Base Staff

Base Directors

Chris and Susanne - New Zealand

Chris and Susanne spent 11 years with YWAM in Venezuela, South America, before coming home to New Zealand in 1999. For the past 7 years they have been Base Directors at Oxford. They have 3 grown children: Ashleigh, who is married to Blair, Gabrielle and David.

“We have a passion for discipleship and believe this is key for winning the world to Christ - one relationship at a time. Also, we are New Zealanders and love our beautiful country, especially Canterbury, which is the province we live in. We are always so blessed to receive young people from all over the world and to share this amazing corner of God’s creation where He works miracles in the lives of all who come.”

Treasurer

Bill - New Zealand

Bill has been the treasurer here at the base for 5 years now. Bill works two days a week at the Base, and lives in the town of Oxford with his wife Jenny. They have 5 adult children and currently 6 grandchildren.

Bill loves all aspects of the English language and has written an autobiography and a 50,000 word illustrated handbook on the Campanulaceae family of plants.

Personal Assistant

Rosie - England

Rosie’s first experience with YWAM was as a nanny in Spain 2005. She completed the Backpackers DTS at Oxford with an outreach to North Africa.

She staffed the Backpackers DTS in 07/08 and is now working as personal assistant to the Oxford Base. She plans to staff the AW80 in March.

Cooks

John and Amy - USA

With John’s passion to cook and Amy’s heart to return to YWAM Oxford, they have been cooking in the kitchen since October 2007.

Being newly married, it’s given them a great chance to work alongside one another and live out what God has created them each individually to do. They love seeing transformations in people’s lives who come to learn more about God and His nature.

Base Staffs

Rosie Family - New Zealand

Andrew and Angela’s first involvement with YWAM was way back when they did a DTS in Hong Kong as a newly married couple.

The family has, over the years, lived in numerous locations around New Zealand and now call North Canterbury home. Andrew has also completed a School of Biblical Studies here in NZ. They have been involved in YWAM Family Ministries and have in recent years completed some missions trips as a family (always with a few extra friends joining in!) They are now involved in the YWAM Oxford base.

Currently the Property Manager, Andrew is also staffing the Snowboarders DTS this year, which means he will need to learn to snowboard!

Angela is currently serving as Registrar in the office work. As a Teacher of the Deaf she also works a few hours each week providing support to hearing impaired student at a local school. In her spare time (whatever that is) she organizes the rest of the family and likes to have space to read a good book (preferably on a veranda with a beach outlook).

Brooke (16 years) and Josiah (15 years) are officially in their last years of home schooling, eagerly anticipating the day when they will “save the world” on their own DTS adventure! (Watch out world!)

Our family’s mandate is “to equip the saints for the work of ministry” Ephesians 4:12. Training, equipping and sending out is our DNA.

Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”