Missionary Jonathan Hope-Gill DONATE Hi! I'm Jonathan, a full time missionary with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), Kona, HI. I'm serving as a member of staff in the School of Biblical Studies (SBS), training the next generation with Love and Knowledge of the Bible. I did my SBS during 2021/22 academic year and it completely transformed my life. I developed such a passion for the Word of God and skills that enable me to study it for the rest of my life. During my SBS I felt called to plant house churches in unreached nations and villages, teaching them to obey all that Jesus has commanded us, with a desire to see the great commission fulfilled. Less than 5% of Christians will read the entire Bible during their lifetime. This is a sad reality considering the blood and lives spent to give people access to this book. As a result, it is my privilege to be able to train young people and missionaries how to inductively study the Word of God. We believe that through training the next generation in Biblical studies, it will help put an end to worldwide Biblical illiteracy. Would you prayerfully consider partnering with me in prayer and financially, to see a generation saved across the nations, with a love and knowledge of God's word?! Thanks! Jonathan Hope-Gill Donate

Missionary Amira Rebbavarapu DONATE Hi, welcome to my page! My name is Amira Rebbavarapu and I am on staff with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). I am currently a part of the ministry Counter Culture School of Apologetics, the only apologetics ministry in YWAM so far!! We are a ministry that was pioneered 5 years ago in Kona by a word of the Lord to Jenn Wilson, specifically to equip people who have done the SBS (School of Biblical Studies). The SBS is a 9 month school that takes students through an inductive study of every book in the Bible. Through this intensive program, students read through the entirety of scripture 5 times while compiling nearly 2,000 hours of dedicated study to the word of God. So the School of Apologetics is a 3 month school that equips these Bible students to use their knowledge as fuel to communicate and defend the faith effectively. It is now in the process of being expanded to a year round ministry as well as the 3 month school! I grew up in missions in South India, so I've actually been in ministry for all (except 5 years of) my life! Though I knew who Jesus was in my head I met Jesus powerfully in 2021. I was in a service repenting to God, when I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit and he spoke, “It’s time we move on from this topic of the things i’ve already cleansed you of, don’t you know that I am more than just a cleaner of sin, I am the God of JOY, PEACE, LOVE, MERCY, RIGHTEOUSNESS” and in a moment He broke every box I had put Him in all my life. After this I did a Discipleship Training School with YWAM, and went on a 3 month outreach to Cameroon and San Francisco. On this trip, the Lord taught me the honor of serving Him and in December 2021, I made the commitment to ministry. I asked the Lord “I know I don’t know what I’m signing up for, but I just want to be used by you, I want to be a part of what you are doing”. I now live my life to proclaim His excellencies in any capacity and to whoever that He asks me to (1 Peter 2:9). I have committed two years to the Counterculture School of Apologetics, which will run 9 months out of the year. What Will This Look Like? • Speaking in the community • Hosting Q&A’s • Speaking in other YWAM schools and bases • Discipling Bible students to communicate and defend the faith. This position with YWAM is entirely volunteer, as all positions with YWAM are. I have been living 100% by faith the last two years now! Therefore I will be gathering a team of people to partner with me financially and prayerfully on a monthly basis. This covers my living and ministry expenses and allows me to be full time each week with the School of Apologetics and the ministry we are doing! I would so appreciate it if you would pray and consider partnering with me financially as I step into this position! Thank you! Amira Donate

