Rod and Colleen came to us from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada, joining our staff in May of 2005. Their son Kent plays football in Canada; their daughter Kaleigh attends Vanguard University. Rod supervises truck maintenance and the woodshop, as well as directing ministry to our backpackers.  Colleen is our member care coordinator and serves on the leadership team.

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Sheldon and Carol Munro completed their Discipleship Training School at Gleanings in 2007. They moved here, with their three children Seth, Kalina, and Kaiden, from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and came on staff in June 2010. Sheldon is part of our leadership team, supervises volunteer assignments, and oversees base maintenance. Carol home schools Kaiden, and is a coordinator for hospitality and special events.

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Henrijs and Ilze completed a Discipleship Training School in Latvia; and first joined Gleanings’ staff in 2007. After serving two years, they had to leave due to immigration issues; after much prayer, and God’s favor, they returned in 2011. They have two young children, Magnuss and Stella. Henrijs serves in the soup plant; Ilze works in the Finance department.

Christopher is from Felton, California, and joined our full-time staff in January 2015. He completed his Discipleship Training School here at Gleanings in February 2008. Christopher serves in the soup plant, warehouse, and is part of our procurement team.

Mark and Lori Ragains attended a Discipleship Training School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with their five children, in 2007. They moved to Gleanings from Orange County, CA. Their youngest daughters, Amie and Katie, are home-schooled by Lori. Lori does some of our purchasing and contributes to the newsletter. Mark maintains our computers and serves in the Media Department. Mark and Lori also work with YWAM United, coordinating outreaches to refugees in Greece.  The Ragains joined our staff in December 2015.       

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Bruce is from Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. In 2009, he graduated from his Discipleship Training School in Kona, Hawaii. Bruce has three children and four grandchildren residing in British Columbia. He joined our staff in January 2016 and manages our Procurement Department.

Tristan is groundskeeper at Gleanings, and he’d like to tell you a little about himself: “Hey, Tristan P. here, from Yosemite, California. I completed my Discipleship Training School at Gleanings in March 2015, where I also accepted Christ; my outreach was to Kenya.  I then spent six months at YWAM Kona, before coming here on staff in November 2016.” Tristan is currently at “The Father’s House” in Oroville attending a School of Ministry.

Susan Ross is Canadian, from Mission, BC.  After completing her Discipleship Training School in Kona, Hawaii in January 2016, she came on staff in November 2016.  She manages the quilt room, and serves in housekeeping and reception.  Sue has five sons and five grandchildren back in BC.

Roger has a wonderful history of 25 years of service in Youth With a Mission – including four years here at Gleanings! In addition to his DTS in Los Angeles, Roger completed a School of the Bible in Tyler, Tx. Besides ministering here in the United States, Roger has been a YWAM missionary in Curitiba, Brazil and Burtigny, Switzerland. On staff again after 14 years, he is one of our cooks and helps with landscaping and maintenance projects.

Bethany is from Tacoma, Washington; she completed her Discipleship Training School in Northern Ireland in 2012. After participating in the summer staff program in 2016, Bethany decided to join Gleanings’ staff in April of 2017. Bethany is working in the soup plant, peach plant, the warehouse, and Summer Staff Internship program.

Tony’s first stint at Gleanings For The Hungry was from 2007-2009. He has been on staff or a student at numerous  YWAM ministry locations, including New Orleans, Woodcrest TX, Phoenix AZ, Nashville TN, and  Smithtown NY. Tony likes to learn and has attended the School of Apostolic Pioneering, Bible Core Course, School of Ministry Development, and School of Worship. His skills as a chef, groundskeeper, IT, and worship leader, are an asset to the ministry.

Jerry is from Hawaii; he attended his Discipleship Training School (DTS) and School of Biblical Studies (SBS) at YWAM Singapore in 1989. Cynthia spent most of her life in Spokane, WA; she has two daughters and eight grandchildren. Cynthia completed her DTS in Oxford, NZ in 2015. The couple met in Kona in 2016, married, spent a year really getting to know each other, then joined our staff at Gleanings in March 2018. Jerry works in grounds and maintenance; Cynthia serves in housekeeping.