Born in Pennsylvania, I always desired to see the world and meet new people. After college, I worked as a retail and business manager in Pennsylvania and New York. In 1998, I became restless, spending so many hours working, but feeling that I was not making an impact within the Kingdom of God. After considering several options, God led me on a mission trip to Romania, and while overseas, I felt His call to prepare for long-term, overseas ministry.

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Part of the preparation included selling my house and moving to North Carolina for seminary. While at seminary, my wife and I prayed separately about joining the mission field and together decided to go to Lucknow, India. God’s leading was like a spotlight that continually became more and more focused. It started with a desire to work for the Kingdom and ended with a specific people group in a specific city. On September 25, 2004, with my wife and three children (ages 5, 7, and 8 pictured here), I began a new stage in my spiritual journey by moving to India.