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About Us, the people in the picture....

John

I used to be work as a a software engineer at XEROX, but now I work at Detection Systems, a leading maker of security and fire protection systems for home and industry. It is a great place to work. For the last couple of years, I have been working in Object Oriented Design, Analysis, and Architecture, while designing/coding parts of a Real-Time machine control system. I do most of my programming in C and C++. I also am a "experienced user" of GNU-Emacs, the One True Editor (TM).

Music and the arts has always been a part of my life. Both my parents are muscians, and I sing, and play Oboe, English Horn, and Piano. I also have been known to write some music, but I am not sure I would want to brag about it.

My musical background comes from Classical Music. I grew up with classical music, and was trained as a classical musician. [Just how many oboe players do you hear of in pop bands?] Sometime in High School, I discovered Rock & Roll and Pop. By the time I graduated from College, my favorite groups included The Police, Sting, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, and Phil Collins.

Then, something interesting happened, I met Beth, and she led me to The Lord. Since that time, my musical tastes have not changed that much, but the groups I listen to have. I now listen to Glad, Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Phil Keaggy, Carman, Gary Oliver, and some old White Heart and Petra. I also listen to a lot of Praise and Worship albums, mostly from Hosanna! and Kent Henry.

Shortly before Beth led my to Jesus, I proposed to her, and she agreed, assuming I was willing to go to church with her every weekend. After I got saved, she made me propose again, and on March 27, 1993, I married the most beautiful woman in the world (IMHO). The ceremony took place at the University of Rochester's Interfaith Chapel, and was presided over by two very good friends and pastors, Emelio Sebastian, and Alvin Parris.

Beth

If you have haven't guessed yet, my wife is the cute one standing behind me in the picture above.

Beth also sings (better then I do), and plays Flute, guitar and Piano.

Sharayah Elizabeth

On August 31, 1996, We had our first child, Sharayah Elizabeth. It was our third pregnancy, but only our first child. She is named after an old Amy Grant song. (Here's a link to Amy Grant stuff - Amy Grant Throughout This Web Wide World).

Here are some pictures of Sharayah, and a link to even more.

Pook-n-Zach, 2-Feb-00

Zachary John

Sometimes, when we least expect it, we get the best surprises we can hope for....



In mid-August '99, as we were getting ready for an extended stay in Milan, Italy, where John was scheduled to work for seven weeks, we got a surprise: Beth found out that she was 4 months pregnant. After all of the medical and prayer help gettting Sharayah we thought another child would require as much effort, and since we weren't trying to get pregnant, the chances of it happening was about as good as the Bills winning the Superbowl.

On February 1, 2000, Zachary John Werner was born by Cesarian-Section. Even though it looks like he is scowling, he really is a happy child. Sharayah loves her baby brother and even helps with feedings and diaper changes.



Our Church Backgrounds

Up until recently, my wife and I were active members of New Life Fellowship, in Rochester, NY. NLF is a non-denominational, multi-racial, charismatic church located in the heart of the city of Rochester. The Sr. Pastor is Reginald A. McGill, and his wife, Dr. Cynthia L. McGill serves as Co-Pastor.

At NLF, Beth and I both served on the Couples Committee and in the Fine Arts Ministry. Both Beth and I believe in strong marriages, and are trained Premarital Counselors.

Currently, we are involved in planting a new church, New Song Church of Greater Rochester.

If you want to send mail, we can be reached at: werner@frontiernet.net


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Last modified: September 5, 1999