My name is Owen Thissen and I serve as a full time missionary with Youth With A Mission (YWAM).

I have committed the next 2 years to serve on staff at the YWAM Rogaland base in Norway. My heart behind it is to know God and make Him known. I desire to show other young believers that a life pursuing Jesus is more fulfilling than anything the world could give.I want to show them how to build the kingdom of God in the nations but also back home.

My main responsibility will be to staff a 6 month Backpack Discipleship Training School each year. In the offseason I will attend YWAM Rogaland's leadership training and help with their local ministries. I will help facilitate a loving environment based on YWAM’s core values, but also one that will push the students to grow in their faith. I will work one on one with designated students to help them reflect and process what the Lord is teaching them. 

For 2 of those months I will co-lead a team of 4-6 students out into the nations to help them practice what they have learned. We will go to some of the most unreached places in Southern Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.

I am looking to raise $1000 a month to help fund: 

• Housing

• Food

• Flights

• Tithe

• Necessities ( Equipment, toiletries, etc.)

• Unforeseen Expenses/ Emergencies

I invite you to prayerfully consider becoming a monthly partner, as every gift is an investment in what God is doing through this ministry and in reaching the ends of the earth.

Thank you for considering joining me on this journey—your generosity, encouragement, and prayers make it possible for us to know God and make Him known. 

Owen