Media Fellowship International: A Model Christian Outreach to the Entertainment Industry

Jeanne C. DeFazio is the author of Keeping the Dream Alive: A Reflection on the Art of Harriet Lorence Nesbit; co-author of How to Have an Attitude of Gratitude on the Night Shift with Teresa Flowers and Letting Go with Terry McDermott; and editor of Berkeley Street Theatre: How Improvisation and Street Theater Emerged as a Christian Outreach to the Culture of the Time. She also edited Specialist Fourth Class John Joseph DeFazio: Advocating for Disabled American Veterans, The Commission, Otto & the White Dove, and Finding a Better Way, and was the co-editor of Creative Ways to Build Christian Community, Redeeming the Screens, Empowering English Language Learners, and An Artistic Tribute to Harriet Tubman. She is a contributing author to Christian Egalitarian Leadership and to Jesus Among the Homeless.



Susan G.Stafford is best known as the original hostess on Wheel of Fortune from 1975 to 1982. After a trip to India working with Mother Teresa’s nuns, Stafford was compelled to do more with her life than ＂turn letters.＂ She left the show and worked for a year as a chaplain intern at a cancer research hospital in Houston. She earned a BA in nutrition and an MA and PhD in clinical psychology. She has a degree in theology from Logos International. Stafford served on the Emergency Response Team with Media Fellowship International following the school shootings at both Columbine and Virginia Tech, counseling with survivors, family members, and the television crews. She worked with Friends of the United Nations and received the World Unity Award for Humanitarian Service along with Edward James Olmos and Martin Luther King III. Stafford is the author of Stop the Wheel, I Want to Get Off, and a contributing author to Redeeming the Screens, The Commission, and The Journey Home.