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(This is our little part on the Emmanuel Website under the Volunteers Section)


Nancy and Derek, both 24, decided to leave their lives as youth minister and exterminator in pest control behind to spend their second year of marriage volunteering at Emmanuel. Before coming to Honduras Nancy acquired a degree in sociology and religion in 2007 and worked as a youth minister (leaves Derek for the pest control) until coming here in June of 2009. Derek finished his general science degree in 2008 and spent one year gaining experience that helps him keeping cockroaches from entering the couple's little refuge in their staff apartment.

The Lehmans are an artistic couple using their gifts playing drums (Derek) and singing (Nancy) in the church worship band. While Derek gives drum classes to an older boy Nancy is the coordinator of the school's art program hoping to increase its size from currently 20 to up to 200 kids! During the rest of their time Nancy and Derek can be seen wrestling kids or cows respectively. Nancy helps handing out medicine to the kids and works at the toddler's house. Derek spends his time working at the dairy barn and helps out in the clinic. After returning to their home in Oklahoma both plan to go back to college, Derek wanting to gain a PHD in physical therapy and Nancy studying to become a high-school teacher.