Dave & Katie Hess

I am  just an ordinary guy who has experienced the extraordinary love and power of God.

Raised in a Christian household by parents who did their best to teach me how to follow God, I responded at a young age to receive Christ, but there was much doubting, wavering and subtle rebellion throughout my middle school and teenage years.

Coming out of high school I had some knowledge of truth, but a very weak relationship with God. My college experience brought new questions but also new understanding. It was in my college years that God used a campus ministry to get a hold of me and free me from many of the habitual sins that I had been hanging onto. I came to a clearer understanding of Jesus Christ not only as Savior, but also as Lord. The application of this truth proved transformational in my life.

As I more wholly surrendered to God, he healed many old hurts and pains, and through the process of discipleship I began to change from a broken boy into a man committed to God’s purposes. I went from being completely suspicious of church and doubtful of even the possibility of “personal relationship” with God to an experience where I truly experienced the Lord’s goodness and the blessing of godly Christian friendships. God got a hold of my life and changed me forever. Jesus not only changed my eternal destiny from heaven to hell but changed my earthly experience, from despondent and purposeless to hopeful and purpose-filled.

I received a Master’s Degree from Florida State University and then worked as a Social Studies teacher in the North Florida area.  After teaching public school I began to sense God leading me into full time missions work with Every Nation Ministries.

Dave Speaking at a College Ministry Retreat

As a servant of Jesus and minister of the Gospel I currently lead the Every Nation Campus Ministries (ENCM) outreaches to the college campuses in Tallahassee, Florida including Florida State University and Florida A & M University and serve as the Regional Director with ENCM in the Florida-Georgia region helping to support other Every Nation campus ministries and the great people who lead these ministries. In my role with Every Nation Ministries I have the joy of connecting with people in the community through ministry partnership, and the next generation of culture shapers studying on our university campuses.