Gayla McNeil grew up alongside her brother and sister in Athens, Texas before moving to attend University of Texas Nursing School. She worked with pediatrics at Brackenridge Hospital before moving to Dallas. While in Dallas, Gayla worked with the Presbyterian hospital, received her MS from Texas Women's University and taught at El Centro College. Twenty years later, they returned to Austin where Gayla continued working as a nurse in a variety of capacities, from school nurse to care center.
Along the way, she married Mike and are celebrating 39 years of marriage this month! In 1978, they adopted 9-month-old Chase and followed up with Morgan 2 ½ years later. Now their hands are full with three grandchildren! They have always been involved with the church in a variety of leadership opportunities. In regards to missions, Gayla has volunteered to work with HIV affected children along with local flooding and Appalachian mountain mission trips. She has traveled twice to Costa Rica and once to Honduras where they set up a mini-medical clinic in a remote village.
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