This category is for permanent staff who are on staff year-round either full-time or part-time.
Josh Steffen Maintenance Manager, Stonewater About Josh Did I hear that right….. I get to bale hay, drive a bulldozer, ride horses, work with fellow believers, and help share the Good Word of Jesus to the next generation? Heck yeah, sign me up! After spending 20 years running our family owned haying and horse training…
Javier Corral Community Staff, Moses Lake About Javier I grew up in the East Bay Area, California in a Catholic household being baptized as a baby. Then when I was in high school at the age of fifteen, I went through Confirmation. Time passed and I didn’t think about God when I was 16 in…
José Huerta Vice President of Community Ministry About José José and his wife Megan have served youth all over the globe. José grew up in Texas in one of the border cities. He came to a saving faith in Jesus when he was a teen, through the example and faithfulness of his mother and his…
Aerin Christensen Community Staff, Riggins About Aerin I began a relationship with Jesus at 11 years old. Throughout high school, He became my secure anchor amid the chaos around me, largely through the influence of a woman named Sylvia Ryan. Sylvia took the time to truly know me so that I could come to know…
Ariel Banez Communities Staff, Riggins About Ariel My family and I are originally from California. We moved to Idaho in January of 2020. I was a sophomore at the time, and it was a difficult transition. I struggled to fit in and struggled with being in a completely different area. But God showed me through…
Louis Banda Multimedia Specialist About Louis Youth Dynamics is the perfect intersection of my three favorite things: the outdoors, storytelling, and Jesus! It was during my time backpacking through the Rocky Mountains in the summer of 2018 that I was awakened to the love of Jesus and have been passionate about outdoor ministry ever since.…
Kyla Mitcham Communications and Donor Engagement Manager About Kyla I have been a Christian all my life, but my faith faced its greatest test during my youth. In those years, I felt the most distant from God, not truly understanding what it meant to be comforted and healed by Him. I grappled with loneliness and…
Shawna Sloane Community Staff, Moses Lake About Shawna Sloane I grew up in a secular home and faced challenges early in life. When I was 12, my parents divorced and later remarried. During my late teenage years, I lost my place at the college I had been accepted to, which sent me into a…
Kristie Stucky Community Coordinator, Moses Lake Hi, I am Kristie Stucky. I trusted Christ as a teenager and began to have a heart for working with young people. My faith has grown stronger through listening to Jesus’ still, small voice. A verse that has been meaningful to me is Romans 8:28. “So we are convinced…
Aaron Bevier Community Director, Tonasket About Aaron Bevier Howdy! My name is Aaron Bevier and I am the new Youth Dynamics Area Director for Tonasket, Washington. God has placed it on our hearts to serve with youth in North Central Washington near the Canadian Border. My wife, Leann, and I met at Multnomah University…