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In her present ministry as a chaplain in a retirement complex
and nursing center, Priscilla provides pastoral care for the residents
and staff of the complex. In addition, she has responsibility
for three weekly chapel services: Tuesdays for the apartment residents,
Wednesdays for the staff of the care center, and Saturdays for
the residents of the care center. There are 150 residents and
over 130 staff members. Priscilla says, "It is a very fine
care center, and I am just amazed at the way God worked to get
me to this particular place at this particular time in my life."
In her previous pastorate, Priscilla’s duties included preaching
and leading Bible studies and prayer meetings. She also visited
many homes in the Nagasaki area and served on the central and
evangelism committees of the Kyushu District (presbytery) and
also served on the boards of four Christian schools. Since her
arrival in Japan, Priscilla has been attending an English camp
for junior and senior high school students that is held each summer
in the mountains on the island of Shikoku. In 1992 she became
the official chaplain of the senior high camp, where she gave
talks in English.
Born in Brownsville, Texas, Priscilla earned a bachelor of arts
degree in English at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and a master’s
degree in English at Texas Christian University. She taught in
the Brownsville Consolidated Independent School District from
1960 to 1967 before being commissioned by the Presbyterian Church
of the United States to teach at Shikoku Christian College. In
preparation for the 1982 assignment in pioneer evangelism, Priscilla
studied at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (1981–1982).
In the fall of 1986, Priscilla began work toward her MDiv degree
at Austin Seminary in Austin, Texas. She was ordained to the ministry
of Word and Sacrament in 1988.
Birthday: May 21
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