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Walter Henrichsen, El Cajon, CA
Leette Henrichsen, El Cajon, CA
Lee Yih, Somerville, MA
Miltinnie Yih, Somerville, MA
Michael Ainslie, San Jose, Ca
Karen Ainslie, San Jose, CA
Scott Hall, Malvern, PA
Ruth Hall, Malvern, PA
Robert Newell, Portola Valley, CA
Ethel Newell, Portola Valley, CA
Richard West, Fayetteville, AR
Kimberly West, Fayetteville, AR
Gregory Yu, Burlingame, CA
Dorian Ho, Burlingame, CA
Olivia Lee, New Haven, CT
David Chu, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sanford Dawson, Beijing, China
David Rheinstein, Playa Del Rey, CA
Mentor Bios and Huddle Descriptions
1) Walter Henrichsen, a graduate of Western Seminary in Holland, MI, was associated with the
Navigators for twenty years, and is currently associated with Leadership Foundation. He has
authored more than 10 books and spends his time helping men do Bible study and live out their
faith in the marketplace. He and his wife, Leette have four children, one of whom has gone to be
with the Lord.
Huddle A: The place of works in the Christian Life
Huddle B: Defining our purpose when it comes to doing ministry
Huddle C: How husband and wife roles influence their children
2) Leette Henrichsen met Walter Henrichsen while on staff with the Navigators. Walter was
made a Nav staff member because he married Leette. They have co-labored together for almost
45 years. She continues to minister to women, her children and seven grandchildren, and her
husband.
Huddle A: Reaching out to your neighbors
Huddle B: The relationship between life and ministry
Huddle C: What does a godly wife look like? (I Peter 3:1-6)
3) Lee Yih has degrees from UC Berkeley, Stanford Business School, and Dallas Theological
Seminary, has been married for 36 years, and has worked in private client sales for three
investment banking firms and co-founded an educational business. He believes we are living in
the end times and has dedicated his life to promoting "Lay Ministry" in the US and China. His
interests include the Boston Red Sox, doing mischief for the Lord among Chinese Scholars at
Harvard and MIT, and having great theological discussions over a cigar.
Huddle A: How my pursuit of "career success" has hurt my walk with God
Huddle B: Retail Christianity, partnering with the H.S. and the art of being ready
Huddle C: How my wife has helped me to be a Christian leader in my home
4) Miltinnie Yih has a BA from Stanford in philosophy and a MA from Columbia in teaching. She
has been married to Lee for 36 years and they have 3 adult children. In Hong Kong, after being a
stay-at-home mom for 15 years, she returned to work as a teacher and counselor. She started up
a business, and later began development work at HKIS. She now works as a senior consultant
for Brakeley, Ltd. helping schools in Asia with fundraising. She speaks at conferences and is also
a published author. She is currently writing, “Reversing The Curse,” and the children’s allegory,
“Greener Pastures.”
Huddle A: Making the Gospel relevant by using contemporary metaphors (examples from
movies, technology, medicine, etc)
Huddle B: Making a difference for Christ in the workplace
Huddle C: Marriage: the Ultimate Challenge (just when you thought you didn’t really need to
change that much more)
5) Michael Ainslie – was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and went to U. of Washington in
Seattle on a swimming scholarship. He graduated in accounting and has worked in a small CPA
firm in Seattle, and spent 16 years in Hong Kong with Price Waterhouse and Deloitte where he
made partner. He is married to Karen Lin Hing Cheung Ainslie (in his 27th year of marriage)
whom he met in college during a summer mission trip to Hong Kong, and they have two children
in college, Joshua at Stanford (yr 4) and Alisan at Cal Poly SLO (yr 1). He and Karen currently
live in San Jose where he works as a tax and financial consultant and as an executive coach.
Huddle A – The Great Commitment: How Matt 6:33, calls us to boldly let go of our standard of
living in order to boldly participate in the Great Commission
Huddle B – Revolutionary or traditionalist: Knowing where you fit and where you thrive in ministry
Huddle C – Learning self-awareness: How this will impact your marriage (and professional life)
more than your IQ, your education, and your experience
6) Karen Ainslie – was born and raised in Hong Kong where she met her husband of 26 years
as his interpreter in Bible studies with young people at her church. She graduated from Hong
Kong Baptist College and proceeded to obtain a MS degree from University of Washington.
Since then she has been teaching math and science off and on for two decades from junior high
to college level. What she values and enjoys most is being a wife and mother of two children,
and is convinced that only by God’s daily grace can she remain steady and faithful in such roles.
Huddle A - Suffering: a Journey of surrender to the lordship of Christ
Huddle B – Mothering: a Humbling and maturing process
Huddle C – “Wife, submit to your husband”: What it looks like in real life for me
7) Scott Hall graduated with a degree in psychology from the College of Charleston. He has
spent nine years in Christian work and the past 19 years as a placement consultant in financial
services and education. He and his wife, Ruth, have been married for 27 years and have three
adult children. Scott believes a focus on the eternal (including ministry) is a biblical requirement
for all believers and is on a constant quest to maintain such a focus while juggling the many
responsibilities and personal interests of life.
Huddle A: Focusing on the eternal while juggling the temporal
Huddle B: Gaining access to your neighbor and colleagues
Huddle C: Overcoming faulty notions of marriage
8) Ruth Hall graduated with a BSN degree in nursing from Biola University. She worked for five
years as a nurse, mostly in pediatrics before she met and married Scott. Her ministries have
been varied – from mentoring young women to teaching Bible studies, to caring for their elderly
moms.
