Joanie was infected with HIV by her first husband and later diagnosed with in the virus in 1988. Shortly after, her husband passed and left her with 2 small children. Today, Joanie and her husband of 25+ years, Dr. Rev. Galen Yorba Gray, oversee the Hispanic ministry of He Intends Victory. Galen is also Pastor of Hispanic Ministry with All Saints Anglican Church of Everett, Washington. Joanie has a special gift of speaking to women facing HIV/AIDS. She is the author of our ministry resource and wonderful book, “In His Shadow”, a devotional for Christians living with HIV/AIDS and now in Spanish, Amharic (Ethiopia), Vietnamese, and Swahili. Joanie and Galen has traveled the world with the message of hope to those living with HIV/AIDS. With Joanie and Galen’s families combined, they have four grown children and four grandchildren.  Lake Stevens, WA