OYAMA

08/06/2026

It’s move in week for our OYAMA and Compass students! We celebrated by sharing a meal together and getting frozen yogurt. We are so excited for this incoming school year!

08/05/2026

Would you join us in prayer for Nathan & Kamdyn? Today starts two days of interviews with Pastors from local churches all over Oregon to see where God would have them serve. We are praying for wisdom, clarity, strength, courage, and vision.

08/04/2026

These two completed their final OYAMA session today. 🎉

Next up - Ministry Fair & then Graduation! 🎉

07/17/2026

06/26/2026

We are so excited to introduce our brand new OYAMA class!

06/23/2026

We love seeing our graduates living out the call that God has for them! 💚

06/12/2026

OYAMA DIRECTOR: GRANT HAWKER

In case you missed it, we are excited to officially have Grant Hawker taking over as our new OYAMA Director!

A little about him:

🏡 He grew up in Silverton, Oregon
🎓 He graduated from OYAMA in 2020
💍 Married to Chryssi for 5 1/2 years & has an 8-month old baby girl, Charlie
⛪ Has served as the youth pastor at Neighborhood Church in Albany for the past 6 years & counting

“I am most excited to walk alongside people in discovering their calling and sending out workers into the local church.”

05/14/2026

We are so excited to have Pastor Grant Hawker joining us as the Ministry Lead for OYAMA!

05/12/2026

EXCITING UPDATES FOR YOUTH ALIVE!

04/30/2026

Team Ghouda came away with the win in World Relgions Jeopardy yesterday as we finished up our teaching on other religions & how to better evangelize those who need the gospel of Jesus!