Staff

Executive Director | CTA

“My first international experience as an LU student was my sophomore year, and it changed my life! After that I traveled overseas several other times and desire to help provide the same transformative experiences for current LU students!”

Director of Global Programs

“Through travel, God expanded my vision, teaching me to see beyond boarders and into souls. He showed me His love written in the faces of strangers. To me, travel is not just movement across land but a sacred invitation toward compassion and understanding.”

Director of Operations & Systems Management | CTIE

“Through my own journey and the stories of others, God has shown me His care for every step of the process. I am passionate about creating spaces where students can encounter Christ through travel, deepen their faith, and reflect His presence wherever they go.”

Associate Director of Faculty-led Programs | CTA

“Through travel, God guided me to Him and revealed His love along the way. Because travel awakens my soul to God’s love beyond borders.“

Associate Director of Study Abroad

“Living in Spain opened my eyes to new perspectives and to life outside our American bubble. Travel is a privilege, and I am passionate about helping students have an eye-opening experience of their own.“

Associate Director of Operations & Systems Management

“Through travel, God has opened my eyes to His work across cultures, revealing Himself as the God of every people, tribe, and tongue. This has deepened my awe of who He is and given me a greater glimpse of His kingdom here on earth.”

Study Abroad Coordinator

“International travel has opened my eyes to see beyond myself and the limits of my own cultural lens. It has given me a heart to come alongside what God is doing through the global church by serving others.”

Faculty-Led Coordinator

“International travel has allowed me to broaden my worldview and enriched my understanding of what it means to be made in the image of God. Cultivating a global perspective is essential for effectively engaging in ministry across diverse cultural and social contexts.”

Faculty Led Program Coordinator | Domestic

“International travel opened my eyes to see God’s work beyond my own perspective. It’s a chance for everyone to see the world through His lenses and be transformed.”

Coordinator of Operations

“Although I haven’t traveled internationally yet, God has used travel to show me how every part of the process plays a role in fulfilling His purpose. My time working with LU Send has grown me both personally and spiritually, deepening my understanding of God’s heart for others.”

Study Abroad Coordinator

“Overseas, I discovered there is no set way you have to be, or skills you have to have, in order to share Jesus. He used me with the hobbies, personality, talents, and past experiences He has given me.”

Faculty-Led Program Coordinator

“God has used international travel to humble me more than I could have imagined. The more I travel, the more I realize how little I know and how great our God is.”

Faculty-Led Coordinator

“Through international travel, God has shown me the great need to plant healthy indigenous churches among unreached language groups. I’ve found great joy in Christ through congregational worship with believers from different cultural contexts and in sharing the gospel with those who do not yet know Him.”

Senior Administrative Assistant

“God used international travel to help me see the beauty in diverse cultures, teaching me humility and compassion. This experience deepened my faith and affirmed our calling to share His love across the world.”