John and Ruth Kerr focus on leadership training for approximately 120 students. These students attend classes on the Kerrs’ 160-acre campus. However, the community surrounding the campus is home to roughly 500,000 people who live in very poor shanty-town neighborhoods. As a result, the students on campus have created many social-impact ministries and turned the property into a development center. They provide HIV-AIDS-awareness ministry, skills training, micro-financing, agriculture training, sewing classes and computer classes—all simply in an effort to bless and benefit the surrounding communities.
First Mission
The Kerrs’ first mission trip was a visit to Romania & Yugoslavia in 2001, before the Balkan war.
Becoming a Missionary
John and Ruth were both called into missions during their childhood, around the ages of 10-12.
Family
Ruth Kerr - Wife
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Steve Kramer
Steve Kramer
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Douglas Lowenberg
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We stay up to date with information from the Joshua Project and from Evangelical/Pentecostal groups based in Ethiopia by which we can see the numbers of languages, ethnic peoples, churches that have been planted by the major Pentecostal groups in country (including the EAG and the Full Gospel Believers Church of Ethiopia), UPGs in Ethiopia and our surrounding neighbors.
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Clark Barnard
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Colin Lindstedt
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Colin Lindstedt
Brazil
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Brandon Powell
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Brandon Powell
Thailand
98% unreached - There are more '7-11 convenient stores' than churches. Most people have never been in a church building, or spoken with another Christian . . .BUT the past 3 years have seen unprecedented growth, with thousands of people being baptized in a day multiple different times in Central Thailand! God is on the move and we get to be a part of it!
Angelica Sollie de Pagan
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Angelica Sollie de Pagan
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Luke Mckinley
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Luke Mckinley
Lithuania
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Chris Carter
Japan
Chris Carter
Japan
Chris and Lindsey Carter are missionaries in Japan. They are transitioning from the Philippines where they ministered for three years. Chris will be teaching at Central Bible College in Tokyo starting a Master of Divinity Program. Lindsey's involvment will be children’s ministry. Together they will participate in church planting and evangelism.
Alex Hultquist
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Alex Hultquist
Lithuania
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Richard Baker
United States
Richard Baker
United States
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Steve Kramer
Steve Kramer
1 in 6 people in the world are considered disabled. This is over a billion people worldwide. One of the biggest unreached people groups
Douglas Lowenberg
Ethiopia
Douglas Lowenberg
Ethiopia
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Clark Barnard
Peru
Clark Barnard
Peru
Clark and Beth Barnard work in Iquitos, Peru directing a base with Youth with a Mission (YWAM). They also oversee Youth with a Mission Peru on a national level.
Colin Lindstedt
Brazil
Colin Lindstedt
Brazil
River Valley 500. We are currently in a transition phase to move from Brazil to England and live there with YWAM full time. During this period we are working with YWAM to do an online English and culture class. Leticia just finished the class and Colin was a staff member, and in January we will both be staffing the school. The school teaches English and gives people a place to practice and learn free of judgment, while also teaching them about the differences in cultures and how different cultures show different aspects of God's character.
Brandon Powell
Thailand
Brandon Powell
Thailand
98% unreached - There are more '7-11 convenient stores' than churches. Most people have never been in a church building, or spoken with another Christian . . .BUT the past 3 years have seen unprecedented growth, with thousands of people being baptized in a day multiple different times in Central Thailand! God is on the move and we get to be a part of it!
Angelica Sollie de Pagan
Mexico
Angelica Sollie de Pagan
Mexico
River Valley 500. Staffing and leading (directing) DTS: This includes being a mentor and walking alongside students in this 3 month lecture phase and leading the 2 month international outreach. -Worship and music ministry: We get to lead worship at our YWAM base and once a month at our local church, Horizonte. Currently we are leading worship for our summer Mission Adventures teams (highschool/college teams that come back-to-back for a week camp to be trained in evangelism and go out into our community and share Jesus). We’ve also been a part of the music ministry called Contraste where we play music in cafes/restaurants and use it as a tool to draw people in to evangelize. -Homes of Hope: Building homes for families living in poverty in our community. My husband and I get to host teams and be a part of the 2-3 day house builds. My husband has also been a part of the family-selection team.
Luke Mckinley
Lithuania
Luke Mckinley
Lithuania
Luke and Tanya McKinley’s mission field is the country of Estonia. Their primary focus is church planting in Tallinn, Estonia. They work with a team of missionaries in a multiplication network.
