Pastor Darren & Cassandra Pickard

Names : Darren (33yrs) & Cassandra (24yrs) Pickard

Church : Kadoma Baptist Church

Address : 7 Flamboyant Close, Mornington, Kadoma - Zimbabwe

Food : We eat anything and everything (as far as we know)

Profile : We are serving as a pastoral team at Kadoma Baptist Church where I have been serving as Pastor for the last 7 ½ years. I am a trustee of, and adviser to, Sungano youth group. Cassandra runs her own administrative business which she started 3 months ago. She is a very well-organized administrator and makes sure that I keep on top of my work. We got married in August last year and are thoroughly enjoying this journey that God has called us to in pastoral ministry.

We both enjoy interacting with people and love getting to know ‘what makes people tick’ – those things that drive and motivate a person; the substance that makes up the character of an individual. I absolutely love sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the whosoever and my declaration statement is ‘to know Christ and to make Him known.’ My wife is vocally gifted and is part of the worship team in our congregation. When we aren’t busy interacting with people, we love fishing, golfing, and playing squash together. Cassandra is learning to play the piano, and more recently, the guitar too. We love the outdoors and really enjoy camping. Our prayer toward this trip has been that God might be glorified as young people share faith and cultural experiences together, with Jesus Christ as the common denominator.

For both Cassandra and I, our desire on this trip is to be servant-leaders not only to the Sungano youth accompanying us, but to those with whom we will share and interact. May God prepare our own hearts and the hearts of folk in Stevenage for the work and plans He has for us during our stay, and may it see His will being done and His Kingdom being established as we share in each others’ lives over the 3 weeks.