Hi! My name is Joshua, I’m 19 and live in Chichester United Kingdom. From January to June 2025 I had the privilege of doing a DTS (Discipleship Training School) called Fire & Fragrance with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in Kona, Hawaii and it completely transformed my life!
During this time I encountered the Lord in such a real and personal way. His love changed me, I found my identity and my baptism was a public declaration of his love and even now shaping me into who He created me to be.
These past months were full of life changing moments, quiet times was a massive untold blessing , being part of an incredible organization which provided friends, receiving amazing discipleship from leaders, experiencing powerful worship and making my own understanding of God better every single day !! I learned to recognize His voice daily, experienced healing, saw His presence in my own life and I found myself being able to enjoy sabbath rest. I grew in awe of the beauty of Christ and what it truly means to live like Him every day.
Jesus became so real to me as I saw Him reveal Himself again and again in my life and in the lives of my friends. The Gospel came alive in a new way, I realized that He isn’t only Lord, but also my Savior and closest friend. Each day I’ve grown closer to Him and discovered more of what it means to follow Him. God also gave me clarity and a picture of my calling — to step out in obedience to the Great Commission: to “GO and make disciples.”
Being able to listen and obey, I am blessed with the opportunity to keep pursuing God and to commit myself to making Him known!
I’ll be continuing with YWAM, training to be on staff with Fire & Fragrance DTS in Kona for the next 2 years.
As I step into this next season with YWAM Fire & Fragrance, I want to invite you to partner with me in what God is doing across the nations. Over these last months, I’ve experienced God’s love and power in ways that have completely changed me — and now I know He’s calling me to help others encounter Him the same way.
Romans 10 says: “How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? … How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” This is why I’m going. People can’t believe unless they hear the Gospel, and they can’t hear unless someone is willing to go. I believe God is sending me, and I want to be faithful to that calling.
To make this possible, I need two things: prayer and financial partnership.
First, I want to ask you to stand with me in prayer as I step forward on this journey. Over the past 6 months, I’ve seen God move not just in my own life, but through my friends, my classmates, my leaders, and even across the nations. I’ve seen how God answers prayer in His perfect timing, and I know He hears every single one of them.
As YWAM Kona is a non-profit, being on staff isn’t a paid position. Every staff member is here out of obedience to what God has called us to do. In order to keep walking in that calling and continue discipling students, I need the support of people who are passionate about seeing Jesus made known in every nation. People who believe in raising up young men and women to live for Him and to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
Here’s what I need to raise:
• £2,000 for October–December 2025 Leadership Track
• £550 monthly of support for the 6 months I’ll be on staff (January–June 2026)
Your support isn’t just about helping me — it’s about partnering in what God is doing to reach the lost, disciple believers, and bring the Gospel to the nations. Paul says in Philippians that when we partner together, “fruit abounds to your account.” This is kingdom investment.
If you’d like to join my support team or have questions, feel free to reach me at joshmead15@gmail.com
Thank you for praying, giving, and believing with me. Together, we’re answering the call of Romans 10 — to see people hear the Good News of Jesus.
— Joshua