Gloria coordinates study tours and mission team visits from the United States.  Some teams work in an urban setting, others work in one of the 20 local Heifer partners, and others travel to western Honduras to help the Chorti-Mayan people build homes.

A native of New York, Tim earned a B.A. in history from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. He earned his M.A. in Latin American studies from American University in Washington, D.C. Before going to Honduras with Church World Service, he lived and worked in Guatemala for two years.

Gloria was born in Honduras and earned a B.A. in public administration from the National University of Honduras.

The Wheelers are the parents of three daughters. Marsha is working on a master of science degree in entomology at the University of Florida, Pamela is is working in Florida with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a research project, and Grace is doing a pre-med major at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.