Chrystique Neibauer

Chrystique is the web designer for Kids' Time. She loves the Lord with all her heart and serves Him best by using her God-given art talents for His greater glory.

Chrystique is from Wisconsin, which is where she got her art degree, but currently lives in Michigan, where she owns a graphic arts business.

She loves traveling and outdoor activities. She is always happiest when serving others.

Mellisa Hoffman

Mellisa is Chrystique's assistant in web design. One of her projects was to create the 52 online Bible quizzes you’ll find under Kids’ Club Bible Studies.

Mellisa wears several hats in using her gifts for Jesus. She is a homeschools her two children, Hannah and Lance.

Mark Bond

Mark is a graduate of Southwestern Adventist University with a B.S. in corporate communication. He is Director of Communication for the Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists in Burleson, Texas. Along with his focus in print, design, and video, he also writes and produces music with his wife, Conna, and their four children and has performed for both Kids’ Time and Kids’ Time Praise.

Mark designed the Kids’ Time logo and the new Kids’ Time set. He was the director and producer for the opening graphics for Kids’ Time and Kids’ Time Praise and is basically willing to do whatever is needed, including taking the lead part in some of the Bible story segments and substituting as production assistant for some Nature Time shoots. He allows the Lord to use him in so many creative ways. His contributions have significantly helped make Kids’ Time what it is today.

"I know that every good idea comes from the Creator," says Mark. "It's a joy to participate in God's creative process." He states that being able to do what you enjoy and knowing that you are helping to further God's kingdom is a "win-win" situation.

Conna Bond

Conna Bond has been our Kid’s Time scriptwriter for over eight years. She writes for both the Kid’s Time programs and the openings for Kid’s Time Praise. She watches hours and hours of our taped Bible stories so that each open matches what is going on in the Bible story for that program. She has a special gift for bringing out meaningful spiritual lessons.

Conna has been blessed with so many talents. She is not only a writer but has also been has an incredible voice and previously sang with the Heritage Singers as well as for various evangelistic meetings.

She is married to Mark Bond and they have four precious children. Their family is a favorite on Kid’s Time Praise, and they have also appeared in several Bible story segments. She has a law degree from the University of Florida, and works from home as a freelance writer and fulltime homeschool mom. Formerly from Montana, the Bond family now lives in Keene, Texas.

Larry has been a fulltime volunteer at 3ABN for many years and does just about anything that needs to be done. One of the very special jobs he has is our Kids' Time floor director. He is by far the BEST one Kids' Time has ever had! The kids love him! This is no easy job! He is responsible for keeping things running smoothly during the actual taping of programs. And he is a master at keeping the kids happy during the occasional long waits between taping!

He has a natural fun-loving personality and a love for children. That combination makes him perfect with kids. Larry has an enormous amount of patience and pays attention to every detail--all with a smile on his face! He greets kids when they arrive, shows them around, clues them in on taping tips and even makes sure the parents have every need taken care of.

You can often see Larry playing games with the kids between tapings, taking care of wardrobe changes for Maxwell (changing his neck scarves), praying with a nervous first-timer, or just about anything else that is needed! Everyone loves Larry and that is because he loves Jesus and that love shines on everyone he meets! Kids' Time would NOT be the same without him.

Linda Johnson

Linda is the Kids' Time story coordinator and is involved with every aspect of production, from choosing the Bible stories, inviting and booking the guests, to making sure that all the stories are Biblically correct. She works with Lucy, Kids’ Time costume designer, so that each character will have the appearance that is needed, even at times helping with the trickiest part of the costume--applying head-dresses, She also helps the guests understand each story and how best to portray the Bible character as well as informing the Kids' Time director, Brad Walker, so he can instruct the camera crew on which shots to take. Linda even helps decorate the set to get “just the right look. It takes long hard hours of work to coordinate it all.

Linda is the host of 3ABN’s Tiny Tots for Jesus program and has a passion for sharing Jesus with young people. She also has a vibrant prayer ministry and prays with anyone in need. Linda is someone who has experienced the power of prayer and believes God’s promise in Matthew 21:22 that “Anything you pray believing, you will receive.”

She enjoys backpacking, taking nature walks, baking bread for friends and neighbors. and spending time with her family. Linda and her husband, Jim, have a son, Jim, and a daughter-in-law, Julie, who have given them two precious grandchildren, Jack and Janie.

Larry and Jan Lanaville

Before retiring and moving to 3ABN, Larry and Jan were running a successful construction company in Madison, Wisconsin, building million dollar homes, Now they are working full time for Jesus building sets, including the new Kids’ Time set. But that’s not all they do.

Larry and Jan head up a host of other volunteers who come from all over the United States to donate their time so that kids everywhere can learn more about Jesus. Their Love for God shines through in all they do—which is about everything, from pounding nails, to acting in the Kids' Time Bible stories, to cleaning up. No task is beneath them. They are a truly a blessing sent from the Lord.

