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Hello.

Perseverant, loves challenges, stubborn!...
That's how I best describe myself!

I've been with Youth With A Mission since 1989.

My desire is to see people from every nation, tribe, people group and language meet their Creator and be able to worship him with their own cultural identity.

I've worked for 12 years in Russia, especially in Kamchatka, sharing the life of an Eskimo tribe known as the Koriaks.
Numerous churches have been planted in this icy place, (-48°C!) where they hadn't yet had the opportunity of hearing the Gospel.

I also travel to many countries to help with pioneering missionary works.

In France, at our centre, I run the School of Biblical Studies.

And to finish with, I love chocolate!

Catherine Ducrot

English version coming soon

Bonjour !
Je m'appelle Edith et je suis responsable d'une EFD à Saint Paul Trois Châteaux. Mon coeur est pour les plaines du désert de Gobie en Mongolie. Mais je vous en dirais plus sur moi, dés que je reviendrais.

Edith Tellenbach

Hello.
I have been part of the five-member national leadership team of Youth with A Mission France since 1998.

One of my driving passions is to see a new generation of missionaries raised up in France and around the world who will incarnate the gospel in our countries and to the people of the world without personal ambition or nationalism. But rather to make known the love of God for the nations while still taking into account historical and cultural issues. I also believe that the gospel should not only touch individuals but our entire societies. Current revivals in several continents are transforming the hearts and lives of people and changing their nations as well. As a citizen, I am praying and working for the good of my town and my nation. As a YWAMer and elsewhere I always want to be a positive, peaceful and relevant element in my generation and my country.

Denis Drugeau

Hello.
My name is Olivier and I have been involved in different Christian centres during the last 23 years, the last 15 of those at Youth With A Mission in Le Gault la Forêt.

To begin with, I did my Discipleship Training School and then continued to work at the renovation of our chapel for one year. After that I moved to the offices, first as the accountant, and then to join the leadership team as the administrator of the centre. My goal is to develop this ministry and to make all the other YWAM ministries "possible". It is true that all the activities of YWAM in France produce an enormous amount of administrative work. (Accounting, management of personnel and activities, hospitality, etc.)

I really enjoy these activities and hope to develop new areas so that we can grow and be a blessing to the nation. Gault la Forêt is situated in the Champagne region, a very beautiful area that is called the bread basket of France because of its large cereal production. But most of all it is the land of Champagne, and that is perhaps one of the reasons why I love this region.

I am married with two children (Elisa and Paul). Muriel, my wife, has also been involved at Le Gault for 19 years now. We met in YWAM.
I particularly like cooking, so if you come to visit you can count on enjoying a good meal. I also like geography and history. To study a country with its history, geography and its modern context is one of my favorite occupations. One of the countries on my heart is Albania.
Olivier Rafinesque

Hello.
My name is Richard and I’m Swiss, married to Hilary who’s from New Zealand, and father of two children, Claudia and Elliott.
Following my carpentry apprenticeship, I came to Youth With A Mission in 1987 to do a Discipleship Training School at Le Gault-la-Forêt. After finishing the 5-month school, I joined the a Mobile Base to work on construction and evangelism, which gave me the opportunity of travelling throughout France.

For several years after that I was involved in the renovation and maintenance of the various buildings making up our Training Centre at Le Gault-la-Forêt. Since then, I have been working in the area of training, having led several Discipleship Training Schools and being staff on two Schools of Biblical Studies. I had the opportunity of going on outreach to a number of destinations such as the Cameroon, Albania and Madagascar. A few years ago I joined the Base leadership team, and recently accepted an invitation to be part
of the National Leadership Team.
I consider the international and cross-cultural aspects of Youth With A Mission real treasures. What I most enjoy about working with youth, is helping each person to grow in their knowledge of God’s character, to discover and develop their gifts. I’m also involved in the community through playing soccer, being a parent-teacher representative, and church-planting.