Cheryl Buckwalter

I am compassionate, energetic and passionate about partnering with AVA Care to support clients with education, resources, and God loves and the great plan He has for their lives. I am hard working, reliable, and adaptable to work in many different environments. Through the various places I've lived I'm familiar with many different cultural groups and find it easy to connect with others. I work well in groups, as well as on my own, and desire to help bring out the best in every person and environment I am in.

Registered to attend a Healing Prayer Training

Faith Community Church, Harrisonburg, VA

November 15 & 16, 2024

Grace Covenant Church

June 2024 - current time

Katherine Johnson        540.433.9244

• Completed various volunteering responsibilities for One Focus Church Conference, Vacation Bible School, and leading Spiritual Growth ladies group.

Ten Thousand Villages

August 2024 - current

Stephanie Resto        540-442-1010

• Volunteer in store about once a week assist customers with purchases, restocking, and anything else needed.

Church World Services

September 2024 - current

• Buy groceries for new refugee families coming to Harrisonburg.
• Will start mentoring a young teenage girl in December 2024.

Foster Parents, Guam, USA - April 2020 - April 2024

• Fostered a 12 year old girl for almost one year.
• Provided interim foster care for foster families needing a break or vacation.
• Volunteered at Harvest House (donation and child care location).

Guam Vineyard Church 

August 2020 - May 2024

Pastors: Mike & Jen Milner       671.689.5214

• Worship Leader : Planned weekly worship services, led worship every other week, trained 2 youth to lead worship and play piano, & led monthly worship and prayer night (Housefires)..
• Helped with whatever needs/logistics needed to be met related to starting a new church in Guam.
• Led, and also assisted leading, ALPHA courses.
• Assisted in planning and executing yearly conference planning (youth and marriage conferences) each January.
• Organized women’s ministry gatherings once each quarter.

Friends In Need - Guam, USA 

February 2020 - Fall 2021

Supervisor: Mike & Jen Milner       671.689.5214

• Prepared & served food, shared the gospel to homeless on Wednesday afternoons.
• Shared the gospel and prayed with the homeless and anyone else who showed up.

Safe Haven Pregnancy Center- Guam, USA 

June 2019 - April 2020 (closed due to covid)

Supervisor: Jen Nauta         1.671.683.HOPE

• I was trained as a client advocate but didn’t meet with clients since SHPC had just opened and our boss was the main person meeting.
• Performed secretarial responsibilities with phone calls and filing.
• Collected, sorted, and organized Blessings Room.
• Shared information about SHPC at University of Guam and fundraising events like golf tournaments.
• Marketed for diaper drives and other needs of the Center.