Karen Wingate has written children’s ministry curriculum for nearly thirty years for Rainbow Publishers, Standard Publishing, Mission City Press, and the Salvation Army. She has also written over 200 magazine articles and devotionals for adult and children’s markets such as The Lookout, Decision, and Clubhouse. Since 1979, she has worked with all age groups in the located church in six states. Karen and her husband now minister to a church in western Illinois where she directs the women’s ministry and women’s bible study programs.