Melissa Jollands is the Associate Director of DeGraw Ministries as well as the office administrator.  She is an asset to this ministry by planning, organizing and implementing ministry procedures and events along with coordinating team members.  Melissa is gifted in administration and has been involved for years with non-profit organizations.
 
She brings a strong healing anointing and discernment of people into this ministry.   Melissa has a supernatural gift of faith which has been tested through trials and tribulation.  She ministers along side Kathy in our weekly 
In His Presence gatherings for women, leads inner healing sessions and serves as Kathy’s spiritual armor bearer. Trained through Speak Up With Confidence, you will find Melissa speaking at our weekly meetings, conferences and retreats.

Melissa is passionate about women’s ministries, helping women become the wife God intended them to be, and setting people free from the bondages of rejection and people pleasing.  She enjoys equipping believers to unleash their destiny through praying in the Spirit.

Melissa has been married over 20 years to her high school sweetheart. They have 3 children and reside in Jenison, Michigan.

Diana Bonebrake is gifted in accounting and has worked as a Controller for over 15 years.  She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting.  She brings this experience, knowledge and financial management skills to the ministry by being the Treasurer and Bookkeeper.  Diana also holds a Diploma in Biblical Studies from the International School of Ministry.

She brings a contagious and passionate gift of faith to the ministry along with laughter and fun!  She is an annointed speaker being the keynote speaker at DeGraw Ministries In His Presence Evenings gathering for women and ministers alongside Kathy. 

Diana is passionate about sharing God’s word and biblical freedom available to all and has had the privilege of being invited to Rick and Denise Renner’s ministry in Russia to share her testimony. After believing in faith and standing firm until victory, Diana experienced the healing power of God. Set free from 25 years of back pain and a wheelchair she is relentless and zealous about seeing the body of Christ walk in the divine health that God has provided in His inheritance. 

She is affectionate, intimate, real and personal with Jesus and experiences many encounters with Him through intimate worship.  The love of God she carries is contagious wherever she goes!

 

Carolyn is an example of what this ministry represents as she is a spirit filled believer attending a denominational church.  God has used Carolyn as a deacon in her church and ministry leader to break down religious walls and expose people to living a life of freedom in Christ.

Carolyn is passionate about deliverance ministry and releasing women from unknown bondages.  She is dedicated to breaking down and destroying demonic strongholds.  She does this by traveling the United States with Kathy as a deliverance specialist.

She has been an invited speaker at events including, Silver Ring Thing, The Walk to Emmaus and MOPS Groups.  She ministers along side Kathy in weekly Inner Healing and Deliverance sessions as well as at In His Presence gatherings. Carolyn also teaches at conferences, retreats and training schools.  She is a speaker trained by Speak Up with Confidence.

She is passionate about prayer and communicating with God and has years of experience in prayer through the Emmaus Community and by being a prayer coordinator at her church and by serving in an International Healing Room.  She believes everyone can hear from God and teaches this through her listening prayer message.  It is her desire that women truly know and understand God’s love and acceptance of them.

Carolyn has been married to Dan for over 25 years and has two children who are currently missionaries through Youth With A Mission.

Lynn Swart serves as a Certified Lay Speaking in her church and currently fills in for her pastor on Sundays in his absence along with leading Sunday School. 

She has been involved with the Emmaus Community serving in a variety of capacities including leadership positions and being a lay director.  She has also served on the Chrysalis Board, which is a youth extension of the Emmaus Community.

She is passionate about prayer and has volunteered numerous hours praying in the Emmaus prayer rooms, praying for her church and is one of the lead intercessors for DeGraw Ministries. 

Lynn is passionate about setting the captives free through inner healing.  She looks at woman as broken crayons who need the love of Jesus in order to be whole and restored again.  She loves allowing Jesus to use her as the melting wax to put these crayons (women) back together.

Lynn has two adult children and was married to the love of her life, Steve, before he went to be with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

Dillon DeGraw is the son of founders Pastor Ron and Kathy DeGraw.  He is a natural preacher following in the footsteps of his parents and a line of pastors from his father’s side.  Dillon is 18 years old and attends Grandville High School.

Dillon has a clear gift of compassion and love for people. He has a servant’s heart and is operating in his authority as a believer.  Dillon has been praying for a healing ministry since he was 8 years old.  He operates in a strong healing anointing and has been receiving words of knowledge for people who need healing.

Dillon desires to be a youth pastor and trains through serving in leadership capacities at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville, Michigan where he is also enrolled in the Academy intern program.  Dillon is on the Ground Floor leadership team, delivers sermons and offering messages and enjoys being a camp counselor in the summer.

When not serving the Lord Dillon can be found like any typical teenager playing video games, on the computer using facebook and watching his favorite TV shows.