Lucy Neuharth

Lucy started sewing doll clothes by hand when she was just three years old! Her passion for sewing continued throughout her adult life. She attended Pacific Union College in Angwin, California and married Dick Neuharth. Together they raised five fantastic children, while Lucy sewed most of their clothes.

The Neuharth’s live in Monroe, Washington where for many years they raised calves and owned and operated a tire business. Lucy takes care of office work and also manages a mattress and liquidation store. But her real passion is sewing. Lucy prayed earnestly for over two years for the Lord to use her talent for His honor and glory. Then, four years ago God opened the door for her to be the Kids' Time costume designer. She sews costumes almost every day and volunteers all of her time and much of the material too! Because of Lucy, Kids' Time now has a wardrobe department that would impress the most talented designer in Hollywood. God blessed Lucy with a tremendous talent and now she is using this talent to win souls for Jesus!

Denise Wolfe

Denise Wolfe graduated from Walla Walla College in College Place, Washington with a degree in early childhood education. Besides teaching school, she is very active in her church, and has a passion for working with youth and evangelism. She lives on a working cattle ranch in western Idaho and helps her husband, Ivan, take care of not only the cattle but also the horses, sheep, goats, donkeys and all the critters her kids bring home. She is the mother of three children: Levi, Tyrel, and Sarah.

Denise spends many hours volunteering her time as a recruiter/coordinator for the Sharing Time segment. She not only finds the kids that have stories to share of how they witness for Jesus, but she also books the taping dates/times for each child. She has many interests including photography, making greeting cards, quilts, rubber stamping and riding horses. But her greatest love of all is Jesus!

Sarah Wolfe

Sarah has always loved Jesus with simple childlike trust. At the tender age of three with tear-stained cheeks, she told her mom and dad, “I don't have a heart anymore.” When they asked her what she meant, she said, “I gave my heart to Jesus.” It was that faith that has gotten Sarah through the darkest times in her live. In April, 2004, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Even in the midst of her pain, she would assure those around her that Jesus was taking care of her. She loved to have the Bible read to her and it was from the Word of God that Sarah and her family found strength to get through this crisis. The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted Sarah any wish she wanted. Her answer was, “I want to be on Kids' Time so I can share Jesus with kids around the world.”

God spared Sarah’s life. She loves to play Legos with her brothers, and enjoy her favorite hobbies of cooking, scrapbooking, drawing and taking pictures. Sarah lives on a ranch and has lots of animals but she especially loves her donkey, Millie, her goat, Angel, and her dogs. She loves to sing at church and on the school bus. She also likes to help her mom with Kids' Time because it tells children that Jesus love them. Some of her duties on Sharing Time is greeting the guests when they arrive to tape, passing out juices and snacks, sorting letters, and helping with the cleaning and vacuuming! She is eager to help wherever needed!

Sarah saves all her money so that she can help 3ABN make more Kids’ Time programs because she wants everyone to know that Jesus loves them. Her greatest wish is that everyone can come to know her best friend, Jesus!

Her favorite Bible text is, “I already know the plans I have for you. I will help you, not hurt you. I will give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

Alicia Patterson

Alicia Patterson has been a teacher and pastor, but her current focus is mothering her four wonderful children and supporting her husband, Geoff, in his pastoral ministry. She is also an inspirational speaker, writer, and business woman. She holds a BA in English literature and an MA in Religion. She loves creatively communicating Biblical truth to people of all ages and helping people who are already Christians truly benefit from what they profess to believe.
Her greatest joy is found in connecting people to Jesus so He can bring healing and truth into their lives and encouraging people as they become free to grow into their God-given identity and destiny.

Bernice and Jim Micheff

Bernice is Kids' Club director and “Pastor” Jim is her right-hand assistant. Bernice spends many hours every day with Kids' Club. She opens letters, sorts them according to lessons, takes lessons to her helpers to be corrected, and picks up the graded lessons. She keeps computer records, corrects addresses, labels the mail, and prepares packets for mailing by sorting by country, weighing and applying postage and then bagging the packets. Jim’s job is to take the mail to the post office, where he picks up more mail, and the process begins again.

Bernice also answers all the email that comes to kidstime@3abn.org, except what she sends to Miss Brenda to answer. She also records the addresses of kids joining Kids' Club. In 2009 there were over 11,000 kids from more than a hundred countries around the world taking Kids' Club Bible lessons!

Bernice and Jim love Jesus with all their hearts and raised all five of their children to love Jesus, too! They have three girls and two boys who are married to wonderful Christian spouses and working for Jesus full time! They also have eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They love taking nature walks with their German Shepherd “Rex,” riding on their four-wheelers, and working in their garden. But most of all, they love sharing Jesus with every one they meet!

Mickey Miller

Kay Wold works tirelessly on Kids' Club, grading quizzes, entering data into the computer, and mailing out Kids' Club lessons. She volunteers all her time, never expecting anything in return. She is always quick to help anytime she is asked. In addition to Kids’ Club, she enjoys spending time with her family, taking nature walks, biking and doing anything she can to help others. She is married to Harley and they, have two grown sons, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild.