Darrin Bartell, a native of Washington State, was born into a non-religious home. His father, responding to the work of a literature evangelist, joined the Adventist church while Darrin was still very young. Attending both Adventist academy and college, Darrin graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked in his chosen field for ten years. It was during his years as an engineer that he was profoundly impacted by the Adventist message. Doing design work, Darrin realized that God had his own designs for his future. Faced with a decision to follow Christ wholeheartedly or to keep God on the backburner, he resolved to seek God without reserve. His decision resulted in a growing passion for evangelism and a desire to reach others in full time ministry. Darrin held his first evangelistic series in Kansas while still working a full-time job. The local church was thrilled with Darrin’s profound yet simple presentation of prophecy and the enthusiastic response from visitors confirmed in Darrin’s heart that this was God’s calling for him.
Following the meetings, Darrin attended a four month training session at Amazing Facts’ Center of Evangelism (AFCOE) where training in evangelism, Bible work, and Bible study methods further rounded his abilities to meet the needs of people. Darrin has now joined the Amazing Facts public evangelism team and considers it a great responsibility and privilege to share the three angels’ messages with the world. His wife Tiffany is a vital part of his ministry and along with their daughter, Hannah, and son, Noah, they look forward to preparing a people for Jesus’ soon return.