At 15, while on a summer mission trip to Brazil, Sara experienced God’s love for the world.  Growing up between snow banks in Minnesota, Sara never imagined living in the deserts of West Africa, the rolling hills of Basque Country or the jungles of Brazil.  Canada, Germany, France, Guyana, Togo, South Africa, and Madagascar are just a few of the stamps that mark Sara’s worn-out passport.  After her marriage to Steve, they joined PIONEERS and made the transition from short to long-term church planting ministry in Senegal.

Sara began writing poetry as a teenager and her love of words followed her into her 20’s as a songwriter.  This led to producing different musical projects. In 2011 she had the privilege to sing and participate in the production of a French children’s CD.  Orphaleena is her first printed book.

Sara, Steve, and their two daughters have settled in France’s northern Basque Country, where they live, love, and serve church planting teams across Europe.

Sara’s still traveling and enjoys ministering through singing and teaching. She feels called to bring the message of Orphaleena to women worldwide, helping them find their true identity as daughters of the King.

Born in California, Karen grew up on military bases until her family settled back in California when she started high school. After coming to know the Lord at the end of her senior year, she began her walk with Jesus that eventually led her and her husband to Worthing, England.

After winning an art competition at the age of 7, Karen knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. Over time she developed her style of drawing or painting in detailed layers, be it pencil, ink, acrylic or water colour. She has enjoyed painting on many different surfaces – automobiles, surf boards, walls, cardboard, boulders, t-shirts – as well as the standard paper. Orphaleena gave her the opportunity to illustrate a book in a way that tips its hat to the illustrations of old that had such a profound influence on her art.

Karen and her husband, Frank, continue to minister from Worthing, where their two daughters of the King, Clare and Maria Kay, grew up. She is thrilled to bits that the precious story of Orphaleena can now be shared with people the world over in printed form!