I grew up in Virginia knowing about Jesus, going to church, hearing the gospel, checking the boxes. But I never truly knew Him. After years of chasing success and hitting a wall that brought me to my knees, everything changed. A month in Zambia on the mission field in 2024, a second trip in 2025, and a year in FHI's discipleship school showed me what it actually means to walk with God, not just know about Him. I am here because He met me in my emptiness, and what He gave me in return is something I cannot keep to myself.
Christianity in America is, as many have said, a mile wide and an inch deep. We have more churches and more resources than any generation in history, and yet only 28% of American Christians are both being discipled and discipling others (Barna Group).
Less than 50% of Protestant pastors have an intentional discipleship plan for their congregation (Lifeway Research, 2025). And when it comes to global missions, American Christians direct just 0.5% of their giving toward people who have never heard the gospel (The Traveling Team). The church has never been more resourced. And the Great Commission has never felt further from the center of our Sunday mornings.
The Call and Our Response
Jesus could not have been clearer. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). "This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations" (Matthew 24:14). In Romans 1, Paul writes of his longing to visit the church in Rome, not just to preach, but to be mutually encouraged, to impart and receive, to go deeper together. He traveled to these churches to teach and preach, but also to walk alongside them, strengthen them, and build up the local body. That is still the model.
Freedom House International exists as a direct response to that call. Through partnerships with local churches and ministries in Africa, South America, and the Middle East, FHI comes alongside what God is already doing. Short-term mission teams join the work locals are already leading, doing evangelism and ministry in the community, while connecting the fruit back to those local churches. But something happens to the people on these teams too. Worship, prayer, evangelism, and small group discipleship happen every single day. People go home changed. Some return. Some are sent as long-term missionaries. Most go back to their communities hungry to know Jesus and make disciples.
FHI also runs a stateside discipleship school; nine months of teaching, worship, community, and outreach, followed by three months overseas on mission. It is one of the most concrete answers we have found to the discipleship deficit in the American church.
My Role
My role at Freedom House International sits at the intersection of data systems and global mission. On the technical side, I build and manage the infrastructure that keeps FHI operating with clarity and efficiency, freeing our teams to focus on people rather than spreadsheets. On the mission side, I work directly with global ministry partners in the Middle East, lead and support short-term mission teams, and help identify and establish new ministry hubs where the gospel is needed most.
What my day-to-day looks like:
Data & Systems
Building a unified data system across FHI's platforms so leadership always has a clear picture of applications, fundraising, and finances
Automating reporting and data processes so the team spends less time on paperwork and spreadsheets and more time on people
Maintaining financial tracking and donor reporting to keep FHI operating with accountability and transparency
Global Missions
Partnering with FHI's Global Initiatives lead to identify and establish new ministry hubs in the Middle East through vision trips and on-the-ground relationship building
Visiting and strengthening FHI's existing Middle Eastern ministry partners at least once a year
Leading FHI mission teams in the field — from logistics and planning to daily discipleship, worship, and ministry
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Support needed to deploy
FHI
Sending organization
January 2026
Deployment goal
2026 Monthly Support Goal
Monthly Giving Levels
To deploy full-time with FHI, I need 46 monthly partners totaling $6,500/month. Every level makes a difference.
I am committed to financial stewardship and transparency. If you have questions about how your donation is being used, please reach out — I'm happy to share details.
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