Missionary Juan Diaz DONATE Dear Friend, If you are receiving this, it is because I wanted to take the time to share with you that I am moving to Japan as a missionary and wanted to invite and give you the opportunity to partner with me in prayer and financial support. My parents grew up Catholic and came to know the Lord during college. My mom gave her life to Jesus and soon after her whole family came to faith. My parents later joined Campus Crusade for Christ in Colombia and fell in love during a mission’s trip to the indigenous tribes there. They got married and came to America as missionaries. When I was 8, I remember kneeling by my bed, repenting, and asking the Lord to forgive me and come into my heart. Later in my teenage years the Lord really got a hold of my life and after high school I spent 8 months in Israel with my family volunteering in a Moshav. After that and just before starting college, I spent 5 months in ministry school together with my brothers where I grew more and became further equipped. Around 2013 my kidneys failed again, and my brother gave me his kidney just before launching into full time ministry with YWAM. After a successful and miraculous surgery I returned home with the rest of my family and joined the workforce. But before I did that I felt the Lord wanted me to do a Discipleship Training School with YWAM so that in the future if He led me to YWAM with my brother, I would be ready to do so. I have been in the workforce here in Orlando for roughly the past 10 years and now I feel a strong call to full time ministry. I have been part of this amazing local church for around five years and the pastor is at peace with me departing to serve the Lord in Japan. My church is called Mosaic, located in Winter Garden and my Pastor's name is Danny Conner. They have various ministries but have a very beautiful ministry that helps families adopt children. I will be heading to YWAM Oita. My brother Jose and Maegan have been with YWAM for a few years now. They were in YWAM for 3 years and now they are pioneering a base in Oita Prefecture. Oita is a smaller city compared to Tokyo but rich in Christian history from before the great persecution. The team there is amazing and are working in various ways to bring the Gospel there through partnering with the local church, through art and street evangelism, through various culture celebration gatherings, and through an academy they have opened. At the base I will help staff DTS's. Which are short term training and equipping schools for young people with a 2-month outreach in the end. I will also help with the social media department as well as teach weekly art classes at an academy they have just started for Elementary to Middle school students. In the future I want to also use my Animation degree to pioneer an arts and animation ministry within the base to reach Japanese students. Almost my entire Christian life I’ve felt a strong call to young people, I believe YWAM is an amazing place to walk to this calling out. The people of Japan are in great need of the Gospel and a generation who is passionately and uncompromisingly in love with their Savior. I ask that you pray and ask the Lord if He would lead you in supporting me financially. Thank you so much! Juan Donate

Missionary Ruby Tietz DONATE Hi I'm Ruby, thank you so much for your interest in my page. I am 19 years old and am currently a missionary in Australia. I serve for a mission organization called YWAM. I grew up in the US, more specifically Minnesota and just recently made the official move to Australia on September 14th, 2025. After I graduated high school, I decided I wanted to take some time away from school and pursue God and that is how I found YWAM. The moment I stepped foot in the Whitsundays God overwhelmed me with His peace and I knew I was exactly where I was meant to be. I decided that after my DTS (Discipleship Training School) that God was calling me back to YWAM Whitsunday to be a part of their staff team and lead the next DTS. So... Now that you are caught up a bit, let me tell you a bit about my passion and what God is calling me to specifically. My vision statement if you will. I long to see people know their identity in Christ. To know they are loved and oh so valuable in the eyes of God. I value people. I love to love people; it has been a part of who I am for as long as I can remember. Specifically, here in Airlie beach Australia, I have such amazing opportunities to meet so many people from so many places. Airlie beach is a backpacking hotspot for young people all over the world. Airlie is known for its party night life; to let loose, have fun, and drink away your problems. I believe God placed me here to spiritually impact this region. As a place known for brokenness and depression, to a place full of hope and firm identity in Christ, I pray to see a movement started here in the Whitsunday region. Ambitious, I know. But I serve a God of love, and I believe He is ready and desires to heal our broken generation. Like I said above, this may sound ambitious, but I know I'm not alone. Thank you all who continued to read this far and it is an honor to ask if you would partner with me. I am seeking people who are fervent in their prayer life as we know movements start with a prayer movement. Here are some more broad prayer points you can be praying for: • A revival in Aussie youth • God to be revealing himself and softening hearts in Aussie youth • Safety for my team as we do outreach • God's provision • For God to provide my needs as well as my campuses needs • For God's will to be fulfilled within our region As a missionary in YWAM I trust God for all my needs including my financial needs. I am not paid by YWAM but supported by people like you who would like to partner with me in this mission. Funds will go to my daily needs such as: • Rent • Food • Transportation • School fees I am currently in need of around 800 USD monthly. I will also be fundraising for our upcoming outreach phase, which is a 2-month mission trip to the nations that happens every DTS. This cost is about 4,000 USD for each school I staff. This is a one-time payment and not part of my monthly needs. Thank you again, your support is greatly appreciated. May the Lord bless you and Keep you. Ruby Donate

