Spring 2013
Arnold
and Debbie Rottier (school leader)
Arnold
has been with YWAM since 1986 in Uganda, Hawaii, Indonesia, Switzerland, South
Africa and Montana. He grew up on a farm
in Alberta, Canada; the oldest of five children in a Dutch immigrant family.
Arnold
did his DTS in 1986 in Hiedebeek, Holland, with an outreach in Uganda followed
by a School of Mercy, Relief and Development in Vancouver, Canada, with a field
practical in Mexico. He hold a B.Sc in
Agriculture from the University of Alberta.
He has worked primarily in the area of Community Development training
with YWAM’s Foundations in Community Development (FCD) School. He has a heart
to see people equipped for long-term ministry within communities.
Arnold
is married to Debbie and they have three children Nathan 23, Daniella 21, and
Mia 15. They moved to YWAM Montana in 2000 to help start the ministry of
community development at this base as it seeks to serve 5 target nations of
Ukraine, Thailand, Nepal, India and Taiwan.
Arnold enjoys his family, reading, the outdoors and gardening.
Debbie
joined YWAM in 1982 when God called her to minister in the area of hospitality
to ‘serve the saints’. Since then she has served in YWAM in the Netherlands,
Hawaii, Indonesia, Uganda, Switzerland, Denmark, and South Africa. Debbie has managed base hospitality teams,
organized hospitality for events and conferences, and have done hospitality
seminars for our mission and churches.
She has also written a book on hospitality called “A Cup of Cold Water”.
Benji:
I was born in Canada and then raised in Austria as a missionary-kid. I had a radical encounter with God when I was
21 that got me following Jesus whole-hearted.
I
did my DTS in Lakeside in 2007 and came on staff shortly after that. In 2010 I married my lovely wife Aubree who
has changed my life forever!
I
love the world and the many people I get to meet but I've also found a new joy
in serving my local community. I want to
see the people of this valley reconciled back to God to be made whole so we can
transform the world together.
I
enjoy travel, sports, photography, the outdoors, history and spontaneous
adventures.
Aubree:
I grew up in Oregon but have lived in Montana for the last four years. I
originally came on staff to work with sports and the kids on base but during my
time here i have also staffed summer programs, DTS and other logistical areas
on the base. I met my husband Benji here in lakeside in 2009, who swept me off
my feet and we've been married for almost three years now!
I
am very aware of my need for Jesus and I love being in his presence. I love
prayer and worship and being a part of people's journey towards freedom.
Craig and Jen Poor
Craig and Jen Poor have been working cross-culturally with YWAM and other missions organization since the 1980s. Over 25 years and 18 nations of wandering, Craig and Jen have staffed or run Environment And Resource Stewardship (EARS) schools, Leadership Training Schools, Humanities and Science Core Courses, and the FCD. They have also helped pioneer new ministries and develop missions facilities, participated in disaster response, lead prayer journeys, and hosted college interns. Craig, a Ph.D. engineer trained in regional water planning and management, focuses on leadership development, planning, community transformation, and project management. Jen has a Ph.D. in entomology with an emphasis on the biological control of mosquitoes. She teaches on a variety of sustainable development, science, and education topics. Currently, the Poors live in Lakeside Montana with their high school son, Levi. Their older son, Josh, is a freshman at the University of Arizona.
Wellington
is from Pará, Northen Brazil and is 27 years old. Since September 2012 he has
been serving as a missionary in Amazon Reach Project from Marine Reach
Ministries International; a ministry from YWAM. Amazon Reach Project serves
river communities by medical and dental outreaches, evangelism, and educations
programs like kids club, sexual purity seminars and craft classes.Wellington
finished his DTS in July 2012 in YWAM Almirante Tamandaré, Southern Brazil.
Before YWAM, he studied economy at college and studied, as specialization,
regional development and education. In 2011 he got a Master of Science in
Business Administration. He taught introductory classes like economy, business
and methodology of science in some colleges in Northern Brazil.In the winter
2013, Wellington finished the Community Development for Missions School at YWAM
Denver, joined Project Staff for the Foundations in Community Development
School at YWAM Montana and is going to Uganda in July 2013 for internship. He
loves to teach and is going to start a Community Development School next year
in Northern Brazil.
Josh
Tivis
Lum
Lum is from Malaysia, growing up in a Straits
Chinese family setting. He received Christ at 19 years of age when he left home
to work on the plantations. In1984 he went to Borneo as a market place
missionary, planting a church there with a few others a year later. To support
himself as a career planter, he raised rubber, cocoa and oil palms for
multinational corporations, eventually becoming a senior executive in one of
these. On hearing God’s call to leave the plantation industry in 2005 to help
churches grow, he eventually joined YWAM and did his DTS in Singapore. He has
been involved in frontier mission, EARS and the FCD in recent years.
Susan Etts
Susan obtained a Master's in Geology from University of Hawaii before surrendering her life to Christ. She worked as a naturalist at Haleakala National Park, completed CDTS in Kona, SBS in Montana, and then began a new life working for God's Kingdom. Her heart is to see people reconciled with their Creator, and for all to take their place as Ambassadors for Christ by finding their unique style of glorifying God and restoring relationships with God, one another and all of creation. One month she might be giving a workshop on safe water, hygiene & sanitation issues in Africa as a field trainer with Lifewater International, and the next hiking with some environmentalists or riding her bicycle along the Lewis & Clark trail to pray for healing of the land. She has also taught inductive Bible study skills for both literate and oral learners, staffed the YWAM SBS core course and EARS schools, and loves facilitating participatory style workshops to see people transformed and gain the skill and confidence to become catalysts for change in their communities.
Susan obtained a Master's in Geology from University of Hawaii before surrendering her life to Christ. She worked as a naturalist at Haleakala National Park, completed CDTS in Kona, SBS in Montana, and then began a new life working for God's Kingdom. Her heart is to see people reconciled with their Creator, and for all to take their place as Ambassadors for Christ by finding their unique style of glorifying God and restoring relationships with God, one another and all of creation. One month she might be giving a workshop on safe water, hygiene & sanitation issues in Africa as a field trainer with Lifewater International, and the next hiking with some environmentalists or riding her bicycle along the Lewis & Clark trail to pray for healing of the land. She has also taught inductive Bible study skills for both literate and oral learners, staffed the YWAM SBS core course and EARS schools, and loves facilitating participatory style workshops to see people transformed and gain the skill and confidence to become catalysts for change in their communities.
