Ruth was raised in the North East of England and trained as a Primary School teacher, taking her degree at Durham University. She has written and broadcast several children's stories on local radio and has a heart for hurting children (of whatever age) within the Body of Christ. She has two married daughters and several grandchildren. Along with her husband Joe she has worked in the healing ministry for many years, both teaching and ministering into the lives of many hundreds of people. They were Directors of Ellel Ministries Centres in England and Canada for several years and were involved in training and establishing ministry teams in local churches, as well as teaching how to move with the Holy Spirit in order to bring people into healing and wholeness. Ruth is author of the books 'Healing the Human Spirit', 'Deeper Healing for the Human Spirit', 'Generational and Family Blessings', 'Freedom from Generational Sin', 'Healing Emotional Wounds', 'Praying Healing for Children' and 'Walking through Life's Hurts'.