Rees and Madi McDaniel are co-pioneers of YWAM Mat-Su Valley in Alaska with their parents, David and Maria. Rees and Madi have long held a deep love of Alaska and have lived there off and on for the past five years. They believe that the Lord wishes to ignite a fire of revival here that will spread to the four corners of the state and then down into the Lower 48 as well.

Rees grew up in YWAM Tokyo, living in Japan for fifteen years, the last three of which he served with his parents as a full-time missionary, focusing primarily on worship leading, discipleship, and community building. It was during the School of Worship and Transformation in 2018 that he met his now wife, Madi, who had long loved discipleship, counseling, and worship, which were her primary reasons for coming to Japan.

They separately moved back to the United States before eventually getting married in the summer of 2023. They have lived in Oklahoma and Washington before moving back to Alaska with the intent of serving the Kingdom in a full-time capacity once more.

Rees and Madi live together with their two dogs, Milo and Gus.