Instructor
Read Wall Name: A. Read Wall

Rank: er duan (2nd degree black sash)

Title: Laoshi (teacher; since April 30, 2005)

Started Training: May 14, 2000

Tested for Black: October 30, 2004

Teaching Experience: I have spent 1 semester co-teaching children with another instructor in Collinsville, IL. I have also taught privately for 4 years continuing today with both adult and children. I also assisted teaching in Shiloh, IL at a locally ran church class as well as helped my instructor teach his classes for about 2 years. I have also been to Romania where I spoke to churches and did demonstrations encouraging them to find their unique area of service.

Background: I was born in Fort Worth, Texas while my father was in seminary to be a pastor. I was saved on December 4th, 1988 and in December of 1990 my father moved my family to Pana, IL to be a missionary pastor. We lived there for 10 years and when I graduated High School I moved to St. Louis where I pursued my B.A. in business management, successfully graduating in April of 2005. In April of 2006, I moved back to my parents, now living in Findlay, IL and began actively serving God in Sullivan Southern Baptist Church both as a youth leader and a Sunday School teacher. My life has been relatively smooth, but not without its troubles. The important thing is to recognize that God has never left me and is with me throughout all my trials, ever constant, ever reliable, empowering me to do His good work and to use the talents and the skill sets He has gifted me with for His glory.