Rich & Kara Thompson
Rich and Kara Thompson have been happily married for many years and still
love each other deeply! They have 4 great kids: Kristi, Kyle, Cody & Cady,
and in 1996 they pioneered the YWAM work in Las Vegas. Kara's gifts are in teaching and she was until recently the base accountant. Rich is currently
serving as the Director. Our 4 kids have been born in 3 different countries
and we love and feel privileged to serve in Las Vegas - the place where God
has called us to be based - and from here to go and serve in the nations
also!

Dave Mansfield
Hi, I'm Dave. I get to do all kinds of stuff here like fix things, build computers and just generally help keep things running. But the most exciting thing I get to do is RescueNet, YWAM's disaster response team. Flying around the world at a moment's notice doing search and rescue and medical work for disaster victims is pretty awesome. My wonderful wife Stacey is a school teacher here in Vegas and we both love seeing God do amazing things in our crazy city - Las Vegas. Come join us.

Name: Frauke, Flubs, Bryane (yeah, as if you can pronounce frauke! I do need that many nicknames!!)
From: Bolivia.... Aeh, Germany!
Created in 1975 (yeah, YOUTH with a mission. Right!)
Likes: Vegemite (some australian history there), my car!!! and pizza
Dislikes: country music, skirts, dresses, frilly stuff
Has Been: carpenter, light technician, T-shirt sales person, Emergency worker, Fire and Rescue worker at car races, cleaning lady, secretary and all around fun person.
Is in YWAM: Missions and Staff Development, RescueNet Staff, DTS staff

Ricky Simmons
Ricky comes to us from Ghana, West Africa, where he worked with YWAM Ghana for seven years. He has been with YWAM Las Vegas since 2000. Ricky oversees our X-Alt ministries and helps bring leadership to a number of church youth groups around the city. He is married to Jennifer, and they have just given birth to their first son, Max.

Ray & Clare Biggerstaff
Where: May be found on The Strip or in the mountains. They are commonly seen holding hands and swinging blue and pink Nalgene bottles in their free hands.
Origin: California and Oregon, respectively.
Type: Easy going, fun and focused.
Affiliation: proudly connected with YWAM Las Vegas as full time staff.
Mission: Connecting kids with parents through their new ministry, Foster Connect.

Joshua & Stacy Stateham
Joshua comes to Las Vegas by way of Kansas. He holds a degree from Wichita State University in anthropology with minors in geology and religion. His main interest is in the 10/40 window and equipping people for missions.

Stacy is from Singapore and loves to meet people, travel, laugh and experience new adventures. Her heart's desire is to raise up young people to know their purpose, value and worth in the truth of who they are.

They are currently pioneering and serving as directors for the Martus program and DTS.

Kevin McCarthy
Kevin is Minnesota born and bred but is "delighted" to be in Las Vegas. Although a relatively young dude, he had already staffed in DTS and taken the W.I.S.E. school before joining staff here. He loves to make people laugh, and is diligently learning the guitar. He comes to us to lead the W.I.S.E. school.

Andrew Ramsey
Originally from Indiana, Andrew joins YWAM Las Vegas just after completing his DTS here in January of 2007. He may have been born with cerebral palsy, but that doesn't give him an excuse to not be used by God. With a heart for the lost and an interest in apologetics, Andrew staffs the Lost World Rescue ministry.

Sam Henderson
I am Sam... I'm originally from Central California but now a resident of Las Vegas for at least the next few years working with YWAM as the director of the Mission Adventures program. I'm excited about this next year, which is looking to be the best year for missions in Las Vegas ever!