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Dan York (Founder, Director)

Dan grew up as a missionary kid, living in Okinawa, Korea, Japan, the Phillipines, and throughout the United States. In 1977, after graduating from Faith Academy in the Phillipines, he was congressionally appointed to West Point. Following his graduation from West Point in 1981, he served with the 101st Airborn (Air Assault) Division before joining the Army Reserves in 1986. He received a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary (West) and moved with his family to plant and pastor several ministries, most recently The Road Home Fellowship in Newberg, Oregon. He is the author of two books on spiritual growth, I Keep Asking and I Pray Also, and has recorded five albums of original music.

Currently, he serves as Division Commander for the 104th Airborne Division located in Vancouver, WA.

He is married to Kathleen, and is the father of two sons and one daughter. The Yorks reside in Oregon.

Chris Govekar (Operations)

Chris was raised in the Army, moving around the United States and the world. His formative years were spent in the Southeastern US and Germany. In 1986 he headed off to college at the University of Notre Dame, where he studied Chemistry and Eastern European AreaStudies. He spent the next 8 years on Active Duty in the Army before joining the Army Reserves in 1999. Since leaving Active Duty, Chris worked at a variety of jobs, mostly in sales, and continued his education with an MA in Organizational Management and at Multnomah Biblical Seminary, where his focus was Biblical Studies. He’s been involved in Youth Ministry for the past 10 years and is actively involved in the Teaching Ministries at Alliance Bible Church in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he aslo serves as the Bible Teacher for their Sunday night gathering, Crossfire.

He currently works as the Command Executive Officer of the Army Reserve’s 104th Airborne Division in Vancouver, Washington, in which he also serves as the Division’s Operations Officer.

He is married to Kim, and is Dad to one girl and one boy. The Govekars live in Beaverton, Oregon.

Manasseh Wakawa (Leadership Development Leader)

Manasseh ran away from home to find a new life in a bigger city. Near the age of sixteen, he started working with the government. In 1971, he happened to be in a large church when a Nigerian government official spoke about those who had departed from following Jesus. Manasseh’s dad was a pastor and his family full of Christians so he thought the speaker was talking directly to him. After the message he approached him and said, “It seemed you were talking about me.” The speaker asked him why he felt this way and upon hearing Manasseh’s activities, told him to repent. Wakawa began going to the official’s home to talk. One day the official showed him the Four Spiritual Laws. He realized his spiritual bankruptcy and in 1972, he asked the Lord to become his Savior. Manasseh was so hungry he devoured the word and prayed and soon the Lord blessed him with a solid assurance of salvation.

God called Wakawa to preach the gospel in Nigeria. He did not have much education and felt inferior. So, he argued with God that he was not capable of preaching. Still the persistent voice of the Holy Spirit told him to write down his calling and to take it to his spiritual father. Manasseh obeyed and the government official with joy affirmed his new direction. As Manasseh actively shared his faith countless people came to Christ, many of whom he then trained. During this time, a friend introduced him to Campus Crusade for Christ in Jos and he ended up serving on staff with them for five years. Later he attended Lexington Baptis College where he received a B.A. in Biblical Studies in Lexington, KY. After graduating, he returned to ministry in Nigeria, in Maiduguri of Borno State, a heavy Muslim area where he grew up. Again, God gave him much fruit. Furthering his education, he earned a double Masters Degree in Biblical studies (New Testament) and in Christian Education at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland Ohio. Manasseh returned to Nigeria in 1997. For the last eleven years, he has faithfully led people to the Lord and ministered to them. What makes Manasseh so incredible is his effectiveness in training.

David Joel (Prayer Leader)

Riding from Abuja to Jos, Nigeria, David Joel, pastor of Agape Communion Church, shared with me an amazing story. There was a military coup in Nigeria in February 1976. Jurbe (a Captain in the Nigerian Army) was implicated in the coup. Despite his innocence, the authorities tried and executed him. Paul Wakkies, his younger brother, took his death hard.  But on November 5, 1976, his wife, Kurnyang, bore him a daughter. They named her Lengkat, which means “don’t worry”! Paul took solace in the fact that although God allowed the death of his brother, He provided new life.

While speaking to youth at Evangelical Church West Africa (ECWA) David spotted Lengkat and was immediately attracted to her. After worship, he gave her his business card and asked her to call him. She called and they continued to communicate until David (sensing God’s confirmation), proposed. On April 5, 2003, David married her. Today, they have two children and a wonderful ministry in Jos. David is a mighty man of prayer that God is using to impact key people around his nation.

We enjoyed prayer walking early in the morning with close to 300 people around a field near where we conducted our meetings. We asked David to  become the worldwide coordinator of our prayer walks, an incredibly important task. With the blessing and anointing of our Nigerian leaders, he has agreed. Please keep him in your prayers as he serves with First Cause in this critical ministry.

Jerry Anze (Pathfinder Leader)

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Joseph Shikokoti (Kenya Representative)

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Daniel (Ugandan Representative)

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Will Robertson (Administration/Sponsors)

Will Robertson attended George Fox University until 2000. For four years, he toured as a musician in a traveling youth ministry. Currently, he is the Youth Director for Soul’s Harbor Church of the Nazarene in Woodburn, Oregon.