Huddle A: Using career abilities in ministry
Huddle B: The importance of knowing and using God's Word in ministry
Huddle C: Marriage – The selection process
9) Robert Newell has been married to Ethel for 36 years, has 3 adult sons and now 2 daughters
through marriage. He has held financial management positions in Silicon Valley with medical and
technology companies for over 20 years and has taken 4 of them public. His and Ethel’s mission
statement for their marriage is – To nurture our relationship with God, each other and others.
Huddle A: What’s the good of failure?
Huddle B: Is being a friend a ministry?
Huddle C: Leading your family
10) Ethel Newell has been married for 36 years and has raised 3 children, 2 of whom are
married. Her favorite volunteer activities have been as leader in Bible Study Fellowship and
leading prayer groups. But her current passion is serving ministry leaders working with at-risk
youth. Her interests include writing and spending time with friends and family hiking, skiing,
traveling and sharing the sacredness of ordinary moments.
Huddle A: Addressing problems through prayer – first resort or last?
Huddle B: Spiritual friendships, the hidden treasure of great worth
Huddle C: Choosing children over career – my journey
11) Richard West is a husband of one (married to his wife Kim for 21 years), father of 3 and a
friend of Lee Yih. He has a degree from the University of Kentucky, worked 16 years with Procter
and Gamble and co-founded a Marketing Agency with a Great Commission foundation, focusing
on helping businesses and men integrate faith at work. His interests include Kentucky
Basketball, an efficient round of golf, and being a dad.
Huddle A: How to use your business for Kingdom purposes 24/7
Huddle B: Getting people to ask you, “Why…?” (Napkins required)
Huddle C: How my wife inspires me to be the Man that God wants me to be
12) Kimberly West has been married for 21 years to Rick and is a mother of 3 (one biological
daughter and son and an adopted daughter from China). She is a registered Dietitian and a
Certified Focus Group Moderator who spent 12 years with Procter and Gamble. She has also
served as a teaching leader for Community Bible Study International, is a leader for Moms In
Touch, and is a teacher/speaker for small group Bible Studies, Women’s Retreats and
Conferences. Her interests include photography and faith booking.
Huddle A: Motherhood, ministry and marketplace = Busy, balanced and blessed
Huddle B: “Remember and Reflect”: Sharing our stories of faith now and with the next generation
Huddle C: Peacemaking is not an Option: Resolving conflict in marriage
13) Gregory Yu accepted Christ as a freshman at the University of Michigan. After law school
there, he practiced in New York City and in Silicon Valley, and later formed his own firm. A
business lawyer, Greg also works as marketing director at Chen-Yu Enterprises, L.L.C., a
Michigan-based bank technology firm. Married to Dorian Ho, their two children are now in college.
Greg works with young people in college choices and career planning. He enjoys writing, music,
and biographies.
Huddle A: Making time beats making money – hands down
Huddle B: Connecting with a different generation
Huddle C: Marriage across ethnic divides
14) Dorian Ho is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Vienna Academy of Art and Music, and
has a PhD from NYU. Dorian has performed as soloist with orchestras and ensembles from
around the world, including Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony, and St. Petersburg String Quartet. She is a faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the
choir director for Grace Gospel Christian Church and the mother of two children in college.
Huddle A: How to bring people closer to God through music and work
Huddle B: The art (not science) of listening
Huddle C: How to pray for your partner in life
15) Olivia Lee, born and raised in China, found the Lord through an American missionary. Her
faith grew while being part of an underground house church. She was associated with Campus
Crusade for Christ in China before meeting her Chinese-American husband and moving to
Boston. Her passion is evangelism. She and her husband are currently ministering to Chinese
scholars and students at Yale University.
Huddle A: The joy of outreaching to students and scholars from China
Huddle B: My perspective of Christian ministry in China
Huddle C: Lessons learned in a young cross-cultural marriage
16) David Chu, born in mainland China during the cultural revolution, David was brought to
Hong Kong while only 7 years old. Although rebellious and self-centered before immigrating to
Canada, he found Christ through prayer, was called to the ministry during his final year at McGill
and received his M.Div from Ontario Theological Seminary. He has been single since his wife left
him more than 20 years ago and currently manages the family business. He is planning a new
layman’s ministry in Hong Kong which focuses on spiritual coaching and marketplace ministry.
Huddle A: Thoughts on being a Christian while being the boss
Huddle B: What I have been learning about the Layman’s Ministry
Huddle C: God’s healing and restoration after a marriage break up
17) Sanford Dawson is a graduate of Union College in New York and has an MBA from IMI/IMD
in Switzerland. He is a widower with two children and has lived most of his adult life in Asia as a
commercial and investment banker and developer. He currently supervises all Chinese language
training of US diplomats in China for the State Department at the US Embassy Beijing. He often
works with couples on cross-cultural issues in his ministry and with individual men.
Huddle A: How self-reliance ruined the first half of my life and how to change
Huddle B: Work and Ministry in China: The calling, the obstacles, and the day to day life
Huddle C: Constructive principles and attitudes in marriage that lead to intimacy and fulfillment
18) David Rheinstein was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Princeton University and a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological
Seminary. David has been employed as a tennis pro, performed professionally as a magician,
hosted a weekly radio program, and worked for a Wall Street investment firm. For the last twenty
one years, David has traveled the U.S. and overseas on behalf of That Day, Inc. (2 Timothy
1:12), meeting with business and professional people who are considering the bigger issues of
life and faith. He has never been married.
Huddle A: The command that will forever change the way you share your faith
Huddle B: Raising the roof on your concept of ministry
Huddle C: Coping with the bliss and blisters of singleness