Get to Know Duncan Robertson

Ministry Description

In Nicaragua I will be helping with Bible Clubs, Event organization, Evangelistic ministries, and, as I learn Spanish, discipleship!

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About Duncan

Hello There! Heres an abbreviated version of my testimony so you can get to know a little about me!
I grew up in a Christian home, my parents raised me and my siblings to know and love God and His Word. I accepted Christ as my savior when I was 6-7 years old but it wasn't until much later that I truly began to live my life for Him. From then until my late teens I did not really commit to my relationship to God. I was apathetic and not committed to spiritual disciplines. I would have times of consistency in things like prayer and time spent reading the Bible but it was inconsistent. I struggled with various sins and though I knew I needed to change I never put in any real effort. This went on for many years until early 2020 I went on a mission trip with my dad through my local church to Kenya. My parents had been praying about moving back overseas, they had been missionaries in South Korea when I was born, so we explored Kenya as an option and ended up deciding God was calling us to move there. At that point I realized that I needed to become more serious about my faith. But I didn't. We moved to Kenya in January of 2023 after support raising. Initially we were on tourist visas so we had 6 months there before we would need to return to the states to renew them or change to a work visa. Those first few months were some of the hardest of my life. I was not relying on God for strength and direction so I felt lost and hopeless. I knew that I needed to change but I was still too apathetic and proud to take the steps to do so. Near the end of our time I finally got to the point where I was ready to turn to God. It was during those last few weeks and the months that followed that I decided to attend the Word of Life Bible Institute. I knew that I needed help to build spiritual disciplines and my knowledge of the Lord and I knew that Word of Life would be a good place to find that knowledge and accountability. God taught me so much and brought me so much closer to Him during my two years there than I had ever been.
While there I learned about Word of Life's Cross Cultural Internship and I felt God calling me to apply. I chose Nicaragua as my location because I was able to go there during my second year at WOL and saw the need that is there. I am so excited to see how God will use this opportunity in my life and the lives of others!

So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” - Luke 17:10 (ESV)

Contact Information

duncanrobertsondcr@gmail.com

Address:
Duncan Robertson
Word of Life Nicaragua
PO Box 600
Schroon Lake, NY 12870