Jenny Torgerson

Mission work has always been part of my life. At the tender age of 3 months, I flew to Laos with my parents, who were then first-time missionaries with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. For the next ten years, they planted churches while my siblings and I grew up and attended Dalat School in Penang, Malaysia. The Vietnam War closed Laos to us in 1975 while we were on furlough, so we returned to Thailand to work with Hmong refugees. However, health issues brought our family permanently back to the U.S. at the end of 1979. 

At the age of 16, I pledged to follow God into mission work, but for many years He had other plans for me. I spent 25 years managing budgets and applying for grants at a cancer research center. Thus, it was quite a surprise to be recruited as the full-time Director of Children’s Ministry at my church. But God made it clear this was my long-awaited call to ministry. While finishing an MA in Children and Family Ministry, I was introduced to the 1for50 Movement, whose vision is to see every child in every community have someone to reach, disciple, and empower them to become Kingdom Champions. I served on the Global Leadership Team as administrator for 10 years, during which time I joined Action International Ministries. 

My financial and administrative experience eventually led me to the Financial department at ACTION, where I now serve as a financial assistant and part of the Donor Liaison team. I am still amazed by how God knits together all the various people, places, and skills we develop in our lives as He places us exactly where He wants us to be.