Authors

​​Cindy Stover serves as a Justice Mobilizer for the Christian Reformed Church in Canada. Having grown up in Northern Ontario, she's a country girl at heart, but also loves her close-knit neighbourhood in downtown Hamilton, where she is a part of Eucharist Church, a worshipping community that seeks to find creative ways to practice hospitality in their city. She holds a Master's Degree of Theology in Urban and International Development from Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto, where she was first welcomed into CRC Campus Ministries (which became her safe place during many hard years of studying!) Cindy is interested in seeing people realize God's call to enact justice and mercy in every area of our lives, from how we shop, to how we talk to our neighbours, to how our churches respond to the most vulnerable. She can often be found reading a good book around a campfire, or watching a BBC miniseries with a cup of tea. Her favourite colour is sparkle. 

Anita lives in Terrace B.C.  She was part of the 2021-22 cohorts of Hearts Exchanged.

Rev. Tavárez is a second-generation Latino immigrant of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent who has spent most of his life in Grand Rapids. He enjoys his culture. “Especially the food!” he shouts. At a youthful age, his passion became accessing skills and resources that he could bring into the urban areas of the city to build up minority community leaders. He earned a dual undergraduate degree at Kuyper College in Bible and International Business. He later graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary with a Master’s Degree in Divinity. Rev. Tavárez remains passionate about equipping urban leaders with cross-cultural leadership and ministry skills. He has served in various ministry roles and enjoys traveling as a workshop leader, preacher, and speaker. He currently pastors En Vivo Church, a Christian Reformed church plant.