01 Counter-Cultural

Growing up in idyllic Switzerland, 18-year-old Jesse was ready for far-away adventure and eagerly set off for the Philippines. What happened there changed his life and set him on course of doing business for Jesus--creating a lifestyle center, mission school, and church in Honduras, Hyve International for young professionals, a crowd-sourced international translation endeavor, and more.

Season was living a very dark life when a door opened and a ray of hope appeared. Through a journey of love and gentle guidance, Season was transformed into an agent of light and continues to encourage others to find a better way.

It wasn’t easy growing up in East Germany. When the Berlin Wall collapsed in 1989, teenage Markus decided to enjoy his new freedom in new and exciting ways that led him down some dark roads. Then one day in 1994 he found an intriguing book on his mother’s desk that changed his life course forever.

Michael Sokupa grew up under apartheid in South Africa. Under the law, he was relegated to the lowest class of society simply because of his skin color. Nevertheless, God showed him his true worth through kindness in unexpected places and eventually the wall of separation “came tumbling down.”