Shari Zehr, Children’s director (by Marla Carter)

Ten years of directing children’s musicals have taught Shari Zehr a lesson that has proven quite valuable for her current undertaking—rely on God! Shari worked with the children’s choir at OCC for 10 years, but that was 7 years ago, when her children were younger and involved in the choir themselves. When her children got older and moved on to other activities, she took a well-deserved break from children’s choir. She had been praying about getting involved again, now that her children are older and out of the house. Then she got a call asking her to help with “A Time For Christmas.” That seemed to be God’s answer to her prayers. Certainly an answer to Randy’s prayers, Shari brings her experience to this God-sized production, working with the children in “A Time For Christmas.”

Originally from Paoli, Indiana and currently living in Rockport, Shari and her family have attended OCC for 18 years. She is a librarian at Rockport Elementary, and her husband David is a nurse practitioner in Santa Claus, Indiana. Their son Bryan is a junior at WKU studying business, and their daughter Erin is a freshman at USI.

Shari says one of her favorite Christmas memories is getting a bike for Christmas as a young girl. Because it was too cold to ride the bike outside that day, her dad pushed her around in the house to help her learn to ride her new bike.