We have been with Youth With A Mission Brisbane for the past 10 & 11 years, volunteering our time here with a variety of ministries and departments. Youth With A Mission is an international, interdenominational missions organization with a vision to see young people out in the mission field doing the work of God.

Who we are…

Before joining YWAM Gary was successful in the Sales industry. He had many ambitions in life including owning his own business. Gary traveled to Israel on 2 occasions to volunteer in the Kibbutz. He served in the South African army and police department. He enjoys cycling, days at the beach, Indian food and playing with his pets (right now, he owns a cockatiel and fish).

Darcie had just come out of High School when joining YWAM. She was a leader in the youth group and had taken several short-term outreaches. Her life plan was to be a Police officer. She was accepted to 2 well-known Christian colleges to study Criminal Justice in the states when God changed her plans. She enjoys camping and bushwalking, Thai food, watching movies and eating a “tim tam slam” on cold Australian nights

What we do…

Currently Gary is a part of a ministry called RescueNet. This is a disaster relief ministry that responds to a natural or manmade disaster to provide immediate relief and rescue to the victims.  He wants to specialize in Search and Rescue. Gary's team has helped out in Jordan/Iraq, Pakistan and Philippines. When not on a mission Gary is the Computer Administrator and Fleet Manager at YWAM Brisbane, looking after these bits of property to keep them all in running order and to keep the ministry running smoothly.

Darcie is part of the Training Department. She oversees all training schools run through YWAM Brisbane, to make sure they are running effectively and legally. She is involved in developing and strategizing new ways to run our training programs to make the maximum impact on our overseas students. She facilitates leadership, staff and discipleship training, and workshops to prepare young people for Christian ministry and missions. She also works with management of the YWAM centre.

Our Future:

-We hope to have RescueNet up and running in Brisbane in the next couple of years, with a team of people who are ready to respond to a disaster in a matter of hours.

-Within the next few years we’d like to spend a lengthy amount of time in Malaysia to look at what we can establish in terms of discipleship and leadership development there.

-Gary is very eager to develop support systems for missionaries on the field, to allow them the privilege of volunteering full-time without finances being a burden