Hello everybody!! My name is Ryan Griswold. I am 18 years old and just graduated high school.

Instead of going to a University immediately, I wanted to take a gap year for missions work. At four years old I accepted Christ, and I was lucky to have grown up in church. When I was 13, quarantine shut down the nation and I began battling severe anxiety, OCD, and depression. In those hard times, I chose to read my Bible and grow in my relationship with God. As I learned more about the God of the Bible, I realized how much I wanted Him. So in 2021, I officially devoted everything that I am to Christ. 

The specific Discipleship Training School (DTS) that I will be doing is centered around the tribal peoples of Papua New Guinea. There are many people there who have health problems because they don’t have the resources or education to stay healthy. So, our mission is to teach them about Jesus while we serve them. I don’t know everything the Lord has planned for me but I’m eager to find out!  Thousands in PNG know nothing of Jesus. So, it's time to show them while serving them!!

 The cost of the school, outreach, and airfare comes to $9,000.  I have already saved around $3,000 through a seasonal job and I am trying to work day jobs until time to go. If you are willing to help me reach my goal, whether through your kind donations or prayers, I would deeply appreciate it. 

I am very excited about what God has planned for the tribesmen of PNG, I hope to help change lives and make disciples of their nation (Matthew 28:19). As the time draws near for me to leave for Australia to begin my training, I am praying for spiritual preparation and an open heart. I don’t know what God has planned for me, but I know that it is going to be amazing and it will help form me into a man of integrity who loves Jesus.

Thank you for your help!

Ryan