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Washer reports [[Religious conversion|converting]] to Christianity while studying at the [[ | Washer reports [[wikipedia:Religious conversion|converting]] to Christianity while studying at the [[wikipedia:University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas at Austin]] to become an [[wikipedia:Oil and gas law in the United States|oil and gas lawyer]].<ref>http://christiannews.net/2017/03/21/preacher-heartcry-missionary-founder-paul-washer-suffers-heart-attack/</ref><ref>https://illbehonest.com/paul-washers-story-paul-washer</ref> He moved to [[wikipedia:Peru|Peru]] and served there as a [[missionary]] for 10 years.<ref>http://www.heartcrymissionary.com/paul-washer</ref> In 1988, while in Peru,<ref>https://www.gracechurch.org/leader/Washer/Paul</ref> Washer founded the [[HeartCry Missionary Society]] to support indigenous missionaries witnessing to people of their own cultures.<ref>http://heartcrymissionary.com/heartcry-at-a-glance</ref><ref>http://heartcrymissionary.com/our-history</ref> As of 2017, the organization supported 238 missionary families in 41 countries.<ref name=Blair>https://www.christianpost.com/news/paul-washer-heartcry-missionary-society-founder-suffers-heart-attack.html</ref> At the end of 2022, it supported 326 missionary families in 62 countries.<ref>https://heartcrymissionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Mission-Report-.pdf#page=4</ref> | ||
Washer later returned to the United States. In 2010, he moved to [[wikipedia:Radford, Virginia|Radford, Virginia]],<ref>https://x.com/paulwasher/status/16275681934</ref><ref>https://x.com/paulwasher/status/15636240154</ref> and he now resides in [[wikipedia:Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, Virginia]],<ref>https://churchandfamilylife.com/resources/authors/60ca3408e7346d3c2b733f1f</ref> where he is currently the Executive Director of HeartCry.<ref>https://heartcrymissionary.com/people/paul-david-washer/#:~:text=Giving%20Giving%20History-,Paul%20Washer,as%20Executive%20Director%20of%20HeartCry</ref> HeartCry's offices have been based in Roanoke since 2022.<ref>https://heartcrymissionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Mission-Report-.pdf#page=30</ref><ref>https://eintaxid.com/company/204593210-heartcry-missionary-society-ncororated/</ref><ref>https://www.waldvogelcommercial.com/post/waldvogel-commercial-properties-announces-the-sale-of-5732-airport-rd-in-roanoke</ref> | Washer later returned to the United States. In 2010, he moved to [[wikipedia:Radford, Virginia|Radford, Virginia]],<ref>https://x.com/paulwasher/status/16275681934</ref><ref>https://x.com/paulwasher/status/15636240154</ref> and he now resides in [[wikipedia:Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, Virginia]],<ref>https://churchandfamilylife.com/resources/authors/60ca3408e7346d3c2b733f1f</ref> where he is currently the Executive Director of HeartCry.<ref>https://heartcrymissionary.com/people/paul-david-washer/#:~:text=Giving%20Giving%20History-,Paul%20Washer,as%20Executive%20Director%20of%20HeartCry</ref> HeartCry's offices have been based in Roanoke since 2022.<ref>https://heartcrymissionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Mission-Report-.pdf#page=30</ref><ref>https://eintaxid.com/company/204593210-heartcry-missionary-society-ncororated/</ref><ref>https://www.waldvogelcommercial.com/post/waldvogel-commercial-properties-announces-the-sale-of-5732-airport-rd-in-roanoke</ref> | ||