Our Family

The ever-growing Vogel family
In this picture you will find 3 generations that love and serve Jesus:
An Arborhist
Bible College Student/Photographer
Cabinet Makers/Woodworkers
Children's Pastor/Teacher
Dentists
Domestic Engineer/Homeschool Teacher
Mighty Prayer Warrior
Missionaries
Social Worker

Can you guess who is who?

Our Children:

Melissa is a full-time children's pastor at City Bible Church on the Rocky Butte Campus.  She also has her degree in teaching and her masters in ESL.  Her passion is for the poor and broken that live in our inner-cities.  She is also over our church's "Stitches" ministry that buses up children from section 8 apartment complexes to our  City Kids services on Sunday mornings.  She is also over our evangelism outreach, Live/Love,  at CBC.

Sarah and Matt Jenson live in Pleasanton, California.  Matt is an Arborhist and Sarah home schools their four children.  She also handles all the calls and schedules all the appointments for the family business, Elite Tree Service. They also developed, lead and oversee the children's ministry at their local church.

Amanda is a social worker for the Department of Human Services in Gresham, Oregon.  She deeply cares about her clients and the broken children that she works with.  Her passion goes beyond her job as she desires to be influential in encouraging Christian families to become foster parents.  She is also serves on the worship team at the CBC Pearl Campus.

Matthew and Kristen Vogel, are full time 3rd year dental students at the Oregon Health Science University School of Dentistry.  They attend the City Bible Church Pearl Campus which is located nearest to where they live and go to school.  There are many college and university students that attend that campus making it a great place for Matt and Kristen to bring along their fellow classmates to church with them.  They both volunteer at the Compassion Connect dental clinics that are hosted in the Portland-Metro areas throughout  the year.

Gabe is learning the woodworking trade.  He also has a strong desire to help the down and out, especially those who have been orphaned and are struggling with working  through  abandonment  and rejection issues.

Joseph is a student at Portland Bible College.  He is a shift manager and barista at Sisters Caffe in down town Portland at the Pearl.  He enjoys working in the caffe at the CBC Pearl Campus and using his photography skills at special events and conferences at CBC. He also does some free lance photography on the side.  He too has a heart for the poor and is a core leader at Night Strike where each Thursday night under the Burnside bridge around 150 young people volunteer to; cut hair, wash feet, provide socks, blankets, provide a meal, etc. to Portland's homeless.  Upon graduation from PBC,  Joseph wants to continue his education, and become a high school art teacher.

Ethel Gwinnutt, our Mom and Grandma is the faithful, valiant, prayer warrior who has prayed all of us through the different seasons of life.  We are thankful for her life, she is a woman of faith.  (I should have put her first on the list!)

                                                                                                                            

     The Joy of our hearts                  The Newlyweds

                                                                 

           Our four precious grandchildren;                                                 On September 15, our oldest son Matt 

           Ezekiel 7yrs, Ava 5 yrs, Titus 4 Yrs                                              married the love of his life, Kristen Ho.   

           and Madelyn age 2yrs.
                                                                                                                                  They met at OHSU School of Dentistry. 

           Click on the picture of the little                                                     Kristen is from  Honolulu, Hawaii which
           people and get a better look at how                                              is where their beautiful wedding           
           adorable they are:)                                                                               ceremony was performed.                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                   We are  blessed that our family has

                                                                                                                                   grown with our  wonderful daughter-   

                                                                                                                                   in-law, but also with great, new extended 

                                                                                                                                   family and friends living in Hawaii.                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                   We are proud of both of them.  After they 

                                                                                                                                   graduate we hope that this dynamic, dental 

                                                                                                                                   duo will come to Uganda!