I was Born in Berlin, Germany to a German mother and a Lebanese father and moved to Australia at the age of 4. Although I didn’t grow up in a Christian home, I came to faith in Jesus as a teenager at a Christian camping ministry. And although this may have been the occasion where I received Jesus as my Saviour it wasn’t until many year later that I came to a “much more” fuller understanding of what this actually meant, Romans 5:10 says:
“For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, MUCH MORE, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”
The reality that Jesus didn’t only die for me, but did so to give Himself to me so as to live His life through me changed everything, It took my my walk with Him from a place of my inadequate best for Him to allowing Him to be His adequate best through me. And this truth changed everything!
I have been involved in a variety of ministries including Youth groups, Prison Ministry, Church leadership and now have the privilege of serving as the Director of Capernwray Torchbearers Australia. Whether it’s at home with my wife Jo and our 2 children Ziah and Evie, church or amongst our family and friends, I loves sharing in word and deed The Life that Jesus came to give for all His creation to possess and enjoy.

Passionate about Jesus, discipleship and great coffee, my wife Jazlyn and love raising our two girls Zara and Silla onsite at Capernwray.

I’m driven by a love to see young people raised in the life of Jesus in such a way that they become contagious ‘torchbearers’ wherever God takes them.

I was a student at Capernwray myself first in England at Capernwray Hall and then also in Austria at Tauernhof, so I know very well the highs and challenges of being a young adult trying to navigate the complexities of life after leaving the family home. Since then I have worked as a Youth Pastor, barista and Ministries Coordinator both in Australia and Canada. I also currently serve as the Director for TeenStreet Australia, a youth movement of OM.

As the Office Manager and Registrar at Capernwray Australia, I am very much on the ‘frontline’ when it comes to answering student enquiries and processing applications. Capernwray has been an important part of my life since I was a teenager. I grew up attending weekly fellowship at Capernwray Australia and in 2003 I attended Capernwray New Zealand as a student. Upon returning from New Zealand, I moved to Queensland where I attended university, and gained a Bachelor of Business. I went on to work at a Christian School on the Gold Coast. In 2016, God brought me back to the Southern Highlands, and has blessed me with this position at Capernwray Australia. I really love my Aussie sport, in particular A.F.L. (go the Swans!) and I also enjoy reading a good christian novel when I have the time.

A local to the Southern Highlands, I have been serving on the staff team at Capernwray as the Accounts Manager since January 2014. Prior to this, I worked as an accountant, a health and fitness coordinator and an outdoor education instructor. It wasn't until I was in my mid 20s that I came to know Christ and as a result it is a joy to me to see many students younger than this already devoting time to learn and grow in Him here. My husband is a pastor of one of the local churches, as well as a physiotherapist and we have three daughters, two of whom are now adults, with the youngest in high school. I spend 2 days a week in the office at Capernwray, as every other minute I have is spent running our Physio practise, juggling church commitments, and playing sport.

I grew up in a small town in New Zealand, and knew Jesus from a very young age. I always had a desire to go to a Capernwray somewhere, and in 2013, I attended Capernwray New Zealand for a year. After this, I served on staff at Capernwray New Zealand managing the on-site café. Having joined the Capernwray Australia staff at the beginning of 2019 on the ministries team and as Resident Assistant for the female students, I again have the joy of walking with students as they discover who they are in Christ. It is exciting to be a part of the ministry here, and I love seeing lives being transformed in Christ.

Hey, my name is Charity, and I have the joy of serving as the hospitality manager here at Capernwray Australia. I first moved to Capernwray in 2012 with my mum and brother, and lived here until I moved overseas in 2015, where I went to study at Tauernhof, Austria. I then moved to Alberta, and worked in a camp kitchen for almost 5 years. At the beginning of 2020, I was asked to come back and work here at Capernwray. I was so excited to get that little email, and have been thanking God for this job ever since. I love Jesus, and love the ministry I get to serve in. I’m always amazed at how much joy God has given me for this job.

G’day, my name is Josiah and I have the privilege of serving here at Capernwray Australia as the Property Manager. I was born on the south coast of NSW but grew up west of Sydney at the base of the Blue Mountains. I first moved to Capernwray with my beautiful wife Eloise in 2021 but we were just renting and working outside jobs. Then slowly as we got to know the staff and students more, we started to develop a deep love for this place and the work that we could see God doing here. After I finished my trade I volunteered on the property team for a bit, then Eloise and I travelled overseas and visited Capernwray Hall and were blessed to see a lot of the UK and Europe. When we came back home, I volunteered once again on and off for the next few months. It wasn’t until March 2024 that I became Property Manager. Now Eloise and I have beautiful little daughter and are really enjoying the blessing of living and working and being part of the community here at Capernwray.

I grew up in regional Victoria, South of the Victorian high country just one of my favourite places to visit, Its been an incredible journey since the Lord brought me here to Capernwray Australia from being a student at the end of 2023 to being a volunteer and now staff, working with my hands is something I thoroughly enjoy which makes serving here as the Property Assistant super enjoyable and rewarding, and its such a privilege to be involved with the students as they go about their time here, I can’t wait to see what the the Lord has for me in this next little while at Capernwray Australia