Michael Tamang:
President
began leading worship in his village from the young age of 13. In 2011 he further developed his passion for music at a ministry school in Denmark and a discipleship training school in Brazil. He finished his Master’s in Divinity in 2021. He writes and records many worship songs as it is his passion to bring an atmosphere of worship to his nation and around the world. 2021 he released an album called, “Holiness, Christ in Me”. In addition, he organizes and is a part of many youth camps throughout the year where he speaks and leads worship. He is also a leading voice in advocating the new movement for youth and young men to walk in purity, called Holiness, Christ in Me.
Currently he is the President of L2W. He and his wife are the Directors of Transformation Training Center where they train young leaders to have a heart after God.
Holly Tamang:
Vice President
From a young age, Holly was captured with a desire to know God and share His love with others. Growing up overseas, and traveling to over 40 countries, she saw the reality of helping those in need. This also spurred her passion to go make disciples of all nations. After teaching at an International school in Uganda, she went back to America where she completed her M.Div. and MA in Global Studies. On mission, she met Michael Tamang, and eventually married him in 2014. She has since been living in S. Asia where she and her husband serve teaching, training and empowering a generation of young people to have a heart after God. She has just completed her first book called Soul Cleansing, which was released in 2023.
Dennis Liedstrand:
CFO
is currently retired after working over 40 years at Bechtel on various engineering and construction projects. He graduated from LeTourneau University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. After a year abroad studying at the American University of Beirut, and receiving a master’s degree from Talbot Seminary, God gave him the desire to pursue a career whereby he could do work and ministry side-by-side. His work has taken him to Peru, Chile, Montreal, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Oman, Australia, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. He has always had a heart for missions. Dennis served as a Board Member for Eternity Minded Ministries for 10 years and has, therefore, gained valuable experience that he can contribute to this ministry. He is a registered professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of California. He has been married to his wonderful wife and partner in ministry for over 40 years and has 4 children and 11 grandchildren.
Phoebe Liedstrand:
Treasurer
has been married for 40+ years and has four grown children. She has traveled with her husband, Dennis to 35+ countries, moving 23 times, living on 4 continents. She served in the US Navy as an Air Traffic Controller at the end of the Vietnam War. Training up her children to wholeheartedly follow God was a task that she poured all her energies into …… She started and successfully managed a small school for 15 children in Chile for 2 years, with 5 hired teachers. She also ran the church youth group while in Chile, along with her husband, Dennis. She has written an eBook called “Operation Six Continents.” While living in Australia, she worked 4 years for Bechtel Engineering & Construction in administrative areas including Six Sigma and Training. After travelling to Nepal to see several orphanages and going on treks, this impacted her life in a way that gave her a desire to support and be a part of the ministries in Nepal. She counts it a privilege to have a part in the L2W ministry.
Dave Bollen: Ps Board Member
started singing in church at the age of five and hasn’t stopped since. Music ministry and pastoral leadership have been his passion and calling since he can remember. In his early days Dave sang and performed in children's church choirs, grade-school musicals and acted on stage in high school. He began leading worship as a teenager for youth group and camps and at various churches. From 1980-1982 he toured Internationally with the Continental Singers performing in churches each night of all sizes, cultures and denominations. He attended Cal State Fullerton and graduated with a BA in Music Ministry from Pacific Christian College (now Hope International University) in 1985. He and Michelle met in her home country of Barbados; they wed in 1983 and have two outstanding sons, two lovely daughters-in-law and 3 awesome grandchildren. He has served full-time as Worship Pastor in 4 local churches in Anaheim, Phoenix and Portland. Since 1996 he has been the Worship Arts Pastor at Twin Cities Church in Grass Valley, California. "My purpose these days is to raise up and train the next generation of worship musicians and singers and see them develop and use their gifts to serve the local church.” In his spare time Dave loves to play pickle ball with Michelle, backpack the High Sierra and cruise in his restored 1967 VW Bug.
Cameron Chancey:
Board Member
Cameron has had a passion for ministry and discipleship through the avenue of sports since becoming a believer at a young age. Throughout his early life, he got a front row seat to watch his father run a Christian Athletic Sports Camp as well as a graduate level discipleship program. He saw how great of an impact the camp experience can have on making Christ known to kids, and Cameron witnessed the importance of discipleship in a matured walk with the Lord.
Cameron graduated from the University of Missouri with a business degree where he played all four years as a wide receiver on the football team. After college, he attended a graduate seminary program with a passion to make Christ known in the workplace. Directly following the seminary program, Cameron entered the banking industry where he has been for the better part of a decade. He is currently a vice president of commercial banking in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Hannah, and their golden retriever, Dyno.
Cameron recently spent several weeks climbing in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal where he grew a heart for the Nepalese people. He is truly humbled and excited to see how the Lord will use L2W ministries.
Julie Kahut:
Board Member
grew up in a family where her father was a passionate believer whose job took the family to many exotic places including: Chile, Canada, Colorado, Australia, and the Middle East. These unique overseas experiences gave Julie a yearning for missions. She started helping out at youth group and went to Mexico on a mission trip twice. When Julie was in Montreal, she helped start a high school ministry called Lighthouse. She received a B.S. in Inter-Cultural Studies. Julie completed her college internship in Israel, working with refugees for three months under a local non-profit organization. After college, she attended a six-month discipleship training school in southern France and completed her outreach in Cameroon. She traveled to Nepal two times where she visited orphanages and hiked through the Himalayas. She went back to school and obtained a Master’s Degree in Education.
Dick Buckingham: Board Member
A native of the California Bay Area, I became a follower of Christ while a college student in July 1976. I am married to Lynn since 1979 and have four sons (one deceased) and an adopted daughter from China. While working in San Francisco from 1982-2006 I was involved with CBMC as an outreach to business peers, meeting weekly for prayer and fellowship and holding outreach luncheons periodically. My Church involvement includes teaching elementary age Sunday School, Elder and Missions Committee participant or Committee Chair. I have been on short term mission outreach teams to India, Uganda and Peru with Eternity Minded Ministries, by Dan Owens, and to Mexicali, Native Americans, the Philippines and China. We have been supporters of Light 2 the World since its beginning and visited the ministry in Nepal in 2015. I took the Perspectives 15 week course on the World Movement in 1999 and have been a active alumni participant including completing the Certificate level a 2 nd time in 2024 and recently completed the Coordinator Workshop and participated in the Perspectives 50 th Anniversary program. For the last 10 years I have participated in an International Student Ministry at the local Junior College. With a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (UC Berkeley), I have worked in the electric utility Industry since 1977 in areas related to the high voltage grid rates, inter-utility contracts, operations, planning and reliability.
Gregg Bettis:
Advisor
Gregg’s journey to the heart of God has lead him through challenges and experiences that have enriched his life and strengthened his faith. His heart for others to discover an intimate personal relationship with God influences his actions each day.
Gregg currently serves in the President’s Office of Kanakuk Ministries. He is President Emeritus of Kids Across America Kamps where he served as President for some 20 years. He graduated from Biola University with a degree in Camping and Recreation Administration and has 50 years of ministry experience directing and helping to plant camps in California, Canada, Colorado, Missouri, Rawanda, Lebanon and currently in Nepal. He is married to Janell and they have a wonderful daughter Kaylene and a Granddaughter Amy Grace who also loves God. Gregg brings enthusiasm and a heart of love to everything he does.