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Dr. Freager A. Pertilla
Ralph E. Plumb, D. Min. and Feager A. Pertilla, LL.D. bring both professional training and real life experience to the challenges of caring for an aging parent. There's is an inside look at this jo...view moreRalph E. Plumb, D. Min. and Feager A. Pertilla, LL.D. bring both professional training and real life experience to the challenges of caring for an aging parent. There's is an inside look at this journey from diverse cultural and gender perspectives. You'll meet Feager, an African-American educator who cares for her mom at home with the support of involved siblings. And you'll meet Ralph, a global Christian leader and only child, who thinks he may go mad with the overwhelming task of caring alone for his needy mother descending into dementia.
Ralph Plumb is former president/CEO of the Union Rescue Mission Los Angeles, CA and International Aid, Inc. Spring Lake, MI and current CEO of Global Med Partners and contributing author to The CoMission (Moody Publishers) and When Did I See You Hungry (St. Anthony Messenger Press) as well as over 25 articles for national publications including USA Today, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He has worked and traveled in some 110 countries, taught at the master's level at Azusa Pacific University and USC Marshall School of Business and served his country as a Navy Chaplain. He is a consummate networker with a passion for linking need with resource.
Feager Pertilla is a lifelong educator and Christian leader with a passion for strengthening families. She served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Christian Schools International and has conducted numerous workshops for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. As a former superintendent of schools and director of the Apostle Price Ministry Training Institute of Los Angeles, she received recognition from the U.S. Secretary of Education for her contributions in the urban Christian setting and is a licensed minister for the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana. She is currently the founder of Challenging Opportunities Enterprises a consulting firm and tutorial for inner-city youth grades 2-8.view less
Books by Dr. Freager A. Pertilla
My Mother, Your Mama: Stories About Caring for an Aging Parent