When Steph and I got married we were both aware that the other was interested in having a family. When the time was right we would have two or three kids; settle down and live the typical Australian life. However, about five years in, we discovered that we could not physically have a family of our own.
I grew up in a small town with little ethnic diversity. Everyone I knew was white and that was my world; until I found myself in the Middle East celebrating my 19th birthday. This was one of my first experiences traveling abroad and it was nothing like I had expected it to be, especially as an American. Continue reading
Throughout the chaos of life, God is committed to continually restoring the depths of who we are. Healing our wounds, gently wooing us to take those next steps and ultimately saying, “yes” to something far greater than ourselves. Jade is a part of our YWAM Wollongong family and she exemplifies what it means to keep choosing life.
I didn’t mean to stay with Youth With A Missions for over a decade, but here I am. In 2005 I completed my Discipleship Training School and soon after hopped on a plane for a secondary school in healthcare. The two year commitment learning and serving in the nations through a local YWAM campus turned into another two and another. Continue reading