Daryl and Carol VanDyken

Daryl and Carol
Lingua DMS Applications Specialist/Engineer
Europe / CAMENA

The VanDykens have been with TWR since 1988, serving on Bonaire (the Caribbean), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Johannesburg, South Africa and in the Americas. They now serve on the island of Cyprus with the TWR Europe team.  Daryl is the European Technical Director, and Carol works with recruiting for the Americas region, remotely.

Daryl is an electrical engineer and has worked through the years on various technical projects, overseeing transmitters, towers, studios and TWR's digital platform, TWR360. Carol works in the TWR Mobilization (recruiting) department, contacting potential missionary applicants and assisting aspiring missionaries through the application process.  Their four children are married to wonderful spouses and follow the Lord.  They have two sweet granddaughters, Harper and Bennett, and two grandsons, two months apart in age.

Children: Scott (3.15.87) married to Rachel, children Harper, Bennett and Holden, Audrey (4.13.90), married to Eric, Julie (11.18.91) married to Gage, baby Rowan, and Charlotte (5.16.93) married to Brandon.

Prayer Letters

Prayer Requests

May 2018 Please pray for all the logistics surrounding our upcoming relocation to Cyprus.  Also please pray for Daryl as he begins to learn about the various responsibilities he will take on in his new role as European Technical Director.  Lastly, please pray for our Ministry (relocation) fund to come in.

Prayer Requests

Oct 2018  Please pray for us to be able to find an economical house and car here in Cyprus, and that the paperwork for our work permit would go through quickly and seamlessly.  Pray for us as we adjust to life far away from our children, grandchildren and parents.

Prayer Requests

July 2019 Thank the Lord that we are settled well here!  He has graciously provided us with a wonderful apartment, a car, a great church family, and fulfilling and exciting work with TWR.  We are so thankful!

Please continue to pray for Daryl as he oversees transmitting locations in this region; that they would be able to accurately tell if the signals are reaching where intended.  Please also pray for Carol in her role on the recruiting team - that God would bring more missionary staff into service with TWR around the world.

Thank you so much!

Prayer Requests

Please pray for Daryl as he continues to oversee technical aspects in the Europe, Middle East and Central Asian regions.  He is struggling with reports of poor signal reception in a number of areas and needs to figure out how, why and what is causing these reports.  Please also pray for us relationally with the various people God has placed in our lives.