Dr. Rosita Cantu is author of “Naomi’s Hope” (Westbow Press). She graduated from Stephen F. Austin with a degree in Business Administration in 1981. She attended Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) and received a Master of Arts in Biblical Literature in 1994, M.Div. Equivalency, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pentecostal Leadership in 2014. She is the joyful mother of two adult children: Deborah and David. Dr. Cantu worked with the Killeen Independent School District as a Bi-lingual Parent Coordinator and Spanish Pre-K Aid, and English First Grade Aid. She is a former co-pastor, pastor’s wife, Sunday school teacher, children’s church director, nursery worker, and Girls’ and Women’s Ministries leader. She was a faculty member of Latin American Bible Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
Rosita resides in Springfield, Missouri. She enjoys fishing, gardening, DIY, menu planning, and cooking with her husband, George. She also likes to walk, sing for Jesus, and pray.
Kristel Zelaya serves as marketing manager for Assemblies of God U.S. Missions. She previously worked as a writer and editor for Assemblies of God World Missions for more than a decade, in numerous countries and cultures. Zelaya is also a licensed Assemblies of God minister. She and her husband Rudy — who has served as program director of Teen Challenge Honduras and with Global University’s Prison Ministries Department — married in 2021.
