Bob & Patty McGowen
Bob has attended Light of the World Christian Church for 20 years. He is an intercessor and operates in the prophetic. Bob became involved with IAM Youth Ablaze in 2006 and took his first trip with the organization in April 2007. He has a Father’s heart for the fatherless and has a desire to see young men rise up and run after Jesus with their whole hearts.
It is he that will go as a forerunner before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn
the hearts of the Fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude
of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Luke 1:17
Patty first became involved with IAM Youth Ablaze in March 2001 when she went on a Mission to Mexico with a team from Light of the World. She was so impacted by the Boot Camp Experience before the trip, that she has been involved with Youth Ablaze in one way or another ever since.
Patty has attended Light of the World Christian Church for the past ten years. During that time she has served as a Youth Leader for the 24:7 youth ministry and also served on the leader team of a Church in the House (a small group meeting in someones home - where Bob & Patty met).
Bob and Patty have both been involved with the House of Prayer at Light of the World and have a desire to disciple people and see them walk in the fullness God has for them. As part of IAM Youth Ablaze they are helping lead Samuel's Project, a Leadership Disciple Program for young adults where hearing God’s voice and living a life of holiness and righteousness are the goals.
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Jim & Jen Waltersdorf
Jim and Jen have worked together in various young adult, youth and children ministries for the last nine years. Their desire is to see this, and the next, generation equipped to fulfill the purpose and plan the Lord has for them. The Lord has continued over the years to increase this desire in their hearts.
Jen has a heart to work with the abandoned, orphaned and lonely. She has volunteered in outreach programs in the inner city of Albany, New York and has made the trip to Uganda, Africa twice. In Uganda, she found her calling and gained a greater understanding of “doing it for the least of these…” She desires to reveal the Father's love to those who may never have known such a love.
The story of the good Samaritan is one Jim identifies with. During his trip to Uganda he was able to meet people who where physically and mentally beaten and left on the road side. This experience changed his life. He plans to continue to show the next generation that God loves and cares for them, and that they have a responsibility to respond to His love.
Jim and Jen believe the Lord is moving them and their two children to Uganda, Africa. Their hearts have been stirred to return to this people group who they believe have a purpose and destiny in the earth at this time. They plan to work with IAM Youth Ablaze East Africa at the discipleship school to train up and send out young adult missionaries into unreached places. Along with the spiritual training, they want to provide training on the practical side including useful and relevant life-skills.
Jim and Jen are committed to advancing the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and ushering in the second coming of Jesus Christ.
