A Life of Faith, HOPE, and Amor
Distinguished Alumnus Gayla Congdon (’77, ’89), who founded Amor Ministries as an HIU student, entered eternity on Friday, February 7, surrounded by her dearest loved ones.
As we mourn her passing, we acknowledge and celebrate Gayla’s indelible impact. Her deep desire to see people united to share God’s love has created a legacy of thousands of lives forever changed.
Gayla and her husband, Scott Congdon, developed a passion to serve poor neighborhoods in Mexico while they were attending Pacific Christian College (now HIU). What began as two students’ passion to help the poor has grown into a dynamic and sustainable ministry that has made a significant difference in the lives of thousands. When the Congdons launched Amor in 1980, then-President Knofel Staton allowed the Congdons to launch and operate Amor from the PCC campus rent-free for its first seven years.
