My wife Susan and I were living in Chicago attending Marquette Manor Baptist Church.  In 1990 after a Sunday school revival meeting held by Leon Kilbreth, God spoke to my heart, letting me know we would serve Him full time. God confirmed this calling with my wife some days later and we both were willing to follow Him.  At the time I had a good salaried job as associate director of food service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Lakeshore Drive in downtown Chicago and owned a home in West Chicago.  However, God has so abundantly blessed us not only physically, but in growing in the knowledge and grace of our Lord, that we have neither missed nor regretted our decision at anytime.

Allow us to show you some candid photos of our family:

Mike on a fishing trip...

Susan in the home...

daughter Laurelin (r) with a college friend...

and son Michael with Susan.

 Each year a group of men take Mike with them (at their expense) on a fishing trip to Canada to be their camp cook.  In the Spring of 2006, Mike was able to take Michael with them to northern Ontario as a gift for his High School graduation.  Below are a few pictures of some of the fish the Lord provided for them: