This is Robert.

Robert graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004 with a degree in Computer Engineering. From 2004 - 2007, Robert worked as a Campus Minister with the Georgia Tech Christian Campus Fellowship. Robert has been in England working with Canvas since 2007 and has recently married Natalie (coincidentally, she also works for Canvas).

• Middle name: Alan
• Favorite book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• Favorite quote: “Anybody don’t like this life is crazy.” Manuel Maloof
• Favorite curry dish: Anything with no “adverse effects”
• Where are you from: Tampa, Florida
• Breakfast of champions: Toast with nutella and peanut butter (mmm hmmm)
• Favorite place in Birmingham: Dawlish Road
• Robert ♥’s: Sports. Talk to me if you want to play some sports or we can talk about other people playing sports who are far better than us.

Email: robert (at) canvashouse (dot) org

This is Natalie.

Natalie graduated from Atlanta Christian College in 2004 with a dual degree in Biblical Studies and Humanities. From 2004-2007 Natalie worked as a Campus Minister at Georgia Southern Christian Campus Fellowship and Georgia Tech Christian Campus Fellowship. Natalie has been in England as a part of the Canvas team since fall 07. She and Robert joined forces officially in Marriage, June of 2008.

• Middle name: Marie
• Favorite book: The Little Prince
• Favorite quote: “To be awake is to be alive.” Thoreau
• Favorite curry dish: Crazy jalfrezzi..or Anything with lots of hottt peppers
• Where are you from: Fayetteville, Georgia…yeeehaaaw
• Breakfast of champions: Coffee + more coffee
• Favorite place in Birmingham: The Sunflower Lounge
• Natalie ♥’s: Freshies. If you are a fresh fresher and want to hang, I’m in

Email: natalie (at) canvashouse (dot) org

This is Nathan.

Nathan graduated from Atlanta Christian College in 2007 with a dual major in Humanities and Biblical Studies. Shortly after graduating, he joined the Canvas team in 2008 and has been working with them since.

• Middle name: Ray
• Favorite book: Tom Sawyer
• Favorite quote: “What gave him his extraordinary personal power was this; that from the Pope to the beggar, from the sultan of Syria in his pavilion to the ragged robbers crawling out of the wood, there was never a man who looked into those brown burning eyes without being certain that Francis Bernardone was really interested in him; in his own inner individual life from the cradle to the grave; that he himself was being valued and taken seriously, and not merely added to the spoils of some social policy or the names in some clerical document.” G.K. Chesterton
• Favorite curry dish: Whatever doesn’t make me puke 2 hours later
• Where are you from: Newport News, Virginia
• Breakfast of champions: Pork and Leek sausages… nothing can compare.
• Favorite place in Birmingham: The Bull Ring Market
• Nathan ♥’s: Rap music, plaid shirts, and a good chick flic

Email: nathan (at) canvashouse (dot) org

This is Leah.

Leah graduated from Kentucky Christian University in 2002 with a degree in Bible and an emphasis in children’s ministry, office technology and music. She then moved to Indianapolis to participate in an internship at Kingsway Christian Church before marrying Kevin. She was involved in Outreach, Inc., serving homeless and at-risk youth in Indianapolis. Leah has been with Canvas since 2007.

• Middle name: Michelle
• Favorite book: Irresistible Revolution
• Favorite quote: Hmm, still figuring this out.
• Favorite curry dish: Chicken Biryani
• Where are you from: Canton, Ohio
• Breakfast of champions: Muesli and yogurt
• Favorite place in Birmingham: The Mailbox
• Leah ♥’s: Aerobics. Talk to me if you want a workout, mate.

Email: leah (at) canvashouse (dot) org

This is Kevin.

Kevin graduated from Kentucky Christian University in 2003 (the same year he married Leah) with a dual major in Music (voice) and Bible. He then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where he was a church musician at a church for four years. He was a team member for Outreach, Inc., an outreach to homeless and at-risk youth, helping to care for and offer aid to the less fortunate youth in Indianapolis. He’s been in England, working with Canvas since 2007.

• Middle name: Michael
• Favorite book: Exiles by Michael Frost
• Favorite quote: “I need to know that God has things figured out, that if my math is wrong we are still going to be okay.” Donald Miller
• Favorite curry dish: Chicken Tikka (of course)
• Where are you from: Carrollton, Ohio
• Breakfast of champions: Espresso
• Favorite place in Birmingham: My garden on a sunny day
• Kevin ♥’s: Mac’s and Music.

Email: kevin (at) canvashouse (dot) org

This is Kyle.

• Middle name: Kyle, but my first name is Christopher.
• Favorite book: Soul Survivor by Phillip Yancey
• Favorite quote: “Living is easy with eyes closed.” The Beatles.
• Favorite curry dish: Whatever my stomach can handle.
• Where are you from: Franklin, Georgia; don’t worry, even people in the States haven’t heard of it!
• Breakfast of champions: Blueberry pancakes and sausage patties.
• Favorite place in Birmingham: The Market.
• Kyle ♥’s: Playing music, grilling out, and throwing a frisbee in the park.

This is Ellen.

• Middle name: May
• Favorite book: Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.
• Favorite quote: “A part of you come out of me in these lines from time to time.” Joni Mitchell.
• Favorite curry dish: Chicken Dupiaza.
• Where are you from: Bournville.
• Breakfast of champions: Pancakes with a variety of fillings.
• Favorite place in Birmingham: Levington and Halls coffee shop on Mary Vale Road.
• Ellen ♥’s: Talking about books over coffee and cake.