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​ John Krause DONATE After enduring many traumatic events in life, I (John) was lost with no purpose for many years. What I thought was a mess was actually God preparing me to carry a message. After forty years being in the wilderness, God is calling me to share that message of hope with others who are at a similar place that I once was. Having this lived experience and seeing God do miraculous things in my life is nothing short of a miracle. God strategically placed many great men and women in my life that pointed me to Christ and taught me very valuable lessons and I want to consolidate all that I've learned and teach others. As I carry this message of hope and transformation, I want to invite you to partner with me financially to support our mission at Starting Point by simply loving God and loving people. Love is an action word and I've been convicted that it's time to take action. I can no longer sit on the sidelines as I watch other people struggling with the same struggles I once had when I know that I can help them. As the words of Jesus penetrate my heart, it makes it harder to look the other way as people suffer or have basic needs that I can meet. Matthew 10:42 "And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded." We can play a role in helping others; it's not always the big things, it can be the simple, seemingly small things that we so easily take for granted that will express the love of Christ and be the encouragement that can radically change their life. One changed life often times impacts the lives of many others, breaking generational curses and brokenness. Please come alongside my family and I as we embark on this journey. God has planted this seed in our hearts and we believe now is the time to water it and watch it grow. We need your support in this; financially, prayerfully, and through encouragement. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at john@bighousebeans.com or (925) 339-8155. John Donate

Missionary Ella Murray DONATE Hi! I am Ella Murray, a missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Kona, Hawaii! YWAM is a non-profit missions organization with the overall goal of knowing God, and making Him known. The heart of this organization is to train up people of God's kingdom to love, worship, and obey the Lord. Giving us tools to serve his body, the church, and people in every nation/tribe with the heart of God. I did my first DTS in January 2023, which radically transformed my life. We spent 3 months training, putting together a 45 minute modern day retelling of the Prodigal Son Story. We used our gifts in dance and acting to portray the heart of God towards the broken and lost. I worked with a team of 30 performing artists who prayed together, worshiped together, and poured into each other. We took our talents on tour, using our pieces to evangelize throughout England, and South Korea. During those 3 months on outreach, I saw the power prayer had, as well as the impact of dance. We got to work with young kids, pouring into them, as well as doing street ministry. I saw lives given to Jesus instantly, and even people being healed by the power of the Holy Spirit. This time completely shifted my world view, and gave me a longing to deeply know this God I serve. I have personally encountered the Lord's ability to save people from this society, and I am one of them. I have such a passion to share this beautiful, wounded king with His world. I have an amazing opportunity to attend YWAM's secondary school, Revival & Reformation. This school will give me the tools that I need to continue down the path of helping God change the lives around me. I will do a total of 9 months of extensive training in biblical studies, worldview, and teachings on communication/apologetics. We will then take a one month outreach into the nations, serving an injustice that takes place where we are sent. I have such a passion for coming into a place of weeping with the Lord over the broken, and I believe this school will help me dive deeper into this, and apply it to the gifts that have been given to me. Would you prayerfully consider partnering with me financially, and with prayer, as I take on this journey God has called me to? Ella Donate

MISSIONARY Nicole Smit DONATE Friends, first of all, thank you so much for partnering with me on this wild journey! I am so beyond thankful. This past year as a student with Circuit Riders has been absolutely amazing. This year I have the opportunity of joining as staff! When I first joined Circuit Riders in October of 2018 I wasn’t entirely sure what I was doing. I had just heard the Lord say, “go.” I couldn’t be happier I did… I’ve wanted to be a missionary since I was 5 and honestly my whole life had no idea what that looked like. This past year I finally had that opportunity to go and do exactly the dream on my heart. Not only that- I was able to take photos and document what the Lord was doing in our very own nation which was the other dream of my heart! Somehow, my blind ‘yes’ became me walking with Jesus and my best friends and walking out every dream I’ve ever had. This season of life has been so sweet with the Lord. I know many wonder why I do what I do and my answer is simply this: I’ve seen the heart of the Father for this generation and my heart is broken. I’ve seen lives completely set free and turned around. I’ve seen miracles and followed blind words of the Lord where people ended up encountering His love for the first time and giving their all to Him. I’ve seen hundreds of college aged students pack into small houses because they are hungry to encounter Jesus. I’ve seen too much to ever go back. The brokenness is so great- but my God is so much greater. So the question of why do I do it turns into, How could I not do what I do? How could I not go? And all that I’ve seen makes me even more excited for this year and all that I know God will do! I am excited to see Jesus made great in our generation again. And I’m so thankful to you for partnering with me to do it! (update emails are sent out about every two months) If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact me: nicoleclazien@gmail.com. Donate

Missionary Rodney Bailey DONATE Hi my name is Rodney Bailey. I am a 27 year old from Canberra Australia. This is my first time doing missions work and I will be attending a Circuit Riders school In Huntington Beach, California. Circuit Riders are a grassroots movement of young people who are carrying the love of Jesus. As citizen of Gods Kingdom we are called to love, worship and obey our lord, to love and serve his body, the Church, and present the Gospel throughout the world. I would greatly appreciate it if you would prayerfully consider partnering with me to help reach the lost and fulfill the great commission! Rodney Donate

MISSIONARY Anna Velichko DONATE Hi! My name is Anna Velichko, and I am from Seattle, Washington. In April 2019, God called me into missions with YWAM (Youth with a Mission) to do a DTS (discipleship training school). During that time, God made it clear to me that my journey with missions is not finished, as long as I am willing to step out in faith. And I am. I am willing. I want to be a part of the great commission. I want to see people’s lives transformed because of Jesus. God is doing something big in our generation, and I don’t want to miss out on that. I want to continue serving with YWAM as a staff. Youth with a Mission is an organization that brings Jesus’ love to the ends of the earth. I am really passionate about photography and videography and believe that nowadays media can be a powerful tool to spread Jesus’ love as well. Stepping into ministry with YWAM means I have to raise my own support and trust God that He will provide. Thank you for partnering with me financially and in prayers. I cannot do what I am doing without you! With love, Anna Donate

Missionary Jesse Gerth DONATE Hi friends! My name is Jesse Gerth and I will be serving as a full-time missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in Kona, Hawaii. I am a part of a collaborative non-profit missions school and organization called Fire and Fragrance empowered by Youth With A Mission. Our focus is worship, intercession to save the lost, revive the saved, training and feeding the fire that burns in them all. We want to inspire a generation to look like Jesus, and love like Jesus! I attended their DTS (Discipleship Training School) in September 2023 where God marked me for The Great Commission and filled me with a burning passion to see luke-warm believers come to know the true love of Jesus. I just returned from a 3 month outreach to the beautiful island of Papua New Guinea where my team and I saw thousands of lives changed, and experienced many miraculous works of the Father — furthering my desire for missions and my willingness to preach the Gospel. Witnessing how the Lord is moving in the nations has stirred my faith and birthed new passions in my heart; Missions, worship, preaching, and discipleship. This Summer I will be returning to YWAM Kona where I will be trained in leadership, preparing to lead and disciple the next generation of burning ones. As I am commissioned into this next season of my life, I ask that you would prayerfully consider partnering with me financially. I believe that the Lord has called me to be a messenger of the Gospel proclaiming the Good News, and as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:14: “those who proclaim the Gospel are to get their living from the Gospel.” As Jesus commissioned His disciples out two by two, insisting that they do not bring normal necessities such as their bag and staff, He promises provision on the basis of faith, for “the worker is worthy of his support.” - Matthew 10:9-10 I believe with full faith that the Lord will provide through the generosity of His children. As I’m getting ready to follow Jesus into full time missions, I’m asking for your financial support, “Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.“ (Philippians 4:17) Your support to me is an investment on your behalf, and as you give to me, there will be fruit and blessings delivered in your lives as well. Thank you everyone in advance for your blessing of generosity in prayers and financial support. Whether it’s one time or a monthly partnership, all donations are greatly appreciated! Christ be with you, Jesse Gerth Donate

