A Child's ABCs of Praise

Patti Wiens is passionate about praise. For 40 years she has remained an active leader in both children's and women's ministry. Patti has been a regular speaker and singer for Stonecroft Ministries Christian Women's Clubs and has served as the keynote speaker at numerous retreats and banquets, including the Northwestern College Day Set Apart for Women. Many have come to Christ upon hearing her testimony, Ordained Days, which has been aired multiple times on Dr. Dobson's radio program, Focus on the Family. She has also spoken for Worldview Weekends of America. Patti grew up on the streets of Minneapolis. It was in her third foster home that she came to know Christ as her personal Savior. Well acquainted with pain, much of Patti's life-focus has been on children, their learning, and their spiritual nurturing. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Northwestern College and a Master's degree in Educational Administration from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. For 25 years, Patti served as the administrator of New Life Academy of Woodbury, Minnesota, and in 1994 she received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce. Patti and her husband Dick, a pastor, reside seasonally in Minnesota and Arizona. Dick and Patti have two grown sons, both working in the field of education.