About Us
We’re Scott & Chantal! We have spent the last 12-years living overseas, going where God has led us starting from England, moving to Washington DC, then Prague, to Chicago, and then serving in missions in Egypt. However, by December 2025, due to several reasons including finances, we moved back to the UK. Not sure where He would lead us next, but trusting and hoping for His provision.
Incredibly, the Lord provided in an amazing way. Allowing me to stay in global missions by becoming the CEO of World in Need – a Christ-centered humanitarian and practical missions charity who aims to feed the hungry, help the poor, and make disciples. We have schools, children’s homes, and family projects across Africa and Asia often serving the poorest and most vulnerable in their areas. We have a Global Family of indigenous leaders, men and women of great faith who are being the hands and feet of Jesus in their communities. It is our privilege and honour to walk alongside them, encourage, support, visit and pray for them. Sharing their stories with individuals, schools, businesses and churches – hoping to build meaningful partnerships that will support the heart of our mission. Find out more at: www.worldinneed.org.uk
Full transparency, being in the position of CEO sounds really glamorous and fancy. But the reality is this – we have a very small team. I (Scott) am the only full-time member of staff, which means I wear a lot of different hats, and often learning how to do things for the first-time. I would openly say that I am unqualified for this role by the world’s standards. But thankfully, by God’s grace, the unqualified are not disqualified. So I am trusting that He will help me to grow into this role through prayer, daily submission to Him, and through the wisdom and advice of those He brings to walk beside me. Thankfully, I have a salaried role, which is substantially less than what I was earning as a teacher, and Chantal is working part-time as a receptionist. But we know that God is our provider and we are able to make ends meet. We rent a furnished apartment in the middle of the town as we sold and gave away all our belongings (minus 3 suitcases each) when we moved from Chicago to Egypt. Then again when we left Egypt to England. I am excited to see what God will do in this season, and hopefully see more lives transformed through World in Need.
Outside of work we are serving in various ways, from evangelism, bible studies, preaching, youth and hospitality. We certainly do not have a plan for our lives. But thankfully we know who does… and His plans have exceeded any hopes I had for my life. Jesus is worthy of it all!
Much love,
Scott & Chantal
How God Led Us to Egypt
After completing the Perspectives course in 2023, we were challenged to ask God: “What language do You want us to learn, and where do You want us to go?”
A week later, I sensed that we should learn Arabic and move to Egypt. Rather than tell anyone, Chantal and I prayed for confirmation. Two days later, a friend unexpectedly sent her a devotional beginning, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt.” The following day, Chantal’s dad received another devotional saying, “Now I will send thee into Egypt.”
Our final confirmation came when I met the director of a sports ministry while cycling to work. After hearing what we had sensed, he told me about a ministry in Egypt that needed people with my experience and passion for sharing the Gospel through sport.
Without God bringing these moments together, we would never have taken that step of faith. Although our time with the organisation ended sooner than expected, we remain thankful for the opportunity to serve refugee communities, support local churches and plant seeds of faith.
How God Led Us to World in Need
After returning to England, we prayed about what God had for us next. During a prayer retreat, I sensed that He would give me direction by my 40th birthday.
Two days before that birthday, Ian, the Chair of Trustees at World in Need, unexpectedly contacted me and arranged to meet on the day itself. Following several interviews, I was humbled to be offered the role of CEO, supporting locally led schools, children’s homes and ministries across Africa and Asia.
During the process, I remembered a prophetic word I had received in 2021: “I see you going into humanitarian work, helping schools and orphanages around the world.” It was a powerful reminder that God had been preparing the way long before we understood His plans.
These are two very brief versions of how God has directed our last two moves. However, the story goes back much further and every chapter of our lives since coming to faith has His fingerprints and guidance throughout. God definitely speaks to us through coincidences.