Meet the Team

Meet our growing RO team!

Brad & Thea Jensen

Brad and Thea are from Fort Collins, Colorado and serve with RO to see people mobilized to serve refugees.

Brittany Osterberg

Brittany is RO's Nantes Team Lead. She manages the team in Nantes, France to support local churches and welcome short-term teams from the US. 

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Annika VanFarowe

Annika is RO’s Language Class Coordinator who makes sure that our volunteers have everything they need as they step in to serve refugees with French and English classes. 

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Herman Swart

Herman is RO’s Director of Operations and the coolest South African living in Frankfurt! He makes sure all of our systems are working together to give us the ability to accomplish our mission. His rugged good looks and his sense of humor are just two of the reasons we love him!

Katie Sprunger

Katie has sensed for a while the Lord was calling her to serve in Paris. She'll join our growing team in that busy city to help train, equip, encourage and support volunteers in local churches to serve refugees and immigrants with the love of Jesus.

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Erick and Chanda Whiteley

Through a crazy set of circumstances, Erick and Chanda Whiteley made the decision to follow the Lord’s leading to Berlin, Germany to help churches there launch gospel-centered language classes. We’re so excited they are going to share their love and passion with pastors, churches and volunteers to see many refugees and immigrants experience the love of Jesus! And we think that’s sehr gut!!

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Geoff & Trish Kahler

Geoff and Trish are pioneering new ground for Refugee Oasis in Madrid, Spain. They are connecting with pastors and churches to start evangelistic language classes in partner churches. Their adventurous spirits have prompted them to raise their hands whenever something new, big and kinda scary is available. We love that they keep saying YES to Jesus!

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Brad and Leigh Walker

Brad and Leigh and their three amazing kids live in Nantes, France and serve with the RO team there. They work alongside the volunteers in our partner churches to serve refugees and immigrants in language classes and Leigh hosts a weekly art class while Brad lovingly roasts delicious coffee. They are incredibly creative in ministry and generous with their lives.

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Yabsira Sparr

We’re so excited to welcome Yabsira “Yabby” to our RO Team! She will be joining our team in Paris, helping churches in that city open their doors to refugees and immigrants and help them experience the hope and help found in Jesus.

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Ben and Anna Long

Ben and Anna and their adorable kids (Margo, Cohen, and Callum) are praying and planning on going to Antwerp, Belgium to work with local churches there to support and encourage volunteers to serve refugees and immigrants with the love and gospel of Jesus! Their faith is inspiring and their kind and thoughtful spirits are infectious!

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