Team

 Staff:

M. Morria Nickles:

Lady Morria is a missionary, webmistress, herbalist, and wildsteader with the ministry, and acts as an administrative ministry overseer.  She has an AA in Biblical Studies, has training as an herbalist, and is ordained as a missionary-teacher.  She prays to help grow the ministry as in a Light in the Shadowlands and plant Outposts within the Desert Southwest and beyond.

Key Life Verse: "For hereunto are ye called, because Christ also suffered, leaving us an example, that ye should follow In His Steps." ~ 1 Peter 2:21

Robert "Rob" Nickles:

Rob has served as a youth pastor on the Navajo Reservation, prior to returning to training to become a Pastor within the Cowboy Church Ministries.  He is the spiritual ministry overseer, and when there is a need, on-call pastor for Shaddow Cross, as well as helping with Wildsteading projects and classes around the ministry and Desert Refuge Outpost.  Rob is currently working towards his AS in Agrcultural Business.  He will be overseeing the Cowboy Ministry side of things.

Key Life Verse: "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." ~ Philippians 4:13

Volunteers:

Meriilda Yorkshire: Prayer, Praise, and Encouragement Group moderator, when time allows, as she trains as a consoler/chaplain, homeschools, and reenacts within the SCA.  She is also a wife, mother, and grandmother, and loves spending time in wildsteading and with herbs.


Praying for Future Team Staff and Volunteers as we Grow!


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