This is the team of people that I will be staffing the Classic DTS with in July! All three of them are amazing and completely dedicated to serving God and loving people. I am so blessed to call them friends and now coworkers! Here is a little blurb about each of them. Hope you enjoy!
Hello. My name is Jeremy Barry Randall. My parents were going to call me Jeremiah but thought it to be too nerdy. Barry was my nanas middle name (Norah Barry Randall - one of the greatest women to ever walk the planet) and the Randalls came out to Australia from England as immigration officers. We have been farmers, painters, politicians, knights (my grandad was Sir Richard the secretary to the treasurer and a stunt pilot), pastors, lawyers. I come from a legacy of lovers, improvers, charity-fueled card players. I am child 3 of four. My brother a social worker, my sister a primary school teacher, my younger sister a student of law and asian studies.
I love peoples stories. I love the reasons why. I love figuring out how to make something better. I love living with people, even when its annoying. I love driving old corollas and photographing faces.
I grew up a pastors kid. I have now seen church (and played in worship bands) on every continent except south america. I have been apart of community as musician, athlete, director, photographer, dishwasher, salesman, printer, model, leader, follower, chef, mother, father (weird huh?) encourager.
I love speaking out truth to people who don’t realise it. When you see good in someone who can’t see it in themselves. I love hugs. Awkwardly long hugs. I love renewing peoples minds when it comes to hugs. I love elaborate hand shakes and slapping five. I love playing the clown to make people comfortable and then sitting down and having conversations that surprise people that i actually have a brain. and i actually have the capacity to be intelligent in amongst laughing about poop.
I’m slowly (very slowly) learning, that if absolute truth exists (which i believe is does) then that makes me wrong. Because i am not perfect. I am not God. I haven’t always been ok with being wrong. In fact i’m still not. But it something i need to learn. I believe people are worth all my time in the world and sometimes with people relationship comes way before being right. (slowly learning)
I’m excited about adventure. I love travelling and doing new things. I love meeting new people.
Me, yesterday.... like 20 years ago.
Me and my best friend evan.
Me on top of a mountain in Jasper Canada.
My name is Candace Braaten
I was born and raised in a small suburb of Seattle, Washington USA. At a young age I had a strong sense of adventure and always dreamt of what the world around me looked like and knew I wanted to see and experience all of it. When I was 18 I packed my bags and moved to San Diego, California to begin my freshman year in college. I soon realized that science and arithmetic did not excite me so I moved to Los Angeles, California to study marketing at a private fashion school. I graduated with a degree in fashion marketing and again found myself packing my bags for something new. This time it was New York City. I lived in NYC for 3 years working in the fashion industry until I realized that Jesus was the ultimate adventurer and that the plan He had for me was beyond what I could dream. I then moved back to Seattle to be with my family and dream with Jesus. January 2010, to my surprise and excitement, I found myself packing my bags for Newcastle, Australia to do a discipleship training school. After my DTS I joined staff at YWAM Newcastle and had the amazing privilege of staffing the 2011 October DTS and co-leading an outreach team to Mexico City. That was it. I was sold out. I was ready and willing to go wherever Jesus told me. I was ready for the front lines. I was ready to be his hands and feet. So I boldly asked what He had next and" Go Home" was all He said. So home I went and within a few months I found myself applying to do the School of Social Justice at YWAM Denver. To Denver I went, and learnt about the injustices of the world. During this school, I saw and experienced the vulnerable heart of Jesus and the crazy way He loves. This is something I want every person to experience, the real Jesus.
I love my family. I love my friends. I love making new friends. I love traveling. I love exploring new cities by way of public transportation. I love listening to people talk about what they are passionate about. I love watches. I have a new found love for tea. I love loud music. I love when the sun is shining. I love movies. I love cheese and crackers. I love seeing people operate in their God given giftings. I love lions. I love encouraging people. I love laughing, like really laughing. I love snickers ice cream bars. I love a good dance party. I love when people are vulnerable. I love Jesus and how a life lived with Him is simply the best.
Hello my name is Jeff I'm twenty and I'm from Hawaii. I was adopted from Japan when I was a week old and moved to Hawaii where I spent the majority of my childhood. My family has always been in ministry, pastoring a church for twenty years, and then moving into the mission field when I was ten. Because of this I've had the privilege of living in some of the most beautiful places in the world, and traveling to over 30 countries by the time I was 18.
I have been playing music since I was four, starting on violin and the moving onto other things over the years. Because of this i had a huge heart for worship and my heart is to see people set free and be free through worship.
Finally. I love music, food, and coffee. I enjoy cooking for other people and eating good food. So. Let's hang out about it.
Jeff in his and Jeremy's room.
At an all night prayer meeting on a cold mountain top.
Jeff and Candace, almost creepy christmas photo
July 2012 classic DTS
Tell your friends, this is going to be fun.
For more info check out - http://ywamnewcastle.com/blog/2012/04/05/july-classic-dts-bringing-heaven-to-earth-2/
