We are blessed with an amazing staff team at IFI in Columbus!

Each month we shine the spotlight on one of the Columbus team members, so you can meet them up close and personally. There are so many staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help IFI remain prepared to serve.

Danny has served as a Campus Minister for the IFI Columbus team since the beginning of 2020. He leads the India Friendship ministry while building relationships with students. His desire is to inspire vision in students in order to further spread the gospel message. 

Before joining the IFI team, Danny grew up as a missionary’s kid, living in Japan for nine years.

As an adult, he worked as a missionary in central Ohio to immigrant Bhutanese refugees. He later began serving in various pastoral and leadership positions at a local church. 

Danny volunteered with IFI for years before joining the team. After retiring from his church, IFI staff members encouraged Danny to apply for a position. With a need for Indian ministry leadership and Danny’s experience, he found himself as a Campus Minister, submerged in the mission once again. 

Danny’s work extends from his heart’s mission to serve the Lord; he is especially passionate about the unreached people groups of Nepal. He sees IFI as an avenue to serve this mission. 

“God’s finishing up His missionary work and this is one way that I can contribute to an area of great need,” says Danny.  

One of Danny’s favorite memories is from a trip with a student to Kentucky. The student was curious about the stories in the Bible and Jesus. Danny told him the stories of Abraham and Moses and their parallel to the gospel story. Danny loved the intersection of his greatest passion and getting to know the heart and questions of the student. 

Danny would one day love to visit the Indian Himalayas where he can hike and engage with the indigenous people. 

He asks for prayer to receive wisdom from God to help his team succeed and raise up leaders and disciples. He also asks for prayer that IFI would accumulate more student leadership.