David Painting (Author) Mr David Painting is the editor of Fresh From the Word 2022. A pastor at heart, David has had a number of pastoral roles ranging from those in small rural settings to large urban churches in theUK. He is currently pioneering and co-leading a House Church. Having led the YWAM Relief and Development Discipleship Training school (DTS), hecontinues to serve YWAM, teaching on DTS’s and is the authorof a number of books to support Christian teaching and preaching. Priorto this, he was a YWAM missionary serving Romania shortly after the revolution and working in rural settings across the country. David and hiswife Janet have ministered in the Balkans, Northern Europe, North and South America, South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa.