About Us
Wendy Gade's interest in the HPAI H5N1 began while studying to be a paramedic in 2005. She continues to research, write, and teach on this virus and pandemic preparedness. Her objective is to prepare the Body of Christ for a devastating pandemic and equip the Church to care for Herself and Her neighbors. Thus, being able to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the crisis.
Some of her accomplishments include:
2007 - An academic award from USA Today for a technical paper titled, “The Avian Flu and the Pre-Hospital Healthcare Provider.”
2008-2011 - Serving on the “Vulnerable Populations Initiative” committee with the Buncombe County Health Department representing the faith-based community. Their goal was to be the first county in the country to have a plan in place to ensure no vulnerable person would fall through the cracks in the event of a biological event such as a pandemic. During this time the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic took place.
2016 - Publishing her work, “Pandemic Flu Plan for the Church, Ministering to the Community in a Time of Crisis." The comprehensive scope of the plan is based on a pandemic caused by the H5N1 virus with a mortality rate similar to that of the 1918 Influenza. The plan uses the 1918 Influenza as a model for the healthcare and societal effects, which would be more devastating than what occurred during COVID-19.
2020 - The Salvation Army featured the book in their magazine, “Rescue the Perishing,” and recommended their leaders obtain a copy for navigating through the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Before retiring, Wendy worked as an EMS instructor and was the EMS Continuing Education Coordinator at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College. She had many opportunities to teach on a college level, using her own work as the curriculum. In addition, she has also taught this material to church groups and to pastors.
Wendy currently lives with her husband, Marcus, in Hendersonville, North Carolina. They both are involved in a ministry located in Black Mountain. She continues her research and writing to equip the Church for a devastating pandemic.
Outrunning the Horses
In March 1998, while studying her Bible, Wendy came across the verse "Then the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and outran Ahab to Jezreel." 1Kings 18:46. She was struck with the fact that Elijah outran a horse. She prayed asking God for its significance. Not long after she read Jeremiah 12:5: “If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out, then how can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land of peace, how will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?” When reading this she knew she and her husband Marcus were to learn to outrun “horses.” But to what horses was He referring? She continued to pray and seek God for the answer.
Soon after the Lord led Wendy to do a verse by verse study of the book of Isaiah. Three and half years later, she had a new understanding of God’s coming judgment, the role of the Church, and the last days before Jesus’ return.
As part of this study she came upon the four horses in Revelation 6. It became clear that these were the horses the Lord wanted them to outrun. These horses represent sword, famine, and pestilence. Through continued prayer and study, the Lord impressed on both she and her husband, Marcus, ways to prepare for these coming events. It is their hearts' desire to help prepare and equip the Body of Christ to minister during these times.