After four years of studying, I finished my Social Work apprenticeship in 2013 and enrolled for a Discipleship Training School (DTS) with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Herrnhut, Germany. The years leading up to that school had me excited and filled with great anticipation. After I fell in love with Jesus in May 2009, I heard about DTS the following October. And that is when I knew: I want to go into missions full-time. I made preparations and when that day had finally come, my excitement was met with around 130 other young & wild-hearted youth who were ready for whatever the DTS had in store for us. I felt home right away and an adventure had started.
It has always been on my heart to use my gifts and talents and invest into others. In YWAM especially, I discovered that a great passion of mine is discipleship. Leading men & women into a more intimate relationship with Jesus gives me great joy. Walking alongside others as they experience breakthrough in various areas of their lives shows me, that the message of hope is still resounding from the open tomb. Their yes - our yes - is the answer to the world yearning for redemption. Jesus in and through us is the person who is Change, today.
Matthew 28:19
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Personally, I love to teach and to preach. And through the years, a few topics have become very important to me. Hearing Gods voice, forgiveness, identity in Christ & servant leadership are some of them. I had the privilege to be discipled by humble men and women who have been yielded to Christ for decades. It is their love for Jesus as well as their wisdom that they have so generously shared, that helped me to become who I am today.
2009 May - Jesus and I met
2009 October - I heard of YWAM and felt called to mission
2013 August - I graduated from my Social Work apprenticeship
2013 September - I started my DTS lecture (Marriage of the Arts) in Herrnhut, Germany and went on outreach to Thailand.
2014 March - I graduated DTS and came back on staff to YWAM Herrnhut
2014 September - I joined staff at YWAM Sarasota in Florida, USA
2019 February - I transitioned to YWAM Ascend in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
I have since been able to serve in many countries and minister to individuals in cities as well as the most remote tribes. It gives me joy to see the power of the Gospel first hand, to see lives transformed. My prayer is that millions will come to know Jesus not only as their Savior but also as their friend. I don't want to preach religion, I want to live relationship.
“I want to see a generation of radical Jesus-lovers who are willing to say yes to God’s call, who are willing to go before they are even asked.”
Since becoming part of Youth With A Mission in 2013 I’ve developed a passion for helping to equip missionaries and leaders for what God is calling them to. I have had the privilege to teach in Discipleship Training Schools as well as staff training sessions, leadership meetings and pastoral gatherings. I love discipleship and the transformation which results from having a God-centered revelation about oneself and the nature & character of God. While discipleship is the overarching theme in my ministry, I have taught on
Learning to hear Gods voice
Identity in Christ
Servant leadership
Testimonies from the nations
I do itinerary speaking for Discipleship Training Schools (DTS), youth groups, church services, leadership classes and more. Feel free to get in touch with me if you’re be interested.
My personal testimony - CBN India (Christian Broadcast Network)
While on outreach with one of the Discipleship Training Schools I was leading, we were invited to the Christian TV station CBN in New Delhi, India. They recorded several worship songs and life-testimonies of our team. This is part of my testimony that I got to share.