old child, Eden Adeline, who is their constant joy. He is looking very forward to the partnership of this ministry.

Mike Harbin, Team Leader - Mike, 55, is married to Pat for 36 of those years, have 5 children and will have 7 grandchildren by the time the group comes back from PNG (5 now and 2 on the way). He is an ordained minister, elder at SWCC, and loves the Missions and Worship ministries. He hopes to work full time in leading Mission Trips when he retires from Northside Hospital where he is the Pharmacy Manager. He is honored to be organizing this trip and counts it all joy to be, hopefully, making a contribution to Kingdom Work in PNG.

Curtis Mauldin - Curtis, 59, is a high school history teacher, and loves photography (we will not have to worry about pictures to document this trip!). He is retired from a 30 year career with the military. He serves as a deacon at SWCC, head usher, and a member of the Missions Ministry.

Doug McNash - Doug, 50, is married to Peggy, and the father of two college age children. He enjoys photography and work in software development. He is a deacon at SWCC and has been a member there for 25 years. He enjoys working with the Missions Ministry.

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ercer - Phil Mercer, 59, and his wife Ellen have been married almost 35 years. They have 3 children Misty, Michael and Phillip. Michael and his wife Bridgette have blessed them with 2 grandsons, Brandon and Cameron. Phil is employed with the Clayton county board of education. He has been with them for 22 years. He is assisting in the Purchasing Department and Warehouse inventory control. He is looking forward to the trip to PNG and prays for God's blessing on this trip and good health.