Amy emerson

Growing up in Minnesota, Amy was raised attending church with her family. Between her church youth group experience and participating in a local youth theatre program, her passion for ministry took hold. In 2011, she began 10 years of overseas ministry with Youth for Christ International. First in Denmark, where she ran a band ministry that first introduced her to AJM, and then in Cyprus.

In 2020, Amy joined AJM to start a project called Tesifa Coffee. Tesifa is inspired by the Amharic phrase “Tesifa Sech’ī” meaning “Hope Giver.” With the coffee industry becoming a bigger platform for ministry, Tesifa’s purpose is to professionally train kingdom workers that have a “Hope Giving” mindset in their cafes. Amy has been certified with Specialty Coffee Association as an Authorized Specialty Coffee Trainer. Through online and in person training, Tesifa is training coffee professionals around the world to have high quality businesses and products to better connect to their communities.

After 14 years overseas, Amy returned to the US in summer of 2025 to continue missions. She has the role of Missionary Care Gathering Coordinator for AJM. MCG exists as a ministry to provide care for our missionaries all around the world. Once a year, we come together for 5 days for encouraging messages, kids programs, community care, rest and recuperation, and whatever support our workers need to carry on their commission. Her years overseas would have never been possible without the care and support received, this ministry has become her passion to provide the same for others.