Winter 2026 DTS: Bilingual DTS with a Brazil focus begins January 4th.

Missionary

Stephen & Joanna Wojnar

The More You Know

We are Stephen and Joanna Wojnar, a missionary family from Poland. We have five children — Samuel, Alice, Klara, Felix, and Levi. God has been present in our lives since childhood, but in 2022, He clearly called our family into missions. In obedience to His call, we left our jobs, home, friends, and extended family behind.

In 2023, we joined YWAM Lancaster, completed our Discipleship Training School (DTS), and spent two incredible months serving in Cambodia, supporting a local school. It was a deeply transformative season — a time of being set apart for God.

We carry a passion to inspire and equip young people and families to live at the center of God’s plan — whether that means preaching the gospel to the ends of the earth or faithfully serving in their own homes. At YWAM Lancaster, we are actively involved in training and discipleship, helping raise up the next generation of missionaries.

My (Joanna’s) favorite books of the Bible are Daniel, James, and Revelation. My (Stephen’s) favorite book is Ephesians.

The Polish Bible (Pastor Zaremba translation) and the ESV (English Standard Version) are both written in clear, contemporary language.

Our favorite place we’ve served so far is New Hope School in Battambang, Cambodia.

I (Stephen) was in business. I ran a company and employed people. But one evening, God met me and asked a question that pierced my heart: “Is financial success really what you want? Is this what you were created for?” At the time, I wasn’t bold enough to answer.

Four years later, we faced enormous challenges in our business. In the midst of that struggle, God asked me another question: “Do you want to build Poland’s economy, or build the Kingdom of Heaven?”

This time, Joanna and I knew the answer. Together, we decided to serve the Lord with all our resources and devote our lives to His Kingdom.

We both finished our DTS in 2024, and it helped us firmly step into God’s plan for our lives.

Before we went to Cambodia, we received a large donation. Even though the money was sent directly to YWAM’s account and we never physically saw it, God spoke clearly to us — we were to set aside 10% of it. In obedience, we did, and began to pray, asking the Lord where He wanted us to invest it.

Soon after, God showed us a Cambodian family in need. We gave them an amount equivalent to two years of their salary.

Just a few days later, they sent us a video showing a small piece of land — 16 by 26 feet — that they were able to purchase. It will become their future home!

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Stephen & Joanna Wojnar

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