Chris Carter
Japan
Chris Carter
Japan
Chris and Lindsey Carter are missionaries in Japan. They are transitioning from the Philippines where they ministered for three years. Chris will be teaching at Central Bible College in Tokyo starting a Master of Divinity Program. Lindsey's involvment will be children’s ministry. Together they will participate in church planting and evangelism.
Alex Hultquist
Lithuania
Alex Hultquist
Lithuania
River Valley 500. Lithuania has one of the highest suicide rates in the world and the people are very downcast and depressed. Of the 2.7 million people who call Lithuania home less than 1% are Evangelical Christian. Alcoholism is high, people are ignorant to their need for the gospel, and are wrapped up in materialism.
Richard Baker
United States
Richard Baker
United States
Richard and Kim work with Youth Alive, which strives to equip Christian students to reach their peers with the Gospel. This is provided in schools through training, resources and outreach opportunities.
Steve Kramer
Steve Kramer
1 in 6 people in the world are considered disabled. This is over a billion people worldwide. One of the biggest unreached people groups
Douglas Lowenberg
Ethiopia
Douglas Lowenberg
Ethiopia
We stay up to date with information from the Joshua Project and from Evangelical/Pentecostal groups based in Ethiopia by which we can see the numbers of languages, ethnic peoples, churches that have been planted by the major Pentecostal groups in country (including the EAG and the Full Gospel Believers Church of Ethiopia), UPGs in Ethiopia and our surrounding neighbors.
Clark Barnard
Peru
Clark Barnard
Peru
Clark and Beth Barnard work in Iquitos, Peru directing a base with Youth with a Mission (YWAM). They also oversee Youth with a Mission Peru on a national level.
Colin Lindstedt
Brazil
Colin Lindstedt
Brazil
River Valley 500. We are currently in a transition phase to move from Brazil to England and live there with YWAM full time. During this period we are working with YWAM to do an online English and culture class. Leticia just finished the class and Colin was a staff member, and in January we will both be staffing the school. The school teaches English and gives people a place to practice and learn free of judgment, while also teaching them about the differences in cultures and how different cultures show different aspects of God's character.
Brandon Powell
Thailand
Brandon Powell
Thailand
98% unreached - There are more '7-11 convenient stores' than churches. Most people have never been in a church building, or spoken with another Christian . . .BUT the past 3 years have seen unprecedented growth, with thousands of people being baptized in a day multiple different times in Central Thailand! God is on the move and we get to be a part of it!
Angelica Sollie de Pagan
Mexico
Angelica Sollie de Pagan
Mexico
River Valley 500. Staffing and leading (directing) DTS: This includes being a mentor and walking alongside students in this 3 month lecture phase and leading the 2 month international outreach. -Worship and music ministry: We get to lead worship at our YWAM base and once a month at our local church, Horizonte. Currently we are leading worship for our summer Mission Adventures teams (highschool/college teams that come back-to-back for a week camp to be trained in evangelism and go out into our community and share Jesus). We’ve also been a part of the music ministry called Contraste where we play music in cafes/restaurants and use it as a tool to draw people in to evangelize. -Homes of Hope: Building homes for families living in poverty in our community. My husband and I get to host teams and be a part of the 2-3 day house builds. My husband has also been a part of the family-selection team.
Luke Mckinley
Lithuania
Luke Mckinley
Lithuania
Luke and Tanya McKinley’s mission field is the country of Estonia. Their primary focus is church planting in Tallinn, Estonia. They work with a team of missionaries in a multiplication network.
Chris Carter
Japan
Chris Carter
Japan
Chris and Lindsey Carter are missionaries in Japan. They are transitioning from the Philippines where they ministered for three years. Chris will be teaching at Central Bible College in Tokyo starting a Master of Divinity Program. Lindsey's involvment will be children’s ministry. Together they will participate in church planting and evangelism.
Alex Hultquist
Lithuania
Alex Hultquist
Lithuania
River Valley 500. Lithuania has one of the highest suicide rates in the world and the people are very downcast and depressed. Of the 2.7 million people who call Lithuania home less than 1% are Evangelical Christian. Alcoholism is high, people are ignorant to their need for the gospel, and are wrapped up in materialism.
Richard Baker
United States
Richard Baker
United States
Richard and Kim work with Youth Alive, which strives to equip Christian students to reach their peers with the Gospel. This is provided in schools through training, resources and outreach opportunities.
