June 2022
Ken and Tom are like brothers. They had worked on many projects together since their time of meeting in Swaziland in 1975. They worked together in ministry and enjoyed being family friends. Their kids grew up together in Swaziland and their friendship continues to this day.
Tom came “on board” with EDUF he believes in ’08 or ’09. At the time he was president of the nonprofit organization Christian Literature for Africa. Since books for libraries was one of EDUF’s emphases, Ken talked to the CLA board, and they voted to be an Indiana chapter. Tom was then asked to be the representative for CLA and therefore be on the board of EDUF. After approximately 9 years, the new director of CLA decided that the “chapter” arrangement was no longer needed, however, they would continue to work together as mutual projects arose.
EDUF kept Tom on their board, and he continued to serve as president of CLA. A couple of examples of the two non-profits working together were shipping almost the entire library of Nazarene Bible College, three containers, one each to ANU, NTC and SANU’s College of Theology with EDUF providing some financial assistance for a container, and CLA worked on at least 6 building projects raising funds for EDUF.
Tom and Lauralee enjoyed the opportunity to serve and fellowship with longtime friends.