Keynote Speakers

Rosie Boom

Rejoicing in Every Season: Trusting God in the Highs and Lows

Well known inspirational speaker and author Rosie Boom has a wealth of wisdom and experience in home-education and raising godly children, with her own six adult children all successfully carrying the fruit of the seeds she has sown in them. Come soak in all the warmth, humour, love and life lessons Rosie has to offer. Be prepared to be blessed and encouraged in your home-schooling journey.

Rosie is a Christian author, living on a small homestead in New Zealand with Chris, her husband of 35 years. They have six adult children, whom were home-schooled for 23 years, and currently three beautiful grandchildren, with more to come! Her passion is to encourage and inspire others through songwriting and singing, public speaking and writing. She’s the author of 12 books—family read-aloud books, children’s picture books, devotionals, and parenting books.

www.rosieboom.com

Janice Wills

The Joy of the Lord is your Strength: Sustaining Grace for the Homeschool Journey

Janice lives with her husband, Chris, on their small farm in Wairoa, Northern Hawkes Bay. They have been married for 42 years and have raised and home-schooled their eight children. Six of their children are now married. Janice enjoys being Nana to 22 grandchildren. As they enter a new season of life, Janice embraces the opportunity of encouraging homeschooling Mums, speaking, reading, crafting and being together with her family and friends. 

Penelope Foote

Find Joy: Penny’s song and testimony

Penelope Foote lives on a farmlet in Northland with her husband, David. They have five adult children and twenty-one grandchildren, plus a first great-grandchild. She homeschooled her four oldest children for a few years  before sending them back to school when she had her fifth child. This decision had ongoing repercussions which the family has had to deal with ever since. When her fifth child reached school age, she was determined to never send her to school, no matter how poorly she felt she was doing with teaching her child. 

These days, Penelope helps three of her children who are now homeschooling their own children. She teaches various grandchildren guitar, ukulele, violin, and singing. She feels very strongly about the need to guard families against the increasing assaults from the world with its anti-God policies and agendas.