Jerry Jefferson
After finding myself in jail for the second time in one year, I surrendered my life to the Lord in 2002. I began reading and obeying God’s Word and what do you know, my life changed. My love for God, His people, and His work has grown year after year. There is nothing I would rather do with my life than spend it for Him.
From 2002 – 2015, most of my focus in ministry was on my hometown of New Kensington, PA. I felt like there was enough work to do in my “Jerusalem,” I didn’t need to go the ends of the earth to make disciples. But after meeting Pastor Dick Samuels I was introduced to the incredible ministry of Farming God’s Way. Soon, a new desire to help poor farmers in Africa was birthed in my heart. He asked me to travel to Africa with him. After waiting on God in prayer, He finally said “Go. Make disciples.” On That first trip with Dick to Malawi in April of 2016, God reminded me of the poor in my own hometown. That’s when he planted in me a burden to bring Farming God’s Way home to them as well.
I was introduced to Heaven’s Family in January of 2017, and joined the “family” part-time in June. I absolutely love these people and the heart they have to serve and equip “the least of these.”
I took over the Farming God’s Way Ministry in January 2019 and have had the privilege of watching God bring His vision to pass in the countries we work in. David Servant also introduced me to Disciple Multiplication. He brought in Curtis Sergeant in July of 2019 to train Heaven’s Family. That was a game changer! Disciple Making Movements has been at the heart of everything I do since then. After training our brothers in Africa with some DMM tools, we have been seeing great spiritual fruit and the beginning of multiplication.
In August of 2022 I had the honor of becoming a full time staff member. I am now the Director of Disciple Multiplication putting Farming God’s Way, Disciple Multiplication, National Missionaries, and Strategic Bibles Ministry in my hands. I pray The Lord would continue to use us (that includes you) as a team to advance His Kingdom around the world.
Grace and Peace.
