Get to Know Brianna Ziemer

Ministry Description

The ministry that the Lord has graciously allowed me to take part in is the Cross Cultural Internship (CCI) in Quebec, Canada. This internship gives me the opportunity to serve as a full-time missionary for 2 years while working towards a college degree at a discounted price. While living in Quebec I will be attending language school to learn French, disciple the students at the Bible Institute, getting involved in the Biblical Counseling Center and assist in many different ministry opportunities such as street evangelism, camps, music and more. The Lord has been faithful in burdening my heart for the need of the Gospel in Quebec, while also presenting the opportunity for me to go and share Truth with all that I will encounter.

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About Brianna

I was born and raised as a missionary kid in the country of Romania. Ever since I was young, my parents always stressed the importance of having a good testimony, which helped me understand that what I believe should be evident through the way that I live. My parents were also faithful in their ministry by involving my siblings and I in it and making us realize that even as children we can still have an impact for the Gospel. When I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior with my mom at the age of eight, I further realized my need for change. As I matured and entered my church’s youth group I began having more questions about my faith and recognized that accepting Christ into my life was only the first step. Now I needed to grow and I was able to identify areas in my life in which I could grow, as I did not want to remain stagnant in my relationship with God.



One of the main things that God pointed out in me was my pride. By God’s grace I realized how consumed I was by my pride and how much I relied on myself rather than depending on Him. I was self-reliant, self-focused, self-satisfied. My view of God was low and I fell into a sin cycle which cause me to struggle with depression and doubt. The concept of grace was foreign to me, although I had heard about it my whole life. The more I grew, the more responsibilities and opportunities I had to minister and serve. I got more involved in my church, in our music ministry, and in our camp ministry, serving children and youth. However, because I was struggling in my relationship with God these opportunities to serve became more a burden than a blessing. I felt the burden of performing over the blessing of serving. I felt the burden of trying to be perfect over the blessing of giving an offering to the Lord through the way that He has gifted me. I felt the burden of my sin over the blessing of His grace.



Although, I was so unfaithful in pursuing the Lord, He remained faithful in constantly pursuing me and in bringing His word to my mind. The words in Isaiah 55:6-9 remain as meaningful to me today as they were then. Theses verses describe the urgency of repentance, the sovereignty of God, and the graciousness of our Lord in such a beautiful way. In the moments that I became so disgusted by my sin that I couldn't bring myself to talk to the Lord in prayer I would simply repeat and pray the words of these verses over and over again. There is so much power in the Word of God, and in His grace and His mercy He graciously broke me down and rid me of myself. He answered my prayers and revealed Himself to me in a way that I had never understood Him before. He embedded into my heart a love for His Word, a desire to speak to Him and an earnestness to get to know Him and make Him known.


After high school I attended Word of Life Bible Institute for 2 years after which I served as an intern on Word of Life's traveling alumni band called Overflow Legacy. God used this time at Word of Life to deepen my faith and love for Him and has convinced me of the power of His Word which has led me to work toward a degree in Biblical counseling while pursuing my passion for women's ministry.

Isaiah 55:6-9 "Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous man their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts."

Contact Information

bpziemer@wol.org
PO Box 600
Schroon Lake, NY12870
(518) 494-6000