Daniel Palmer has served as a Pastor for 30 years and led the Sacramento-based non-profit, Youth for Christ, for 6 years. A dynamic speaker, Dan has inspired audiences at major camps and conferences in California with his teachings on the Bible and the greatness of God. He’s also deeply committed to missions in Uganda, where he initiated the Water of Jesus Wells project, installing 30 wells and establishing a school for over 300 orphans. Dan holds a B.A. in English Literature from UCLA and a Master of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology. He and his wife Shanen have been married for 22 years and have three boys: Caleb (20), Tyler (18), and Shane (14).
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Brett
Amazing. We’re gonna dive all into that, that’s the topic hands is water of Jesus wells. And we’re talking about the story behind this, the vision behind this and, and the ability for you to make an impact. This is something that I fully support, and I actually support financially and prayerfully. And also to that point, Dan. You know, growing up people may not know my story, even part of my story is, you know, parents were divorced at a young age and my mom didn’t have much of any money. And my grandma, without my grandma, we wouldn’t have had a car and the Lord always provided my dad with a lot of money and I’d go there and be spoiled and stuff. And it was cool. But he didn’t really pay a lot of child support. And that was tough. But love my dad, love my mom, the Lord gave me a lot of people in my life like yourself that were like the second dad. Right. And thank you, and coaches and sports and, and without all of that I wouldn’t be where I’m at today. So I want to thank you as well. That being said, Dan, would you give people a little bit more about your story, right before we dive into the water Jesus wells, a little bit more about your story and background? And then and then we’ll weave in? How, how do we get started here with water, Jesus felt like I go,
Daniel
Well, I’m getting kind of old. So my story can be a long one. But let me just give you the short version. I grew up similar to you. I was born third. I have two older brothers. And when I was about six years old, my grandpa came into my room in the middle of the night and said, Hey, your dad’s made some bad decisions. And you may or may not see him again. And I was just devastated. And I remember what I went through as I entered junior high and I kind of, you know, said God, let me down. God wasn’t there. I went to Sunday school, I did the flannel board, Jesus, I had the checks after my name, he should have taken care of me, how could this happen to my family. And I took it out on God, I felt like he had abandoned me. But really, God was putting a fire in my heart to make an impact on people like me. And your listeners might be ashamed of their story or have things in their story that they don’t like to talk about, because they’re painful. But I just want to tell them today, the area of deepest woundedness in your life is the place where you will make the biggest impact because it is authentic. And I learned as a young person, as I started doing ministry, I said, God, I’m going to be honest about my story. And I would share what I went through. And there were so many other young people that would say, I thought I was the only one that felt this way. And I was able to speak right and but you know, bread, I was a very positive, outgoing, happy, joyful person. And so God just has blessed me in so many ways, whether it was going to the small church that we were a part of that had about 200 adults, and all of a sudden we had, you know, 100 high schoolers and 80 middle schoolers and our youth group was almost as big as the entire church or doing a worship service like Sal abrasion for college and career that ballooned 1000 people. And we just got to see people worshiping and going all over the world with the good news and it was happy news of the gospel. So for me, the water of Jesus wells just came out of me growing up in a difficult circumstance. And always having people that rallied around me to help me, I was never self-sufficient. I needed people to help me and I even went on a father son trip with some of my buddies. And they knew I didn’t have a dad in my life, which I think is the biggest disadvantage of all crosses, racial barriers, wealth, barriers, if you’re growing up in a broken home, you have a severe disadvantage about how to live how to deal with people. And I went on this camping trip, and at the end of the week, the dads pulled me aside and they said, Hey, we’ve just been watching you and you’re, you’re charismatic, joyful and smart. And if you really were willing to work hard, you can, you could do something special with your life. And you know, my response was Brent, did you really think so? I’d never had an adult man look me in the eye, and say you have what it takes not once in my entire life. And it just woke me up. And I was doing bad in school, and I was kind of acting out. I decided, hey, if I’m cool, and people think I’m funny, that’s gonna get me where I want to go. And I just buckled down on my school and paid my way through UCLA, chose to go into ministry. And then you know, God has just done so many amazing things through me. And so water Jesus well is one of my favorite things because it literally saves lives. Number two, it’s led to a revival through this entire Muslim dominated area where I have personally baptized over 400 Ugandans in the Nile. People think, oh, people need water. It’s just water. No, it’s the gospel and action. When people don’t have daily necessities and you bring them, it literally changes the way they view the entire world. And, you know, for me, I had armed guards when I first went, because as a Christian, white guy, I stuck out like a sore thumb. And a lot of people were not happy that I was there. We installed the very first well and the guards went away, and I said, “Hey, Am I safe?” And they said, We’re in an honor culture. Now that you’ve done good to our community, if anyone was to do anything to you, there would be great shame on them. And it would be community justice. And so you don’t need to be protected. You are family now. What you have done for us we can never repay. And I’ll just never forget that impact. And then you say the reason I’m doing it, it’s not water from Dan Palmer wells. It’s the water of Jesus wells. God has ordained for me as his messenger to be here in this moment, to give you this incredible gift for you and your kids, and it’s because he sees you, and He loves you and he hasn’t forgotten you. And he’s here in your moment of need. And they see firsthand the greatness of God in their life. Hey, everybody,
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About Daniel Palmer
Daniel Palmer was called into ministry at 17 years old and has been a Pastor for 30 years. In addition to his pastoral and preaching responsibilities, he led a large non-profit in Sacramento called Youth for Christ for the last 6 years.
As a speaker, he has taught at many of the largest camps and conferences in California and loves to inspire people with the Bible and with the greatness of God. He also has a passion for missions in Uganda. He began a well project called Water of Jesus Wells and has installed 30 wells in the rural parts of Uganda and has connected churches with the people there resulting in a school of over 300 orphans whose parents died of AIDS or waterborne disease.
Dan graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from UCLA and a Master of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology. Dan has been married for 22 years to his wife Shanen and they have three boys. Caleb (20) is a Sophomore at TCU. Tyler (18) and Shane (14) are currently students at TCA.
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