ABOUTworks. My parents sent me to a good Christian school to get a good education, and it was there I
first heard the truth about salvation. On August 5, 1975, at a Christian summer camp, I trusted
Jesus as my only way to Heaven. That same night, God called me to be a preacher. In 1977 I
started attending Independent Baptist Church, Clinton, MD, where I was baptized. I went to
Hyles-Anderson College in 1978 and graduated in 1982 and 1983. (I also met my wife, Terri,
while in college for we worked together on the same bus route. We were married in 1983 and
she graduated in 1984.) During my last year in college, I went to a mission’s meeting on a
Saturday night and heard a missionary speak about the mission field. The following Sunday
night I surrendered to go to Nigeria, Africa.
I was raised in a Catholic family. When I was 15, a Christian family took me to Rose Park
Baptist church, Holland, Michigan. I heard the preaching of salvation and knew I needed to be
saved. On August 7, 1977, at the conclusion of a Sunday morning service, I went forward during
the invitation, and the pastor’s wife led me to the Lord.
During my junior year in Hyles-Anderson College, I heard a missionary present the need for
the Gospel around the world. I felt burdened to get involved in missions. When my future
husband surrendered to the mission field, I felt God confirmed to me that this was His will for
me also. David and I were married in August, 1983. After I graduated from Hyles-Anderson
College in 1984, David and I started deputation.
We moved to the Philippines in March, 2018. In June, 2018 we moved to the island of
Palawan and started our church, Saved By Grace Baptist Church. For the first six months we
met in two different locations, now we have one main venue—the carport of the house we are
renting. We do a lot of soul winning and in 2019 passed out over 25,000 tracts and invitations
within a ten-mile radius of our church. In 2019 there were a total of 59 saved and 9 baptized.
We have a teen/children’s program, adult/teen services, and we do a Saturday English program
where we teach English, have a Bible study applicable for teens, and have a snack. Our biggest
problem is the language – we don’t know Tagalog and many people in this area don’t speak
English so it is generally difficult to communicate, unless the people can speak English.
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