We met Jan because she and other members of Bethel were able to welcome a long-haired drummer who hadn't been to church in a while, our son Keith, to their fellowship.  In one of our first conversations with her, Jan introduced us to her daughter Ellen, who had just come back from two years teaching English in China.  Clearly her dedication to ministry extends to her children.

We got to know her slowly -- she was the type of person more likely to take pictures than to be in them.  Jan introduced Keith to her son Peter, and they became housemates, living just a few blocks away from Jan and Frank in Sun Valley.  Eventually when Keith moved out of LA he was accompanied on the long drive to Colorado by Peter's younger brother David, who was moving to Colorado the same week.    David and Keith stayed at our house when they arrived in Boulder, and when David met our daughter Laurel, the two of them hit it off immediately, getting married a few years later.

Keith went through some personal hard times back in LA, and years later Jan made the comment to us that God was able to use those hard times to forge a strong bond between our families.

--Mary & Gary Sanford