Justin Negron to serve on the Berks Team!

We’re excited to announce that Justin Negron will serve on the DiscipleMakers’ Berks Team when he reaches his ministry funding goal!

“I’m praising God for the awesome opportunity to serve on the Berks Team, and be a fisher of men!” Justin said. “There’s a ton of wisdom that surrounds this experienced team, and I’m excited to glean it from them!”

His soon-to-be team leader, David Royes, said he is excited to welcome Justin and see how God will use his gifts and talents to help the ministries of the Berks team continue to grow and flourish!

Justin received his campus placement after reaching a significant milestone in his fundraising when God provided 50% of his DiscipleMakers funding goal. He began raising support in June, having graduated from Albright in May. Please pray for Justin as he raises the remainder of his ministry funding - that God would quickly provide and bring him to campus.

Jessie Martin has joined the DM staff team!

We are excited to announce that Jessie Martin has joined the DiscipleMakers staff team! Jessie is an alumnus of our DM fellowship at Gettysburg College and has spent the past five years serving as a High School chemistry teacher in the Washington, DC area. She recently answered the Lord’s call on her life to apply to serve full-time with DiscipleMakers and we now eagerly welcome her onto our staff team to serve behind the scenes in our headquarters.

Upon the acceptance of her position with DM, Jessie shared, “I am excited to be joining an organization that God used so mightily in my life as a student, and can't wait to see how He will use me in this next chapter of my life!”

Jessie will begin her support-raising journey part-time in just a few weeks while she finishes out the school year as a teacher. Please pray for her as she works to raise up a team of ministry partners in the midst of her current work responsibilities, and please praise the Lord with us for another kingdom laborer!

Michael Usilton has joined the DiscipleMakers' staff team!

Michael Usilton has joined DiscipleMakers’ staff team! Michael is a senior at Penn State University and got involved in our DM student fellowship where he serves as a key leader. He also joined us for our summer internship this year where he showed a real passion for the gospel and an eagerness to build community.

Compelled by a real need in our ministry and a heart to serve behind the scenes, Michael plans to support the gospel work happening on campus through our headquarters.

In accepting his new position, Michael shared, “I am so excited to see how the Lord will continue to use me through serving on DiscipleMakers’ staff team! I can't wait for this next chapter in my life!”

Praise God for raising up Michael to serve on our staff team, and please pray for him as he prepares to raise support full–time for his ministry with DM after his graduation from Penn State in May 2023.

Jay Svec has joined the DiscipleMakers' staff team!

Jay Svec has joined DiscipleMakers’ staff team! Jay is a senior at Penn State University and got involved in our DM student fellowship there during his junior year. Jay quickly dove into the community and leadership on campus. He even joined us for our summer internship this year where he showed a real passion for the gospel.

Compelled by that passion and a real need in our ministry, Jay plans to use his degree in Accounting to serve behind the scenes, supporting the gospel work on campus through our headquarters.

In accepting his new position, Jay shared, “I am so excited and look forward to serving the Lord full-time and seeing His gospel have an eternal impact on others!”

Praise God for raising up Jay to serve on our staff team, and please pray for him as he begins raising support full–time for his ministry with DM this January and works towards his graduation from Penn State in May 2023.

Clark Mummau has joined the DiscipleMakers' staff team!

Clark Mummau has joined DiscipleMakers! Clark first connected with us through our online Summer Discipleship Challenge in the summer of 2020 through a DM intern that summer. Two years later, Clark interned with us this past summer and we are thrilled to have him join us as a missionary.

In accepting his new position, Clark said, “DM has had a huge impact on my life, and I rejoice in the Lord that I can join DiscipleMakers in going out and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with college students!”

Praise God for raising up Clark to serve on our staff team, and please pray for him as he begins raising support full–time for his ministry with DM upon the completion of his Biblical & Religious Studies/Christian Ministries degree at Grove City College in May 2023.

Colby and Kierstyn Benedict will serve on our NEPA Team!

We are excited to announce that Colby and Kierstyn Benedict will serve on the Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) team when they reach their ministry funding goal! They are just over halfway in reaching this goal. The NEPA team serves on East Stroudsburg University and Wilkes University.

Colby and Kierstyn have been praying since the beginning that God would place them where they could best serve Him. “Over the last few months, it has become abundantly clear that the NEPA team, and the campuses that it serves, is the place where we can play a strategic role in fulfilling the vision of DiscipleMakers to bring the love and grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to the college campus.” They added, “We are so excited to be joining what God is doing in and through this team to work in the lives of their students!"

Brian Seay, the leader of the NEPA team, shared his anticipation for their arrival on campus by saying, “The Benedicts are the Lord’s answer to long prayed prayer! We’re so encouraged by their eagerness in accepting the assignment and embarking into the NEPA region with us."

