Elizabeth Knopp

Elizabeth calls Portland, Oregon home, although you will most often find her in the airport on her way to someplace --whether it be for a speaking engagement or mission work.  Elizabeth has traveled throughout the USA and Asia speaking and challenging young people with her fun stories and life changing message. When she is in Oregon, she teaches 41 violin students, enjoys being baby holder, is in a quartet with her 3 brothers, serves at her local church on worship team, and councils young women. She makes awesome cinnamon rolls and her favorite thing to do is sit on the beach.

Jocelyn Edlin

Jocelyn lives in Sandy, Oregon. Her life motto is "Live fearlessly. Laugh often. There's plenty of time to be dead." She has traveled the USA and abroad as a speaker and photographer. When at home, Jocelyn runs her own photography business, plays guitar, coaches a high school volleyball team, and is passionate about opening socity's eyes to the poverty of the world. She loves big skies, swing sets and you will often find her editing pictures in a coffee shop

Aletha Knopp

Aletha and her husband Ron have been married 36 years.  They have seven children, one married, six living at home.  Ron and Aletha have been home schooling since 1984. They reside in Portland, Oregon.

The Knopps have been teaching at homeschool conferences for decades.  Their heart’s desire is to challenge parents and students to love God with all of their heart, mind, soul and strength, and to be pro-active in every area of family life.  

Aletha’s interests now revolve around her husband and each of her children’s interests as the young people are sensing the Lord’s direction for the “People Group” and the Good Work He has “prepared in advance for them to do”. It is a whirl-wind, exciting season of life.

David Knopp

Over the years, David has held various leadership and counseling positions for youth programs and events. These have included teaching Life Purpose and Worldview classes and occasionally filling the preaching ministry at his local church. Politically, David has interned at the state capital, led multiple grassroots campaign efforts, and both volunteered and been employed with several political campaigns. Additionally, David is an accomplished violist and member of the Highstrung String Quartet. He presently maintains a private studio of violin and viola students.