Missionary Sean Lee DONATE Hello! I’m Sean, a missionary from Los Angeles California! At 18 years old I met the Lord radically at a Discipleship Training School in YWAM Kona in the fall of 2022. My life was changed fundamentally forever and I knew that for the foreseeable future the Lord was calling me into ministry. Through this training school I was able to serve as a missionary in the Philippines for 3 months. During this time God truly marked me for the restoration of the family. To be specific I realized the systematic destruction of the responsibility of fathers in today’s society. I had experienced this first hand being raised by a single mother and I realized that God was heartbroken over how many fatherless children were being raised up today. However immediately following my outreach, I didn’t know to the full extent what God’s calling was for my life. This is when God called me back to YWAM Kona, this time to go to a 9 month “secondary” school for those who had already done a DTS (Discipleship Training School). This school, the Foundations of Revival and Reformation, is specially meant to equip young missionaries to become leaders and use their callings from God to further their ministry. I finished the first three month section of "Rev n Ref" (Shorthand for the name of my school) and it’s been such a testament of what God is doing in my life and His goodness. I’ve truly been blessed, the curriculum was specifically designed this quarter to read the entire Bible and establish a biblical foundation for my ministry, which has been eye opening to say the least. Through this biblical curriculum I understand the importance of family and what God's intention was/is for the family unit and the roles of fathers. I actually have a foundational verse that he revealed to me in this time Malachi 4:6 - ”and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse." The second three month section of "Rev n Ref" was also amazing, the focus of this "quarter" was to give us as young christian leaders a framework for how God interacts with all of society not just ministry! This quarter included bringing in speakers from all over the world including chemical engineers from Stanford, political leaders, and successful entrepreneurs. We learned that God needs believers in all industries, even the ones we consider to be secular, especially the workplace. Specifically I learned that God granted us the autonomy to govern ourselves as part of His nature to give us free will. I realized that throughout my life God had called me into the area of criminal justice reform, politics, and social justice, He wanted me to learn how to implement biblical values into the authority that our government carries. As for what I am doing right now, I am in the second month of my last three month section here in YWAM Kona. The theme of these three months is communication and apologetics, so far I have learned how to answer difficult questions that challenge my faith and effectively communicate logical answers for why I found my salvation in Jesus Christ and that God's love is the reason we exist. This quarter will continue to develop my communication skills and even help me use other platforms of communications including my social media to help institute Godly change. In June, I am excited to share with y'all that I will be going to Paris, France as a part of an "outreach" team that has been formed by my school to practically apply the skills I have honed. As for now, I'm not completely sure what the details are, but as I receive them I would love to update you! I do know however that we will be serving as a part of YWAM Paris as they prepare for the upcoming Paris Olympics that will take place this Summer! And as this pertains to y’all, I would love to give you guys the opportunity to pray to support me! First and foremost your guy's prayers and intercession are the most important things you could offer me. So please be praying for me as I finish this school and go on my 1 month outreach in Paris. As for those of you who feel prompted by the Lord to financially support me and my outreach, blessings to you! Love, Sean! Donate

