Karen Hoerdel, in her own words, is a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother. After her career as a high school English teacher, she became a potter. Now she says, "I am the clay."

Karen is a gifted Bible teacher with thirty years' experience, and continues to be involved in counseling and deliverance ministries. She travels frequently with her husband, Kurt, on missionary outreaches that have included Germany, Canada and South Africa. She continues to be a sought after teacher and speaker for Bible studies and conferences, as well as radio and webcasts, and she ministers wherever she goes.