Please pray for the Lord to complete Colby and Kierstyn’s initial support raising, as well as their preparation to join the NEPA team.

Tony Beard has reached his ministry funding goal!

Tony Beard

We’re pleased to announce that Tony Beard has reached his ministry funding goal! Tony and his wife Angela will now transition to their next ministry assignment: ministering to students at Elizabethtown College as members of DM’s Lancaster Team.

Tony joined DiscipleMakers after a successful career in higher education. He has a passion for reaching college students with the gospel and can’t wait to do that directly through his ministry with DM.

Upon reaching his ministry funding goal Tony shared, “Support-raising was a unique challenge that God called our family into. Through this process, it's been incredible to see how supporters have surrounded us in prayer and affirmed this calling into college ministry. God grew my faith in ways I never imagined and revitalized a prayer life that was nearly dormant. We are so excited to start connecting with students and be part of what God is doing at Elizabethtown College. It's such an exciting time!”

We also talked to Gary Christman, Tony’s mentor through the support-raising journey, and his new teammate on the Lancaster team, who shared, “Tony’s journey through support-raising has been marked by God’s hand of faithfulness. Over and over when the way forward seemed unclear, God led Tony forward. I marvel at Tony’s response in each of these circumstances to move forward, with God, in faith, and despite uncertainty. I’m thankful to have him as a friend and coworker!”

Praise God with us for sending another laborer into His harvest field on campus!

Megan Weik will serve on our Mason-Dixon Team!

We are pleased to announce that Megan Weik will serve on the Mason-Dixon team when she reaches her ministry funding goal! 

Reflecting on her fundraising journey so far, Megan said, “I stand in awe of God as He has revealed His power, wisdom and Sovereignty to me abundantly throughout my time in support raising for my ministry with DiscipleMakers. Nothing is too hard for God.”

Megan’s support raising mentor, Carolyn Kirsch, added, “Meg has faithfully pressed into full-time support raising, eager to honor the Lord and to get to campus as soon as possible. I have no doubt that the students on the Mason-Dixon team will be significantly blessed by Meg’s love for the Lord and His Word.”

Kevin Noyes, the team leader of the Mason-Dixon team, expressed the team’s excitement for her arrival on campus. Megan is just as eager to join the team as she has seen God work in all of the details. “Ephesians 1:11 states, ‘God works all things according to the counsel of His will.’ All things — to the waves of the ocean, to the death of Jesus, to the gift of repentance and faith, to my placement on the Mason-Dixon team. I am excited to go and to serve the Lord and to see His name proclaimed on college campuses."

Megan is now just over halfway toward her ministry funding goal! Please pray as she continues to raise support and prepares to transition to the Mason-Dixon team.

Janae Taft has reached her ministry funding goal!

We’re pleased to announce that Janae Taft has completed her initial fundraising for her ministry with DiscipleMakers! Having reached this milestone, Janae will begin ministering with DiscipleMakers’ International Student Group (ISG) on Penn State’s campus.

Since January, Janae has been working on recruiting a team of partners to support her ministry with DiscipleMakers through prayer and financial support. Janae shared that while her support-raising was one of the most stretching periods of her life, it built her faith and joy in the Lord tremendously. She also had the joy of building new friendships along the way.

This semester, she will be spending her time observing her teammates in their ministry roles and building relationships with students to better partner in the women’s and international ministry in a substantial way. Please pray for Janae as she begins investing in students through outreach, bible study and discipleship. “I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to use the gifts that God has given me to reach others for Him here at Penn State. I am so excited to get to know my teammates better as well as the students!”

Praise God with us for His provision to send another laborer into the harvest field on campus!

Janae Taft will serve on our Penn State Team!

We’re pleased to announce that Janae Taft will join DiscipleMakers’ Penn State Team when she reaches her ministry funding goal! She will have a focus with DiscipleMakers’ International Student Group (ISG) on campus.

“Last summer, I had the opportunity to serve in the international ministry at Penn State with DiscipleMakers, and ever since then, I've been consistently praying that God would provide a way for me to return and serve in that ministry full-time,” Janae said. “He has granted me the desires of my heart, and I pray He will use me mightily in the lives of many international students.”

A leader with the ISG Team, Matt Geiger, shared that the team is excited to welcome their new member, “Janae has a boldness and eagerness to share the gospel that will be a welcomed addition on Penn State's campus, particularly as she focuses on reaching international students.”

Janae received her campus placement following her reaching a significant milestone in her fundraising: God has provided 50% of the giving to DiscipleMakers that she needs to reach her funding goal. She began raising support in January, having graduated from Albright College in December.