Mitzi Eaker has been teaching children for more than 20 years. As a writer and advocate for children’s missions education, she is the national children’s ministry consultant and Children’s Resource Team leader for Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU). She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, and a master of arts degree in Christian education, with an emphasis in family ministry, from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Mitzi has participated in both missions and disaster-relief work throughout the United States, in Mexico, and abroad. In her role at WMU, Mitzi designs conferences for Christian leaders to help them incorporate missions education into their churches and homes. A dedicated wife and mother, Mitzi lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Her favorite activity is playing on the floor and laughing with her son; husband, Shane; and dog, DJ.
