A Place Where Unconditional Love Changes Lives - Two at a Time
Ruhamah Rylander
Ruhamah Rylander is the Founder/Executive Director of Keturah’s Haven. She volunteered at Pregnancy Help Centers in both Deltona, Florida and Katy, Texas from 2003 to 2016. At these centers is where she saw women who were abused, and discarded, and left to live on the street while they are pregnant. It was while mentoring a young woman at the Pregnancy Help Center in Katy, who was 8 months pregnant and on the verge of becoming homeless, that God gave her the vision to establish a home specifically for women who are pregnant and homeless in the Katy, and surrounding areas.
In preparation for this vision, she and her husband David worked with Life House of Houston who employed them as house parents at their Richmond campus from November 2016 to November 2017. During this time, 23 babies were saved from being aborted. The house in Richmond was closed after Hurricane Harvey. However, the vision remained clear ”there is still a need for a home to be established in the area”.
Being obedient to the call, she hopes to achieve this vision with assistance from willing hearts and hands.
Ruhamah and her husband, David presently worship at Parkway Fellowship Church in Richmond, TX where they serve in several ministries. They are parents of 6 grown children and 9 grandchildren. Her motto is “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.” Proverbs 3: 5-6.
In the April 2017 issue of the Katy Magazine Ruhamah was listed as one of Katy's Top 100 Women.
David Rylander
David is semi-retired, doing handyman projects. He previously worked as a machinist for 14 years, as a drafting specialist with Westinghouse/Siemens for 19 years, and 3 years with BAE Systems in Sealy, Texas. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1968, with a tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Ranger, CVA61 in the the Tonkin Gulf during the Vietnam Conflict, and again aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga, CVA60 in the Mediterranean Sea during the 1967 Arab/Israeli conflict. David was a foster parent for seven years assisting in three adoptions and co-parenting 172 children. He has been happily married to Ruhamah since 2002. They have both co-partnered in leading several married small groups at their church, Parkway Fellowship. David's two favorite scriptures are John 15:16a Jesus said, "You did not choose Me, but I chose you, that you should go and bear fruit" and Matthew 28:20b, Jesus said, "I will be with you always even unto the end of the age."
Colleen Montague
Development Officer
Lifelong Texas resident who has spent the last 13 years in Katy, TX. She has grown roots and calls Katy home! She is a mother of two beautiful and intelligent daughters, with one son-in-law who hangs the moon for her daughter. She has two wonderful, loving grandsons whom she adores and spends as much time with as she is allotted. She owns three dogs and a sulcata tortoise named Rain. A member of Venture Christian Church here in Katy since October 2022, she walks daily with the Lord, listening to Him speak to her heart. She volunteers in the Venture Kids Department as a caregiver for children from newborns to elementary age. She has started a nonprofit, Tethering Hope, here in Katy to connect the community to those in need. The nonprofit connects those seeking help to community organizations like Keturah’s Haven. She has been volunteering with Keturah’s Haven, teaching a Celebrate Recovery Step Study class with the residents. In teaching the class, she feels God calling her to a more permanent position with Keturah’s Haven as the Developmental Officer. When we are obedient to God with the little things in life, He will trust us with the bigger things. As the Developmental Officer at Keturah’s Haven, she will have the ability to help with growth and development toward God’s ‘Call to Action’ in helping homeless pregnant women find their way to spiritual growth and recovery from the trauma they have endured. When she was seeking God’s guidance for this position, He answered with Isaiah 6:8:
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’" She knows now that the trauma she endured as a child, God has made for her good. With God’s mercy and grace, she has come out the other side of trauma and is called to share her journey with others so they too will see God’s love that awaits them.
Julius Adeniyi
Julius Adeniyi
Julius Adeniyi
Julius Adeniyi was born in the Northern Nigerian state of Kano. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Nigeria’s Premier University (University of Ibadan). After working for a few years in the Banking Industry, he relocated to the United States and obtained his Master of Accounting degree from the University of Houston-Clearlake. Since his graduation, Julius has worked with various companies within the Auditing and Accounting field. His previous jobs haven taken him to various countries all around the world including India, Vietnam, Australia, Switzerland, Britain, Gabon, and others. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information System Auditor and Chartered Global Management Accountant. He is currently employed as the Vice President & Corporate Controller of an Oil and Gas Water Midstream Company. Julius has lived in Houston for over 17 years with his beautiful wife of over 16 years and two beautiful daughters. His wife is the Kid’s Pastor at Parkway Fellowship-North Campus where they have been members for over 8 years. Julius has been a volunteer teacher in the Parkway Fellowship Kid’s Ministry for over 5 years. He was also a mentor at the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization for a few years. Julius enjoys spending time with his family. When he is not riding his bike with his family, he'll probably be at a golf course. Julius’ favorite Bible passage is 1 Corinthian 13: 9-12 “9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”
Amy Mukavi
Julius Adeniyi
Julius Adeniyi
Amy Mukavi was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and relocated to the US in 2016. She is a Human Resources professional with over 18 years of proven track record of effectively managing Human Resources (HR) and Operations in highly dynamic development-oriented programs in Africa, the Middle East, and the US. She has a track record of coaching in employee relations, intercultural communication, team building, and managing change, with proven success in international recruiting. She holds a master’s degree in Human Resources from the University of Wales, UK.
Amy has been a Houston resident since 2016 and attends Parkway Fellowship Church in Richmond when she is not traveling for work. She is passionate about women, and when she is not working, she volunteers at Keturah’s Haven in various capacities.
Vicki Watson
Julius Adeniyi
Vicki Watson
Vicki a native Texan lived in Katy since 1995. Married for 43 years, has 3 married sons and 3 beautiful daughter in loves and 6 grandchildren. She fellowship’s with Mosaic House of Prayer where she is on staff. She has a heart for this ministry and has prayed for a home to be established in the Katy/West Houston area for over 20 years. She believes that if these women are given the opportunity to be in a Christ centered home where they can receive unconditional love, be nurtured, supported, encouraged that it can not only change their lives but it can also change the next generation. She loves being a part of what God is doing at Keturah’s Haven.
Glenn Hart
Oscar Moreno
Vicki Watson
I’m a 3rd generation Houstonian and have lived in the Katy/Fulshear area since 1977. I have worked in the energy industry for over 30 years focused on IT systems for some of Houston’s largest companies. My wife Laura and I recently celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary and we have two grown sons who both work in the Houston area. We worship and serve at Simonton Community Church.
I came to faith in 2020 while attending the national day of prayer at a church in Fulshear. I had been thinking about faith for 20 years, but it was always stuck in my head as I was logically trying to understand faith. During the service, I felt the holy spirit move within me and I walked out a believer. Faith had finally moved from my head to my heart! My faith is real, growing stronger, and I am focused on planting the seeds of faith in others.
I feel called to shine God’s light of love, hope and grace into dark places. Keturah’s Haven is supporting women in very difficult situations and while planting the seeds of God’s promise. My hope is that my God given gifts and skills can be used to help Keturah’s Haven continue its mission statement and reach the vision set for the ministry.
Oscar Moreno
Oscar Moreno
Oscar Moreno