Joshua Serrao

My name is Joshua Serrao, and together with my wife, Sera, and our children, Joshua and Ellia, we are following God’s call into full-time missions as a family. With our home Church Cornerstone Korean Baptist Church and YWAM, our heart is simple: To know God and make Him known. Family and discipleship are at the heart of our calling. We believe God can use the entire family in missions—growing together, serving together, and sharing the love of Jesus together. We are passionate about family discipleship, evangelism, serving communities, and coming alongside other missionaries wherever God sends us. Our desire is to live surrendered to Jesus, strengthen families, make disciples, go where He leads, and help others encounter His love. 제 이름은 Joshua Serrao(조슈아 세라오) 입니다. 아내 Sera(세라) 와 두 자녀 Joshua(조슈아), Ellia(엘리아) 와 함께 저희 가족은 하나님의 부르심에 순종하여 가족이 함께 전임 선교사의 길 을 걷고 있습니다. 저희의 모교회인 Cornerstone Korean Baptist Church 와 YWAM(예수전도단) 과 함께, 저희가 품고 있는 마음은 단순합니다. “하나님을 알고, 하나님을 알리는 것.” **가정과 제자훈련**은 하나님께서 저희에게 주신 부르심의 중심에 있습니다. 저희는 하나님께서 선교를 위해 온 가족을 사용하실 수 있다고 믿습니다. 가족이 함께 성장하고, 함께 섬기며, 함께 예수님의 사랑을 나누는 것입니다. 저희는 가정 제자훈련과 복음 전도, 지역사회를 섬기는 일, 그리고 하나님께서 보내시는 곳마다 다른 선교사들과 함께 동역하고 섬기는 일에 열정을 품고 있습니다. 저희의 소망은 **예수님께 온전히 순종하는 삶을 살며, 가정을 세우고, 제자를 양육하며, 하나님께서 인도하시는 곳으로 나아가 더 많은 사람들이 예수님의 사랑을 경험하도록 돕는 것**입니다.

Our story is one of God’s pursuit, forgiveness, restoration, and calling. Sera grew up in church but describes herself as a “Sunday Christian,” depending on the faith of others rather than knowing Jesus for herself. After painful family separation and struggles in our marriage, she entered one of the darkest seasons of her life. On January 9, 2019, Sera fell to her knees, repenting and crying out to God. Her circumstances hadn’t changed, but she had. She developed a hunger for Scripture, prayer, and God’s presence. The closet that once represented her darkest thoughts became her prayer room—a place of joy with Jesus. Meanwhile, I was running in the opposite direction. By 2024, I had achieved much of what the world calls success, yet I was angry, empty, living in sin, and losing my family. I committed to giving my life completely to God for 30 days. Weeks later, praying alone on a country road, I confessed everything. Broken and weeping, I cried, “How could You ever want me?” And I heard: “And He still wants you.” My life changed. As I came to repentance, I knew there could be no more hidden places in our marriage. When I offered to confess everything, Sera prayed. She felt the Holy Spirit say, “As I forgave you, you should forgive him. He is forgiven under Jesus’ blood.” She chose forgiveness. Jesus restored our marriage and family, then called our family to go. We sold our home and stepped into missions through YWAM Family DTS in Kona, followed by outreach in Vanuatu and Fiji. God showed us that families are not an obstacle to missions—families can be powerful in missions. Today, with Cornerstone Korean Baptist Church and YWAM, we follow Jesus in missions. Through Eternal Warriors Ministry, we desire to strengthen families, make disciples, share the Gospel, support missionaries, and go wherever He leads. Jesus still pursues. Jesus still forgives. Jesus still restores. Our answer is YES. To know God and make Him known.