Missionary Cici Aveiro DONATE Many of you know that this season of my life has been centered around maternal health and birth work. What began through personal experience has grown into a clear calling: to support women through pregnancy and beyond — especially during birth and postpartum — with compassion, education, and Christ-centered encouragement. I am currently in training to become a birth doula, intentionally developing the skills and knowledge needed to advocate for mothers during one of the most vulnerable and transformative seasons of their lives. I believe pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are not just medical events, but deeply physical, emotional, and spiritual thresholds. My heart is to walk alongside women so they feel seen, informed, and strengthened — not dismissed or alone. I am especially passionate about serving mothers who may be navigating this season without strong support systems and helping them enter motherhood with confidence, dignity, and peace. After the lecture phase of this training ends, we will step into a 6–8 week outreach focused on serving vulnerable mothers and children here in Hawaiʻi. This will be a hands-on season of practical ministry — offering direct support, resources, and encouragement to families who need it most. It’s an opportunity to put what I am learning into action and serve women in tangible, meaningful ways. This season requires continued preparation and investment. There are costs associated with housing, food I can eat while suffering from Lyme, equipment and clothing for the births I will begin attending as a doula, books for my certification, and other miscellaneous expenses for me and An, including the hopes of getting a new car after mine has broken down just before leaving for YWAM. If you feel led to partner with my ministry through prayer or financial support, I would be deeply grateful. Your investment is not just in my training, but in my family, and the mothers and families who will be impacted through this work. I truly believe this calling carries generational significance, and I’m thankful for those who choose to stand with me in it. It’s not easy to choose to serve when I'm still working through so many issues in my own life, but I am assured that God has me right where he wants me to be and that my life and my daughters lives are in His hands. Cici Donate

Missionary Julia Shatswell DONATE Hi! My name is Julia Shatswell and I am a full time missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in Kona, Hawaii! I have decided that if ever there is a good time to devote time to ministry, now is the time in my life to take a break from my traditional school path to devote my 20’s to Jesus! (and the rest of my life of course!) I graduated from High School in 2020 and choose to stay home instead of immediately pursuing my university studies during a time when everyone else was doing remote learning in their dorms. This was a pivotal time because God was able to get ahold of my heart and I learned that my hopes and dreams are not based on anything I can do in my strength alone. My plans included getting a degree in Graphic Design from a school close to home and take baby steps in my faith walk. I never dreamed that the Lord would light a fire of surrender and give me a passion and desire to travel to the nations and share the Good News that Jesus brings!! The difference in who I was 3 years ago and who I am today is huge. God has given me a passion to be on the frontlines of my generation and in places and spaces that will allow me to speak to people of all ages in any country in the world. I did my Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Fall 2022 and went with a team of 14 to do an outreach in the Philippines. It was here that God marked me for this generation. Gen Z may look like a lost generation, but they are desperate for Truth and anything that is Real. I believe that Gen Z is going to be a generation rooted in Christ and they will run to the ends of the earth with the Gospel, and I want to be a part of it. My heart is especially moved toward the young women of my generation and how God has created each and every one of us uniquely beautiful. I want to speak love, life, and our true identity in Christ over everyone I come across. That is why I am excited for this next season where I will be doing leadership track, staffing, and leading a team to the nations. This consists of me being trained to be the best that I can be, then mentoring a group of up to 9 girls. Then I will co-lead a team of young adults to wherever God calls me. This is at least a 9-month journey and I need your help. Knowing that my friends and family from all over the world are covering me in prayer and contending for the work of the Lord to be completed is a tremendous blessing and the most valuable contribution that anyone can make on my behalf. Many of you have asked how you can financially support this effort. If you are interested in making a one-time donation or have the means to contribute to this work on a monthly basis, please follow the link below. All contributions are tax deductible. Because missions is a full time job, I am not able to work while I am staffing the DTS or while I am on the mission field. I need to raise $1,500 of monthly support This covers my food, transportation, housing, flights, leadership track, and outreach costs. Thank you for investing in the Kingdom. Your support will be a tremendous help and it will give me the freedom to focus on the variety of ministry opportunities as the Lord wills. Thank you for investing in the greatest commission: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28: 19-20 For His Glory, Julia LaRen Donate

