Our Testimonies:

Hello, Laura and I both had the privilege of being raised in Christian homes. For as long as we can remember, our families have been in church. As a result, God worked on our hearts regarding salvation at rather young ages. While we didn’t know each other yet (Laura was born in Alaska while I was born in Missouri and raised in Illinois), it was at the ages of 6 and 4 that we decided to trust Christ as Savior. After a few years I was baptized at my church. As manyteens do, I also struggled with assurance of my salvation until one day at church God settled it for me. I heard testimonies of others too who had wrestled with assurance, but who had settled the matter before God. God in His Word clearly teaches that we can rest 100% assured of our justified standing before God. It was that day that I did a heart inventory. I knew I was a sinner…I believed what Christ did for me…I was trusting in Him as my Savior. That day I asked God to help me never doubt my salvation again. Guess what? I haven’t doubted it since! Laura continued to grow in her walk with Christ as she was raised in Wasilla, Alaska. Due to a providential job move for her dad, Laura’s family moved to the Chicago area and she began attending the same high school that I attended.

Later in my teen years, God melted my heart for missions through the story of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, and the others comprising the Auca Five. Although I was scared of public speaking, I knew God was calling me to preach. Throughout all of this God had given me a passion for Alaska and missionary aviation. God had also given Laura a passion for missions and a love for her home state of Alaska. I began dating Laura (my wife) the last month of high school and we then attended the same Bible college (Maranatha Baptist Bible College). While I completed my undergrad in missionary aviation at MBBC, God allowed me to go on several mission trips to Alaska. It was on these remote Alaskan trips that God began giving me a burden for the native peoples of Alaska. After graduating college, Laura and I were married and settled on being church planting missionaries to Alaska.

Since our marriage, Laura and I have been back to Alaska several times and I have completed a Master’s in Biblical Counseling. In 2008 God also blessed us with our first child, Elias. He is definitely a reminder to us of God’s faithfulness and grace! We praise the Lord so much for His grace and goodness in our lives! We can’t wait to serve Him full time in Alaska!