Marlana Young
Since 2015, Marlana has been a dedicated full-time missionary with Global Ventures. After spending 14 years in Latin America, where she was involved with two remarkable ministries, she joined GV. During her time in Latin America, Marlana taught at Bible schools, helped churches develop evangelism programs, started and nurtured children’s ministry projects, and led short-term […]
Dave Young
Dave has been a full-time missionary with Global Ventures since 2013. From his first mission trip as a teenager, he felt a profound calling on his life. His professional and educational experiences have all been steps toward his current role with Global Ventures. In 2013, he was invited to lead the International Coordination Department as […]
Jessica Williams
As a young child, Jessica knew she was called to serve God. At 14, she moved with her family as missionaries to Cairns, Australia, where they saw countless lives radically changed by God. In 2019, Jessica returned to Oklahoma and began volunteering at GV, later joining GV leadership full-time. She was blessed to meet the […]
Jordan Williams
Jordan has always had a creative gift and a desire to serve God using his talents. He graduated with a film degree from Azusa Pacific University in 2020 and returned to Oklahoma. Jordan’s giftings opened the door for him to fill a much-needed role at GV as Director of the Creative Department! He was blessed […]
Lauren Brown
In 2013 Lauren went to Thailand with Global Ventures on her first mission trip and her life was forever changed. Several years later she moved to Oklahoma to be part of the Global Ventures CORE Program. This set her up to be a lifelong harvester. She graduated from the CORE Program, and in 2022, Lauren […]
Helen English
Helen knew at age 11 the gospel could change the world and it was birthed in her as a driving life force while on a mission trip into Moscow years later. God supernaturally prepared her as a speech pathologist and university instructor developing programs, writing curriculum, and building teams, as well as serving on church […]
Terri Bell
Terri graduated in Poultry Science from Auburn University. However, she felt called to share the Gospel with the unreached of the world after her first mission trip during college. She began looking for organizations that trained missionaries and found Global Ventures through friends and family. After a couple GV trips, Terri left her corporate job […]
Jamie Sivak
Jamie’s deep relationship with Jesus and her passion for studying law led her to believe she could make a difference in the world. After a mission trip to Nicaragua, she felt God leading her to a different path. Her first Global Ventures trip to the Philippines opened her eyes to the number of people who […]
Parker Wilson
Parker had always been drawn to children’s ministry and, after seeing how Global Ventures is able to incorporate children’s ministry on the mission field, he decided to attend the Global Ventures’ School of Missions. Since graduating from GVSM in 2023, Parker has been hard at work sharing about Global Ventures with local churches, as well […]
Emily Wilson
Emily’s passion for photography and serving others led her to move to Oklahoma in 2017 to join the Global Ventures’ CORE Program. She began honing her skills as a photographer on GV trips, and after graduating CORE in 2020, Emily felt led to continue as a GV missionary. In 2022 she joined the GV leadership […]