Nate Adams grew up in rural Armstrong County — playing piano at church on Sundays and sneaking off to party on weekends, fooling everyone just well enough. Hear how a nominal Christian turned civil engineer traces his faith from a sweaty VBS basement to a Psalm 139 road sign, trading his PennDOT pension for five years as a missionary in South Asia, and ultimately landing exactly where his wife always prayed he would — as a youth pastor. A funny and surprisingly moving conversation about what it looks like when God keeps wrecking your plans for the better.

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Video Chapters:

0:00 — Intro

2:19 — Nate's Upbringing and Early Life

19:39 — College at UPJ: Freedom, Engineering & Going Off the Rails

31:52 — Turning Point

46:42 — Meeting Tabbatha & Getting Plugged Into Harvest

1:05:03 — Leaving It All Behind: The 1016 Missions Team & South Asia

1:38:34 — Coming Home, COVID & Finding a Home in Youth Ministry