Doug has a heart for unity in the church and to see the Christian community connect for kingdom purposes.  He has been instrumental in bringing pastors and leaders together for many purposes. Doug chaired the March For Jesus and the March for Life in New Hampshire for many years and established pastor’s gatherings for prayer and fellowship.

The Tunneys founded the Care-net Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Manchester and Nashua, NH. They also helped to pioneer the establishment of crisis pregnancy centers in Romania.  During the past 10 years, the Tunneys have pioneered the YWAM Pittsburgh base and trained thousands globally to share Jesus. In 2006 they came to Boston to begin YWAM Boston with a team of 6 staff.

Doug and Debi serve among churches as they train and mobilize believers to Go to their neighbors and to the nations. Debi is a professional educator and women’s speaker. They have five children and can be reached at 412-780-1920.

Jessi Welsh is originally from West Mifflin, PA. She began her involvement in missions on a trip to Mexico when she was thirteen. Her involvement with YWAM began shortly after with a summer trip as a part of Joshua Generation taking trips to various places in the US, Hungary, Romania, and Brazil.

She also began leading worship at the young age of 14 and since it has become one of her biggest passions.

Upon graduating high school in 2002 she attended DTS in Salem, Oregon. Her outreach took her to India, South Korea, and Thailand. She then returned back to the Pittsburgh area to join YWAM staff. She served there as worship leader, performing arts director, Joshua Generation staff, DTS staff, member of the GO Team, and served on the leadership council. She has been a missionary in 17 nations. 

Moving to Boston to be a part of building the Kingdom of God has been a dream in her heart since her first visit to the city in 2003. She looks forward to joining alongside the body of Christ in training and ministry, and using her talents in the arts to bring people to Jesus.

Jeremy's missions experience began as a child, and some of his earliest memories include talking to people about the love of Jesus with his dad.  He has been on every Joshua Generation trip since its start in 1995. He completed a DTS in February of 2004 through YWAM Pittsburgh, and served on staff there for two and a half years before moving to Boston. 

Throughout his life, Jeremy has known that the Lord had a great call and purposes for his life.  Even when tempted with earthly riches and "successful jobs," he knew in his heart that serving Jesus with his life is the only thing that would ever bring him peace and fulfillment.  He is blessed to have served Jesus in 11 nations.

Kandia heard the call of God to missions at a youth conference during her senior year in High School, and began seeking out ways to be trained for ministry.  She attended Radford University near her hometown of Dublin, VA for one year before transferring to Belhaven College in Jackson, MS where she graduated in May 2003 with a BA in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries and a Minor in Dance.

 Kandia was involved in various missions opportunities and ministry internships throughout her college career.  She attended a Performing Arts DTS at YWAM Metro NY immediately upon graduating from Belhaven.  After DTS, she spent the summer volunteering with Joshua Generation at YWAM Pittsburgh, wherein she and Jeremy met, and their relationship began.  She joined the staff of YWAM Pittsburgh that September (2004) and she and Jeremy were engaged and married in the fall of 2005.  Kandia's missions experience has taken her to 8 nations.

As a couple, Jeremy and Kandia are thrilled to be serving Jesus together, using their unique gifts and talents as a team to bring Glory to Him.  They see this opportunity to begin the work in Boston as an extremely influential season in their life and ministry, and are believing God for amazing experiences and lessons learned in the coming years.

Jessica was born and raised in Southern New Hampshire. She never thought that missions would be part of her life.

In her mid-teens she had the opportunity to be trained for children's ministry through Child Evangelism Fellowship. It was there that the Lord  started to speak to her softly about missions. She looks back and see that Lord was using the children's ministry training to open the next door in her life and to also be better equipped to minister to children even still now.

Jessica went down to Pittsburgh, PA to help them with the Joshua Generation that they run in the summers. It was there that she learned about Discipleship Training School. She know that, that was something the Lord was calling her to do. She moved down to Pittsburgh's the following January. On her school's outreach she went to Poland, Romania, & Hungary.She graduated and came right on board as full time staff with YWAM.

That following fall she helped staff the Discipleship Training School. It was time for her to step up into a new level of leadership. When that school finished she went back to full time staff. Her heart is still for children. But she also has a heart to nurture people of any age.

Jessica works as an administrative assistant to the director and helps to coordinate the Joshua Generation ministry for teens.

 John and Amanda Caton were married on October 3, 2009. 

John hails from rural Western Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2003 he enrolled in DTS at YWAM Pittsburgh, where he felt God calling him to be a missionary. After DTS John continued with YWAM Pittsburgh part time, staffing JG in the summers. At home he worked as a youth leader at his home church, and played saxophone on the worship team.   John recently graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Music Education and minored in Theater. He joined the team at YWAM Boston in 2007. John has a passion for seeing Christ's Kingdom advanced through the arts, and helping other believers realize their divine destiny and role in the Great Commission.

Amanda Caton grew up in Nottingham, England. She gave her life to Jesus after attending an Alpha Course in 2005. She also graduated University in 2005 and has a Theater and English Degree.  Her involvement with YWAM began when she attended the first Creative Arts in Worship DTS in Boston. Her outreach took her to Northern Ireland and Scotland in April and May 2008.  Amanda serves as DTS staff, Theatre teaching assistant, Administration Staff and Joshua Generation staff. Amanda is passionate about seeing the lost come to Jesus, training and equipping believers to share Jesus with the world and performing and creating theatre productions that bring glory to God. She excited about all that God will do through the ministry in Boston.