Gary McLachlan:  

Life Thanks for visiting with me. I finally got to college (Michigan Christian / now Rochester College) in '63, where I met my then future wife, Nancy. We married in '65. I went on to WMU on a voice scholarship. It was there that I found an opportunity to do so much more. Campus ministry entered my sights, and it was there that a career blossomed. In '74, we were blessed by the adoption of our first child, Phillip. We then moved to Purdue University, and eventually on to Oklahoma State in Stillwater, OK. (the REAL O.S.U. [:-~ ]) After our second child, Kimberly, came along, I "retired" from campus work (so that I could actually spend time with family instead of full-time plus with the students) and began my career with Xerox Corp. In 2004, I retired. (...at least formally.) In 1995, during my stint with the "Big X" I found yet another opportunity for service - this time in outreach to Russia. The initial effort was via Bible studies. In the next few years, my emphasis changed to that of assisting children's hospitals and orphanages in both the Siberian region of Russia and the coal-mining region of Ukraine. As of March, 2007...Expand for more