Saskia Haessner
From:
Germany
Joined GLOBE:
2023
Field:
Brazil
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My name is Saskia and I have been part of YWAM (Youth With A Mission) since 2022. My
journey began in the USA, where God called me as a missionary and prepared me for it. I then had the opportunity to serve in Berlin for two years, where I worked in various missionary contexts and specifically prepared for my assignment in Brazil.
Today, I work in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There, I serve in collaboration with YWAM Comunidades (Youth With A Mission) in neighborhoods where many families and children grow up in very precarious living conditions. YWAM Comunidades serves people in favelas and disadvantaged neighborhoods through community work and development: relationship building, counseling, discipleship, educational opportunities, practical support, and proclaiming the gospel. The goal is to strengthen people in their dignity, convey hope, and lead them into a living relationship with Jesus.
A particular focus of my work is supporting people who are affected by addiction or who have been or are trapped in drug trafficking. My heart beats especially for personal, one-on-one discipleship. I love reading the Bible together with young adults from our projects, listening to them and accompanying them on their journey with God. In addition, I am part of the training of new missionaries and support them in discovering their calling and growing into their ministry.
God has placed it on my heart to think big for the people in our projects and not to reduce them to their past. The story of the apostle Paul speaks to me particularly strongly: a man with a difficult past whom God radically changed and used powerfully. I also carry this hope for the people I meet in Rio.
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