9 students, 2 months, and a whole lot of chicken and rice!

This past year the next wave of young people were trained, discipled, and then sent on outreach for 2 months to experience a faith adventure of a lifetime. Lauren co-lead the team as they served unreached tribes on a remote island, shared the gospel in prisons, schools, to police offers, the vice mayor, and more. By the end of the trip, 5,689 people had heard the gospel, 4,054 said they wanted to start a relationship with Jesus, 5 of those students had decided to become full-time missionaries, and all of us were impacted forever!

Many have called Spain “the cemetery for missionaries” but we are bringing hope and life through the arts to thousands of people that may never step foot in a church.

With Madrid as Lauren’s home base and the center of operations, there are always new opportunities and life is never boring. Some weeks look like touring Spain with Impact and seeing thousands encounter Jesus and some its discipling the next generation of artists and world-changers. Throw in the occasional wild-card like getting to perform for 100,000 people in downtown Madrid!

In a region deeply impacted by death and gang violence, thousands experienced the love of Jesus in a tangible way.

In just 3 weeks in Cape Town, South Africa 9,804 young people heard the good news of Jesus and 4,893 made decisions to start a relationship with Him. The team shared the hope of Jesus through shows and school assemblies and watched as many young people navigating heavy loss and grief experienced the love of a Heavenly Father. This place and its people left their mark on our heart!

Hey, Mom! I made it to the Olympics!

During the Paris Summer Olympics, Lauren and over 500 missionaries from around the world covered the streets of Paris. Thousands of people heard the gospel, received Bibles, were healed and had encounters with Jesus.

Our team left after two weeks with stories of how God had met people in unexpected ways through our street performances. We were even asked to perform as the torch was being passed through one of the Parisian neighborhoods! Definitely a trip I will tell my grandchildren about one day.

Summer 2025 a dream came true as two worlds collided: The Dream Center and Impact Spain!

Our team of 40 traveled from Spain to love and serve the Dream Center community and local churches in Alamance County and Atlanta, Georgia. We came to perform and share the love of Jesus wherever possible and we left inspired to DREAM BIG!

Our goal is to reach everyone, so we created a show for children!

The Big Circus is our newest creation: a original musical that tells the story of a Ring Master and his circus and in doing so, thousands of children and families have been impacted by the message and have understood in a new way who Jesus is. In just two years the circus has traveled all of Spain, the U.S., the Philippines, and Guatemala and is in two languages. And we’re just getting started!

After almost 4 years in full time missions and over 10 years in ministry, opportunities and impact continue to expand and it’s time to expand with it!

I will be leading a team of young adults and artists for 5 months of discipleship, training, and then outreach in South America. My team and I are also working on developing a new show to reach university students, artists, and philosophers. And I am working towards moving into an apartment this fall to continue to expand my ministry of hospitality and be able to create a beautiful and welcoming environment where people can experience the love of Jesus.