Barnabas Ministries is a life long adventure from Daniel's birth to the present day. In some form or fashion Daniel has always enjoyed bringing encouragement into the lives of those around him. The first form of encouragement he was able to share actually took place without his even trying... when the Lord brought him into the lives of his parents and family.

In the late '70's - early 80's, the Lord allowed the grand opportunity for Daniel to serve as a Summer Missionary with Child Evangelism Fellowship (C.E.F.) of Minnesota, Inc. Through this training, he was instructed how to work with children and to share the gospel in a backyard setting, and at camp (Camp Good News).

The 7 years spent with C.E.F. were some of the most rewarding and blessed experienced. The training became a great foundation, along with the wonderful training Daniels parents gave me, to help prepare him for the years to come - both as an individual and as a child of God.

If you read ECHO (Volume 1 - Edition 11, Volume 5 - Edition 14,and/or Volume 4 - Edition 18), you can share in a story about a young lady named Pennie. This account took place at Camp Good News, during the Summer Missionary Training Program. Pennie had a low personal self esteem. The Lord guided Daniel to share God's encouragement - and in return in God returned blessings as he was allowed the opportunity to see how a few godly words, directed in a kind manner, can influence and uplift others. The desire for Daniel to share encouragement with others was so very real even at that point in his life.

The valued friendship's accumulated over those seven years was both rewarding and a blessing. During the school years Christian teenage friends would communicate regularly through the U.S. Postal System (and on occasion, by phone) with Daniel. This was long before the era of the Personal Computer and the ability to have e-mail/internet access. These personalized messages were encouraging to both the sender's and recipient's, and it was here where Daniel first began to see a great potential for written (and verbal) encouragement.

In the mid 1980's, Daniel joined the military. He was transferred to the High Desert region of Southern California where the Lord directed him to a wonderful church in Apple Valley.

One Sunday morning, the pastor shared a message where the name "Barnabas" popped up. This name intrigued Daniel, especially the description used (Son of Encouragement), and it ECHOed in his mind... and still rings loudly in his thoughts this very day. From that moment on, BARNABAS MINISTRIES began to transition from an idea and thought into a reality.

After his first enlistment ended, Daniel moved back to the Midwest states. There he attended Bible schooling, and was married to his best friend, Julee.

Daniel graduated from Brookes Bible Inst. and was allowed the wonderful opportunity to serve in the front office of his church, Edgemont Bible Church. During these 6 years of service at Edgemont, ECHO began to grow and develop into the e-zine it has become today.

In 2002, Daniel re-enlisted back into the military, and was transferred to Washington state, where ECHO is now developed and published. Daniel is affiliated with IFCA, Intl, and is a member of Sunset Bible Church.

ECHO has been serving the world wide web close to a decade. The ministry has literally reached people around the world (via internet and in person). But ECHO does not look so much as to the numbers it has reached to, but the quality of impact it has made on those it has touched.

If you enjoy ECHO, please feel free to drop a note and let us know at EncourageOthers@msn.com, and share a copy with a friend or two...