Team Position: Team Director
Scheduled Teams: ‘09 Ecuador/Peru Team
Home State: California
Family Facts: Jacob is the second oldest in a family of 9 children.

Past Ministry Experience: Jacob served part time with the Institute in Basic Life Principles for about 10 year. He was a member of IBLP’s Basic Seminar team, led children’s seminar teams and young adult spiritual mentoring teams. He has been on many international short-term ministry teams as a leader or team director. These trips have included travel to Canada, Mexico, Russia, Romania, Taiwan, Peru, and Ecuador. Jacob has also been a conference speaker for family camps and homeschool conferences.

Current Job/Ministry: Jacob has worked full time in correctional chaplaincy in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice for the past 8 years. He is currently employed as the Protestant Chaplain at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo, CA.

Jacob’s Perspective on International Ministry:
“Over the years the Lord has provided opportunities for me to travel around the world. In each country I’ve visited I have been encouraged to see the Body of Christ vibrant and alive. So many times we here in the United States think that we are the only ones in the world that have the ability to share the Lord with others. This is not true. I have been truly blessed to have contact with those who love the Lord with all their hearts and just happen to live in another part of the world. The Lord has used many of the people in the national churches to challenge me and my faith in the living Savior. The depth of their love and devotion to Jesus has humbled me. After every trip I come home with a desire to pursue a deeper relationship with Him.”

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