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Junior, born in Recife, Brazil, is the National Director of Pais Brasil. Junior is married to his German wife Mirjam. Junior has dedicated the last six years to work specifically with the Pais Movement because it offers a unique opportunity for people to develop and impact the lives of others. He speaks on a regular basis and has had numerous appearances on national TV and radio.

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Pete is the Pais National Director in the United Kingdom. He is married to Bryony and they have two daughters, Isabella and Jasmine. Pete first joined the Pais Project when he was 18 years old. Pete and Bryony are the Young Adults Pastors at Life Church in Burnley and Pete is also one of the Founders of Burnley Christian Ethos Free School opened in 2014.

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Dan is the Assistant National Director of Pais in Great Britain and the Youth Pastor at Life Church Lancashire. Dan is passionate about seeing Great Britain changed. Last year he led over 1000 young people on mission. His desire is to see more and more young people becoming instrumental in transforming the nation.

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Jan and Verena Thomsen are the National Directors for Pais Germany. They’ve been part of Pais since 2008/2009. They lived in Texas, USA for two years and were part of the Global Team, where they received their training. Her desire is to influence Christians to live their faith authentically in every area of their life – at school, in their families, at work or wherever they are.

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Tony Miller is the Pioneering Director for the Pais Movement in Australia. He is married to Julie and they have three children, Claire, Owen and Stella. Since 2010, Tony has partnered with Pais to have 7 teams and 36 apprentices. In 2008, he pioneered The Rabbi Project, which equips and challenge students to own and live out their faith.

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Andrew is married to Ella and they have 4 children.  Andrew has over 15 years of youth work and ministry experience. Together they have also served as missionaries in Mozambique and South Africa with Iris ministries.

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After 6 years serving as National Director in Pais Ireland, Mark and his wife Beccy and their 3 sons are transitioning to work with the Global Team in Texas. Mark will be the Global Training Director in charge of resourcing all the Pais nations. Mark is the author of the ‘Because You’re Loved’ book which provides simple tools for people to share God’s love in their community. becauseyoureloved.com.

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Samuel is from Ghana, West Africa. He joined Pais in 2013, when he was 20 years old, and served Pais Ghana for 2 years. He moved to Kenya in 2015 where he served for one year before pioneering two Pais teams in Nigeria. He has a burning desire to see people come to Christ and grow in their faith as they seek first the kingdom of God and serve him faithfully.

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Clement is the National Director for Pais in India. Before coming into full-time ministry, Clement earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Madras University and then his Master’s Degree in Divinity at Lakeview Bible College and Seminary. Through his teaching and ministry his youth group has grown from a handful of young people to over 250. He is now reaching out into many school campuses in his local community.

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Rob Johnson, along with his wife Keren, serves as the National Director of Pais USA. They have 2 children. With more than 25 years of experience in youth culture, ranging from church youth groups to leadership in schools and communities, Rob stepped in to lead Pais USA in 2009. Currently, he oversees and focuses on Pais USA’s finances and recruitment.

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Keren along with her husband Rob serves as the National Director of Pais USA. With more than 25 years of experience in youth culture, ranging from church youth groups to leadership in schools and communities, they both stepped in to lead Pais USA in 2009. Currently, Keren focuses on training and vision for the nation.