LOCATION: Estonia
OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT: My passion is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Estonia while preparing the next generation of Estonians to become pastors and leaders.
OUR MINISTRY FOCUS: As a largely secular nation, Estonia has limited gospel witness. Thus, there is a strong need to train people for ministry. Working closely with the Estonian Christian Pentecostal Church (ECPC), I serve as the director of our denomination’s NextStep Bible School.
The ECPC is a young denomination: it’s only 30 years old with 38 churches. Thus, we very much need to train and prepare the next generation of Pentecostal Estonians to serve our denomination. Additionally, we see a considerable need to equip our youth to live in a secular society.
As the director, I oversea our session school, deacon school, and coursework. With a small but strong team, we seek to provide sound biblical teaching, ready ministry opportunities, and necessary student development.
OUR MINISTRY HISTORY: I first met my wife Kaja in 1999, who also happens to be a native of Estonia. We then married and began serving in Estonia starting in 2000. Kaja considers herself to be a missionary to her own country, and thus we have been of one mind and heart serving together. I first focused on youth ministry, working with a team to share the gospel with young people in schools, churches, and through other evangelistic endeavours. My desire to help people grew so that I eventually became a professional coach and a certified Birkman (gifts/strengths test) facilitator. I also earned a Master of Science (Organizational Change) in 2018. Kaja and I have four amazing children: Emily, Mattias, Dominik, and Kristabel.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
For God to bless and strengthen our staff and students that they may sense His presence and be used to boldly teach and share the gospel with those they interact with.
For God to help our Bible school to grow and serve our students well as a place where future pastors and leaders are raised up to serve all over Estonia.
For God to provide wisdom to Kaja and I as we raise our children and help us to not grow weary of doing what is right and serving Him with our whole hearts.
