Get Real Guys- Who are we

Jeff and Betty Jo Hauser

Jeff and BJ (as she's known by her friends) have been invovled in ministry from the beginning when they hosted a youth Bible study shortly after being married.

Jeff is the Director of Hands In Motion a Christian non -profit that provides sign language interpreters to Christian music/arts events nationwide. This year H.I.M. surpassed the 120 volunteers nationwide mark and is hoping to be able to meet the needs of our deaf friends at a moments notice.
Jeff is also the Iowa Director of Midwest Christian Outreach, bringing apologetics and "counter-cult" materials and speakers to the Body of Christ thoughout America and Canada. When asked why he wanted to be a part of "Get Real Guys" Teen Leadership Institute he said. " I didn't come to Christ until I was 25, I was thirty before I was equiped to serve. I want to help young people get started early in life to make up for my lost time" He also suggested "the Church can ill-afford to wait until these teens are thirty to take up leadership roles in the church"
Between reseach, speaking and life on the road with H.I.M. Jeff is a homeschooling father of 5 wonderful kids. (where the school motto is "we don't care if you are average students, as long as you are above-average servants to Christ" He is also the luckiest guy ever because he has a loving wife that never runs out of energy, Betty Jo

Betty Jo
Betty Jo was born and grew up in southwest Iowa. Having lived the typical farm life, she went to church, worked at summer camps and spent a lot of time outdoors. At the age of thirteen, BJ took her first course in sign language After two years of college, she went to work serving the handicapped population to be certain of what she wanted to do for a career. Eventually she joined the military to get money to go back to school, and instead of graduating bootcamp, found herself graduating to the role of motherhood. BJ had lived a promiscuious youth searching for something to fill the spot that only Christ could fill. Betty Jo was a single mother for a year and a half, then turned back to the Savior she had known years before and found that He was still, as always, there to be not only a comfort, but to become her Lord, and guide her future. When her son was two, BJ married the man that God had saved for her, and started a family with him. Through the Lord's guidance a ministry soon grew from this family and they began an adventure in sign language planned for them before they had any plans for themselves.
Betty Jo is a mother of four, works as a recreation assistant in a facility for developmentally disabled adults, and has the tremendous joy of travelling with her husband and children to provide sign language interpreting at many Christian events.