MISSIONARY Jacob & Amy Smith DONATE Greetings in Christ from the Smith family. We hope you will consider partnering with us in pursuing the ministry that God has called us to. Please read on to familiarize yourself a little bit with our hearts and our journey. Grace and Peace. The Smiths Jacob desires to display God’s beauty before God’s people in word and deed. He hopes to do this in order to help position them to be compelled by the Holy Spirit to know God more and to treasure him above all things. Jacob aspires to do this through lifelong, gospel ministry in the local church, for this is God’s good design to make his manifold wisdom known (Eph 3:10). By heralding the gospel through Holy Spirit-empowered preaching, providing theologically rich teaching, and gentle, loving pastoral care, he hopes to help present others mature in Christ. In short, Jacob desires to shepherd the flock lovingly, gently, and patiently in order to lead them into a deeper knowledge of and greater affection for God and in order to pass on this gospel to future generations. To this end, the Smith family is moving to Kansas City! Jacob has completed his MDiv at Bethlehem Seminary in Minneapolis, MN, and now he, his wife Amy, and their brand new daughter, Evelyn LeeBeth, are joining Emmaus Church in Kansas City, MO, to continue Jacob’s pastoral training. Jacob has been accepted into a two-year pastoral residency program at Emmaus Church. While taking part in the Emmaus Pastoral Residency (EPR), he, along with others in his resident cohort, will aim to grow in preaching, teaching, pastoral counseling, and other areas of pastoral ministry under the direct training, shepherding, and oversight of the elders. While Jacob participates in the residency, Amy hopes to continue to grow in her singing and musical gifts. She desires to continue to minister to other Christians and serve the local church through worship leading, and has served in this capacity throughout her life. After the two-year residency, Jacob hopes to be affirmed by the elders in his calling to pastoral ministry and commissioned by Emmaus to accept a call to pastor a local church or to plant a church. Right now, the Smiths sense God calling them to pastoral ministry in a cross-cultural setting. They hope to be commissioned by Emmaus to minister in this capacity in order to help spread the gospel through the local church in a context with much gospel need. Would you consider partnering prayerfully and/or financially with Jacob and the Smith family in his journey to pastoral ministry and the family’s journey to serve the church in the future? Donate

Missionary Gabriel Kokins DONATE I’m currently serving with Circuit Riders, a movement of young missionaries empowered by Youth With A Mission, committed to reaching our generation with the gospel. As a tour leader, I have the privilege of helping lead teams across universities, cities, and nations—preaching the gospel, equipping believers, and calling the lost home. Every tour is marked by worship, evangelism, training, and bold faith, because we believe Jesus is worthy of an entire generation. Our mission is simple: save the lost, revive the saved, and train them all. Through this work, I also get to disciple and invest in young man—helping them grow deeply in their relationship with God, step into their calling, and use their gifts to impact the world around them. I genuinely burn to see my generation know God, walk in freedom, and live as bold messengers of the gospel. But I can’t do this alone. As a full-time missionary, I don’t receive a salary. Instead, I rely on a team of people who partner with me financially to make this mission possible—covering essentials like housing, food, and travel. Right now, I’m working toward building a team of monthly supporters totaling $2,000. If you feel stirred to be part of what God is doing through this mission, I would be incredibly grateful for your support—whether through giving, prayer, or simply sharing this. Thank you for believing in this vision and helping reach a generation. Gabriel Donate

MISSIONARY Aria Johnson DONATE Hi, my name is Aria, and I love Jesus! I grew up going to church, but a little over a year ago I encountered Jesus like never before at a Carry the Love stop at my school during my senior year. Carry the Love is a nationwide college tour out of Circuit Riders that spreads the gospel, and encourages students to ‘Carry the Love’ of Jesus. During the stop at my school I saw authentic faith being lived out, felt contagious joy, and wanted more of it; I wanted more of Jesus. A hunger not only grew to know more of Jesus, but to join this community. I joined Circuit Riders this past fall, and went on the very tour (Carry the Love) that changed my life. The Lord broke out like crazy everywhere we went, and we saw the power of Jesus transform the lives and hearts of college students. My heart for college missions has never been bigger. There is a narrative that college is the time that you leave God behind, and explore, but I found Jesus in college, and it is my heart to see college students to the same. This year I’m going back to join Circuit Riders on staff, and could not be more excited! If you have any questions please email me! Donate

MISSIONARY Roland & Ingeborg Bahozi DONATE We are Roland and Ingeborg Bahozi, together with our son, Seth, we live in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo is a beautiful country, but it also has many problems. There is a lot of poverty, violence and rape. We started the organization Action Uruma. Uruma means mercy or compassion in Swahili. It is our vision to be a family to the children and youth that don’t have one; orphans, street children and children without a functioning family. In our care we focus on three things: education, health care and discipleship. We started a primary school in a village that has gone through a lot of violence. Through education, the children have a chance to break the circle of poverty. We also teach them who God is so that in the future, these children will become leaders in this country who lead according to God’s heart. Besides that, we focus on health care. Ingeborg is a pediatrician and we have the passion to help children in need. There are children dying unnecessarily of treatable conditions. We want to bring a change by starting a medical clinic for mothers and children in the slum area of Goma. Last we also focus on discipleship. Let children become part of our family, through which they receive love, comfort and care. Our primary motivation is our faith in God; He is a loving father that gives us the example. He gave His son so that we can become part of His family. We would love to join hearts and join hands in our work and vision. Do you want to become part of this family and be involved in the lives of the children and youth we are working with? For more information look at our website www.actionuruma.org. Donate