Missionary Stefan Lindkvist DONATE Hey! My name is Stefan, and I am a full-time missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) through “Circuit Riders” based in Huntington Beach, California. The Circuit Riders are a collaborative non-profit missions organization empowered by Youth With A Mission. The heart of the Circuit Riders is to save the lost, revive the saved and train them all. We get to carry the love of Jesus to university and high school campuses across America and internationally, presenting the gospel and equipping and training young people to live out the Great Commission themselves. Our ultimate goal is to inspire a generation to love like Jesus! I have been a part of full-time missions through YWAM for the past 2.5 years and over that time I have been blessed to see hundreds of people come to know Jesus in 17 different countries! I’ve been able to minister to all sorts of people, from tribes in the Amazon Rainforest, to university students across Europe and America, as well as youth in Canada. Most recently I helped lead a team of 15 missionaries on a 9 week outreach through Western Europe, where we gathered thousands of university students, shared the gospel with them, and equipped them to reach their universities and communities with the love of Jesus and the power of the Gospel. During that most recent outreach with Circuit Riders, we as a community saw: • 40,141 Students Gathered • 4665 Salvations • 354 Miraculous Healings During that time I was honored to personally meet hundreds of young people, share the gospel with them, lead them into a relationship with Christ, pray over them, see them walk into freedom and get equipped to be messengers of Christ to those around them! Over the next year I have the opportunity to continue to partner with God in what He is doing specifically in Europe as a whole! Over the summer I will be helping to plan and run evangelistic festivals in major cities across Europe, specifically London, Amsterdam and Stockholm. I will also be a part of a wild outreach in Paris during the 2024 Olympic games this July/August, where we will be gathering hundreds of young people, training them in preaching the gospel and then flooding the streets of Paris with fiery evangelists reaching people from all around the world (including closed nations) with the gospel! On top of that I will also be helping lead summer training schools where we give European university students the opportunity to be trained missionally for a week, as well as I will be a part of a missions sending event in London called The Send, where we will be calling thousands of young people to go into all the world and fulfill the great commission! Finally after a CRAZY summer I will be heading back to California to begin planning for next year's outreach in Western Europe where we are gaining crazy traction and seeing God move in mighty ways. I’m so stoked to continue partnering with God in what He is doing around the world through Circuit Riders, but to do that… …I need YOUR help! As a missionary I don't get paid for what I do, and I actually pay for all my travel and living costs out of my own pocket, so to be able to cover my missions expenses, such as flights, rent, events and other living expenses, I rely on people like you. I'm in need of a group of people who are willing to partner with me in both prayer and finances, and want to invest into what God is doing around the world! I am specifically looking to raise $1500 usd/month in support to be able to cover all of my living costs as a full-time missionary. I would be honored if you would pray and ask God if this mission to see a generation saved and set on fire for Jesus is something He wants you to invest in, and partner with prayerfully and financially. While I am specifically building out a monthly support team, one-time gifts are absolutely appreciated as well. Thank you so much for your support! Stefan Donate

Missionary Gabriella Chivers DONATE Hey! I'm Gaby Chivers, a full-time missionary currently serving at YWAM Kona, with the school Fire and Fragrance. Right now, YWAM is the largest missions-sending organization in the world. Our motto is: "to know God and make Him known". Our goal is to raise up laid-down lovers of Jesus who know the urgency of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) and want to be a part of seeing it fulfilled! We run several DTS's "discipleship training schools" which is where students are equipped before being sent out to the mission field. My DTS completely changed my life. I was hit with the revelation of the ownership that God has over my life, and the fact that my life is not my own. I received an impartation of God’s heart for the lost and now will forever carry a burden for those who don’t know Him. Therefore, I want to give my life to see the lost found, and the hopeless find hope!! God has brought me so much joy and freedom, and I want to see others step into the fullness of what is available to them in Him. I live in constant surrender to God, giving Him access to every area of my life. I truly believe that the Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23), and I allow Him to lead me, take care of me, direct my path, restore me from hurts and pain, and constantly saturate my life with the joy and peace that come from Him. I want others to know the loving Father and best friend that they have in God. This year, I am going to be leading a team of DTS students to the nation of South Africa! There, we will be serving the poor, working with widows and prostitutes, and really going after the hardest and darkest - just like Jesus did! My desire is to eventually do ministry in Canada, and raise up missionaries in Canada to go all over the world and reach the nations. Although that is my dream, I am entrusting God with my life and will go wherever it is that He ends up leading me. However, I do not get paid to do this job. I need partners who will fight for breakthroughs in my life and ministry both in finances and prayer. Please prayerfully consider giving towards the call of God on my life, and reach out with any questions you may have!! I believe in partnership, and community - and I would be so blessed to have you be a part of mine!! Blessings, Gaby Phone (808) 493-7528 Email: gabychivers@gmail.com Donate

MISSIONARY Lucio & Ana Claudia De Paula DONATE Hello! We are Lucio and Ana Claudia. Together with our son Samuel we are planting a church in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil as well as reaching out into nearby countries teaching, preaching and doing various kinds of outreach. We want develop a culture of Love, inspiring this generation to Love God and Love people. We want to train leaders, both through training and through personal experience – reaching out to our community. We will serve cities and bring solutions to its problems. Love is the answer to any crisis. Come and join us, live the dream, LOVE IS A MOVEMENT, BE LOVE!!!! Our vision is to Create an environment of Love and Creativity helping to inspire the next generation of leaders encouraging them to promote solutions to our society, bringing justice and transformation to our cities. So as our PASSION for God grows, more COMPASSION is released bringing Peace, justice and joy to the world. Peace, Lucio & Ana Claudia Donate