CENTER for STUDENT MISSIONS

Jessica Snyder

Jessica is from Wichita, Kansas and is a Senior Music Education major/Religion & Philosophy minor at Friends University (Wichita). She works in the Campus Ministries department at her school and has served as a member of the Campus Ministry Team for the past 2 years. Her favorite thing to do is to enjoy an ice cold Dr. Pepper with her friends and just hang out and laugh. A veteran of two CSM Houston trips as a student, this summer she’s looking forward to putting her faith into action and being Christ’s hands & feet.

Mary Niemann

Mary is from Austin, Texas and is a sophomore Sociology major at Rice University in Houston. During the school year, she served on various committees at Rice and volunteered with local elementary schools (she’s recently discovered that children are an absolute passion of hers). Texas is her favorite place in the world, so she’s glad to be serving in Houston and is looking forward to sharing the city with the serving groups and connecting with God this summer.

Brent Ladd

Brent is from Morrison, Oklahoma and is a senior finance major at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Brent’s favorite place is Northwest Oklahoma, where most of his family lives. He loves to read mysteries and fiction, and of course he’s an OSU fan, especially football and basketball. Brent is looking forward to all the people he’ll be meeting and serving.

Diana Hamil

Diana is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Public Relations, where she enjoys biking, frisbee, music and pretty much anything outdoors. She is from Rockwall, TX – the smallest and fastest growing county in Texas. She played piccolo in the Longhorn marching band, and is an active member of the campus Wesley group. She loves purple, mashed potatoes, kids and Jesus (not necessarily in that order). Her summer aspirations are to help others develop a heart for the inner city.

Michael Frels

Michael attends Texas Tech University where he is a third year Studio Art Major, emphasizing Fine Art Photography, which has been a love for him for years (hopefully soon we’ll get some pictures from the summer to post on our site). He’s fond of poetry and guacamole, usually both at the same time. He also holds a deep-rooted compassion for animals which he thinks are a beautiful aspect of God’s creativity. His mission experience includes three excursions to CA and a Frontliner’s program in OK. This summer he hopes to have fun times worth savoring while helping to bring God’s kingdom to earth.

Robyn Elmore

Robyn recently graduated from McMurry University, in Abilene, Texas with a BA in Sociology and a minor in public relations. She is the second oldest of four children and her family is very supportive of her love for the inner city. All of her family members have attended various CSM trips, loving the experience and people they have encountered. Her first urban experience was on a weekend trip to CSM Houston in 1996. After returning in ’97 she decided God had given her a servant’s heart and a desire to serve in the inner city, which she hopes to continue to do in Houston, where God has planted the seed that continues to be watered by the ministry she has encountered along the way. She started with CSM this last spring, even helping out at the San Francisco site during Easter. She is very excited that part of God’s plan was for her to serve in Houston, learning new things and meeting new people and her prayer for the future is just to be able to glorify God, wherever He leads her.