Jason Lamer

Guest Speaker: Jason Lamer
February 8, 2011

Jason lives in Harrisburg, Pa and serves as the Director of Youth Alive for the PennDel District of
the Assemblies of God.

Jason’s father became a Christian when Jason was two years old. So at a very young age he was
taught the ways of God and what it truly meant to be a servant of God. Leading by example, his
father would take Jason along as he ministered in a rescue mission for men and at the New Life
Ministry for girls.

Jason said, “My dad lived his whole life finding needs and serving people. He would always say
ministry is never a job, that’s who we are. Ministry is my hobby. His hobby was to build the
church and meet the needs of people.”

Jason said, “Just today my dad and I were talking about ministry. And he told me he would go
play golf with friends and they vowed not to talk about ministry. Yet somehow the conversation
always came back to ministry. “That isn’t work” my dad said, “That’s fun.”

At the age of thirteen Jason gave his heart to Jesus. That night he told God, “I am giving you
everything.” He was filled with the Holy Spirit and received a passion for God. Jason recalls, “I
saw myself preaching to people. And at the age of thirteen I preached my first message.”

“My dad always gave opportunity for me to preach. He has even given the same opportunity to
his twelve year old grandson. Dad was my newt work to preaching events.”

During his senior year in high school Jason gave up all sports, which he loved, to have more
ministry time. He traveled doing Youth Rallies during his senior year. Why6yyen he graduated
from high school his parents gave him $500 and said, “Make a life for yourself.” He laughed and
said, “So, he took the money and went out to eat a couple of times.”

He attend North Central College, where he met and married his wife. In 1999 he graduated from
North Central and went to Uniontown, PA where he serve as Youth Pastor for seven years. In
2006 he began to feel God stirring his heart and he knew his ministry was about to change. “God
told me, ‘It’s your turn!’ This was on a Saturday and two days later, on Monday I received a call
from Doug Sayers asking me if I was setting down because he had something exciting to talk to
me about. I already knew what it was.”

Jason gave great tribute to his father. He was asked, “What do you pray for your children” he
replied, “I pray three things over my children. First, that they would always be sensitive to the
Holy Spirit. Second, that they would have humility before God. And third, for them to have a
servants heart.”

Jason ended the class by saying, “God has divinely ordered our steps. I have walked the path He
has laid out for me at the age of thirteen. He is faithful. Don’t’ ever walk in fear or your own
comfort. Let God lead you in all comfort.”