Pat and Ken Hans sit in the visitation room at the Department of Family ervices (DFS) on Tuesday after being named DFS Heroes for Natrona and Carbon counties. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.
Pat and Ken Hans sit in the visitation room at the Department of Family ervices (DFS) on Tuesday after being named DFS Heroes for Natrona and Carbon counties. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.
Pastor Gary Hans is a Casper native, along with his wife of 30 years, Pam. They have two sons, Michael and Mathew. Michael and his wife, Samantha, have two children, Payton and Lucus. They all still live in Casper. He has served as pastor of Sunrise Baptist Church since February 2000, being called and ordained into the Lord's ministry on March 7, 1999. While serving at Mountain View Baptist Church in Mills, Hans remembers wondering where the Lord would send him next. How far away from family and friends would he end up? God knew his heart was in Wyoming, and for Wyoming people. So He sent Hans to Sunrise Baptist Church, only seven miles away. While some may call the church small, Hans says it is a small army for the Lord — serving people in the local community and also sending missionaries to help in foreign countries. Of all the places God could have sent him, He chose to leave Hans where his heart is also, in Casper.
Overview of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Overview of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Overview of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Chinese President Hu Jintao right, hands one of 5000 Chinese dictionaries that China donated to the Nanyang Girls' High School in Singapore, Friday, Nov.13, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)
Students of the Nanyang Girls' High School farewell Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing as they leave following a visit to their school in Singapore, Friday, Nov.13, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)
China's President Hu Jintao right, and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key left, talk with fellow guests at the "Singapore Evening" at the APEC Summit in Singapore, Saturday, Nov.14, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks with Mayor of Shanghai Han Zheng, right, at Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, China, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei waits for the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
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