About us

“We have served since 2014 in Ukraine, but Lithuania is the place we now call home!”

We were both raised in the church. After meeting at Evangel, falling in love and getting married, we moved to California, Missouri, Iowa where where we raised our kids and served in the church as teachers, leaders, and deacons for over 30 years years. After serving in a public information office in the U.S. Army, Ed went to Drake Law School and spent over three decades as an attorney and Administrative Law Judge. Linda did her graduate work in the College of Public and Business Administration at Drake University. Her professional life was spent as an educator, volunteer coordinator and project manager.

And then… God changed our career status. We sold our home, studied at Bethel University where Ed earned an Master’s Degree in Divinity, and began a new career with AGWM.

Uniquely Called and Qualified

Since graduation from Evangel University over 50 years ago we have enjoyed serving the local church and community. God changed our direction to AGWM with amazing clarity and opportunities.

More than 11 years of living and ministering in Eurasia Northwest provide us a deep understanding of ministry issues, challenges, and opportunities.

Our teaching, leading, teamwork and relational gifts are vital to the ongoing ministry in Eurasia Northwest. And the leveraging of ministry all around the world by sending out our ministry colleagues, students, disciples and ministry partners.

God confirmed his call on our lives many times and in many ways. Friends, we are humbled at his calling and empowerment

Our Family

We have six delightful sons, 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren have wonderful mothers. We are very blessed by each one and love seeing them contribute to the world and grow in faith, profession and faith. We are so honored that God chose us to parent this awesome people.

We love annual vacations and are so grateful that they support us at making family happen and allowing ministry on foreign soil.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,.

Ephesians 3:20

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4: 19

“All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan.”

1 Chronicles 28:19

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

1 Timothy 4:16

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Matthew 9:38

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816 Edgewater Drive
Polk City IA 50226-2240
USA

Konstitucijos pr. 9-19
Vilnius 09307
Lithuania

Contact Info

Ed's Google voice: +1 (515) 329-4450
Ed in Lithuania: +370 (687) 31 182
Linda in US: +1 (515) 490-4295
Linda in Lithuania: +370 (687) 37 318

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Ed@theschlaks.org
Linda@theschlaks.org

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