About the Authors
Roland Beard
Roland Beard received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia. After four years in the US Navy he spent over 25 years as a technical trends analyst and writer with the US government. Roland became an avid amateur observer of the heavens, which opened the subject of biblical creation to him in a new way. Sky observing sessions were held in the US and overseas as a tool to present the Gospel and re-introduce God as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe.
Roland and his wife live in West Virginia he loves traveling, hiking and being in nature.
Read Roland's latest article from Creation Magazine
Joyce Faylene Beard
Joyce Faylene Beard, once a widow, married again and joined her new husband, Roland Beard, in his missionary work in the Philippines. She fell in love with the people, especially the orphan children at the IFL compound. The orphans knocked almost daily on their door to receive hugs, show their braided hair, give pictures, or present flowers.
Joyce Faylene desires to write and publish children’s books in the US and the Philippines to raise funds to help orphans establish a family life after their education.
The Beards reside on the property they call “Gateway” in Bear Creek, North Carolina. They have a large family on both sides of the globe.