Samantha was raised in Gary, IN, and came to know the Lord personally through a classmate she met on her first day of college. She had a great desire for others to know the abundant life that Christ had to offer, so she shared her faith faithfully on the campus and discipled other students. A year after graduating from college, God began stirring in her heart to serve Him in South Africa where she served for a decade. She now serves to develop women as leaders across the international movement as the International Women’s Coordinator. She loves sharing God's Word with others through teaching and writing, in addition to developing women to faithfully serve where they've been called.