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Ben Aniekeme

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:44:03 -0600

Ben Okon Aniekeme was born on the 18th of February 1987 to Mr and Mrs Okon Akpan Ben. Ben was a blessed, talented, gentle and humble person. He has always been very intelligent and very inquisitive. He did his nursery school in Dollister Nursery and Primary School. His primary school was Tanfua International Nursery and Primary School. The first three years of his Secondary School was in Tanfua International High School and the last three years in Onpadec Science Centre (now called Niger Delta Science School).

Brianna Esswein

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:51:55 -0500

Brianna, from Cypress, California, grew up in a Christian home and gave her life to the Lord in February of 1996. A few months later she took first mission trip to Mexico. It was a life-changing experience of reaching out to people in need who didn’t know anything about Jesus. Soon after, Bri committed her life to go wherever the Lord called her to go.

David Davou Choji

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:46:56 -0500

David Davou Choji (popularly known as Big D) was born to the family of Hon. Vincent G. Choji (JP) on the 22nd day of May, 1977 at the Jos University Teaching Hospital. He attended Mago Model Primary School, Rock Haven, Jos from 1984 to 1990. His secondary education was at St. Murumba College and Ecwa Staff School, Jos between 1990 and 1996. In 2004 he came to Youth With A Mission for his Discipleship Training School (DTS) after which he enrolled on staff. Until his death he was on the staff list of YWAM Port Harcourt. He was handling the vehicles in the base.

Delphine Lemaire

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:46:47 -0600

Delphine, born on November 25th 1978, to French parents and raised on a boat in Tahiti gave her heart to the Lord in her teenage years. Delphine loved her family dearly and her mother desired for her to follow God. It was through a YWAM team led by the Betts family that went to Tahiti that the call came for missions.

Hilary Rue

G Stephen Goode — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:55:44 -0500

Hilary Rue, a member of the leadership team from The Kings Lodge in England was killed in a car accident just outside the gates of the YWAM property in November, 2005.

From Kings Lodge

Praise Judah Kalu

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:42:26 -0600

Praise Judah Uche Kalu was born on the 14th of March 1983 to the Family of Mr and Mrs Kalu. He is from Ebem Ohafia local government, Abia State. Praise started his formal education at the age of three years old. He attended LEA Primary School, Airport Abuja from 1986 – 1991 where he got his first school leaving certificate. He attended Government Secondary School Airport Abuja, from 1993 – 2001 where he got his senior school certificate.

Rahim Dan Akazu

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:41:17 -0600

Rahim Dan Akazu was born to the family of Abui Akazu on the 4th of April, 1969 at Bomo Village in Bassa Local Government Area of Jos, Plateau State.

He attended Ecwa Primary School and later Zawan Commercial Secondary School. He later attended Plateau State Polytechnic former Kuru Campus. He attended Jos Ecwa Theological Seminary. Later he was involved with Spring of Life Jankwano Hospital as a voluntary worker.

Tuy Sangpunta

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:50:20 -0600

Jeeranun Sangpunta, or "Tuy" as she was known to many of us, was born and raised in Suphanburi province 2.5 hours north of Bangkok in Central Thailand. She was raised in a Buddhist home and spent the first 17 years of here life growing up there, the youngest of 4 girls.

She moved to Bangkok when she was 18 to attend Ramkhamhaeng University and graduated with a degree in Business and Human Resources. In 1997, while at university, she had the opportunity to hear about Jesus and gave her life to the Lord during her time at Ramkhamhaeng.

Willfred Ihezie

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:44:50 -0600

Born in 1963 to the family of Pa Fintan and late Mrs. Felicia Ihezie. Willy as popularly known, is from Orsu Izombe, Oguta LGA of Imo State, Nigeria.

Yakubu Synkoum

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:38:03 -0600

Yakubu Synkoum was born and educated in Garuwa, Cameroon, and did his DTS in Maiduguri, Nigeria in 2004. After completing his DTS he joined YWAM Maiduguri as staff and became a leader. Yakoubou loved music and released a CD, using the proceeds to aid the work at the base. He used his music for evangelism, and had a passion to reach the Fulani and Kanuri people. His desire to know God more led him to Port Harcourt and a School of Biblical Studies.