Our Family

James was born in Portland, Oregon. He is the middle son with one older brother and one younger sister. He grew up in Aloha, Oregon about 30 miles outside of Portland.

Wendie was also born in Portland Oregon. She is the younger sister and has one older brother. She grew up in Hillsboro Oregon about 45 miles outside of Portland.

We met and were married, yet neither one of them were Christians. Through God’s redeemer power, we both accepted Christ and were baptized about 5 years after they were married. Our lives have never been the same as we pursued knowing Christ and obeying His commands. We have now been married for 28 years and are even more in love today than the day we were married.

We have two adult daughters. Maranda is the older sister, and Lydia is the younger sister. We were very excited that the Lord saved both of them while they were young. It has been our joy to see the Lord at work in their lives through the years.

All four of us came to Botswana in 2014 while the girls were still teenagers. They were able to finish their high school studies here while we began our ministry.