Biography

Susi Childers comes from southern Germany where she had a successful career as a professional photographer. In 1997, she took a radical step and left her business career to join Youth With A Mission as a photographer missionary.  

With a camera in her hand, she travelled to over 82 nations seeking to be a bridge between situations of great need and those who have the potential to make a difference. Her journeys have taken her to some of the roughest and toughest parts of the planet: Afghanistan during war, the Amazon jungle, Northern Nigeria during a severe persecution of the church, and remote islands of the Pacific.

Her calling is to be “a voice for the voiceless.” She has sparked thousands into action. This has resulted in significant change socially and in some cases politically. She speaks all around the world in venues as diverse as Harvard University, youth camps, large conferences, and globally in YWAM.  

She has co-founded photogenX and A Voice for the Voiceless ministries. photogenX uses photography and media to empower people to change their world. A Voice for the Voiceless speaks up for those who cannot speak for themselves and fights for justice. Through these ministries she has trained hundreds of young people in photography, challenging them to use their gift for the purposes of God.

Susi has helped produce many photographic publications. Among them A Voice for the Voiceless Prayer Book which sold over 100,000 copies and was translated into 10 languages; A Voice for Life (advocating for life against infanticide in the Amazon); The Go Lifestyle (which is a call to lifestyle missions) and many more. She has also produced several fine art photo calendars and many exhibitions which she has taken around the world. 

Susi is a dedicated mother of three children and resides in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii with her husband Paul.  

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