My name is Nathan. I was born in Belgium and have two older brothers. I live in Gembloux with my parents and one of my brothers. As a child, I was very shy. Since my brothers are five and eight years older than me, we were never very close growing up. I was raised in a Christian family, but as my brothers got older, they both left the church and the Christian faith. This created even more distance between us, and I often felt pressure because I became the last child in my family who was still a Christian.

In high school, I started attending Young Life Belgium, where I met my best friends and began learning more about God. Over time, my relationship with Him grew stronger until I had to decide whether I would truly place my life in His hands. This was difficult because I have always liked being in control. Through prayer, reading the Bible, and talking with my Christian friends, I found the strength to trust God completely. After making that decision, my need to control everything gradually faded, along with my shyness. I became more confident, found greater peace, and worried less about the future. Today, I serve as a leader with Young Life and WyldLife and attend church with my friends.

As a recipient of the Developing Global Leaders Scholarship, I am studying media and communications, majoring in Web Communication, at Haute École Albert Jacquard University in Namur, Belgium. I hope to help businesses and organizations strengthen their communication and reach more people. I also want to continue helping others learn to trust Jesus with their lives through both my words and my actions.