Dorcas Renae McCown is a Southern Californian, most recently transplanted here to Western New York in 2019, with her husband Mark and daughter Isabelle (19). She and Mark lived here 30+ years ago for a few years when she attended RWC, and since then she has served in several churches, a global mission organization, attended seminary, and then shifted her career to hospital chaplaincy. Her current role is a Family Services Coordinator for Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network in Rochester. Her life’s journey has given her a deep appreciation for listening to people’s stories, the challenge of life-long learning, exploring new destinations, finding faith in often unexpected places, and the fragility and preciousness of this brutal and beautiful gift of life itself.