PAT SIELER

I grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Crazy, right?) My family was Catholic, so I started going to the youth group at our local church. Our youth director invited us to go to a Christian concert on Friday night at a place called Calvary Chapel. I will never forget that night. God was there and He showed me that He was real.

My mom died during my senior year in high school. It was a huge faith-building event in my life, as you could imagine. Another defining moment.

After high school graduation, I set off for the University of Miami, where I studied Music Engineering Technology. I got involved with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale, where I made some incredible friends. After graduation, I spent the summer in Quito, Ecuador with HCJB World Radio. I also had the amazing opportunity to go to Guayaquil, Ecuador to visit a child that I had been sponsoring through Compassion International. God used all of these experiences to teach me and prepare me for what lied ahead.