MARK was born in Brooklyn NY. He received a B.A. from
Brooklyn College (1969), a M.Div. and Th. M. degrees from Temple Baptist Theological Seminary
(1982, 1985). He worked for A.M.G. Publishers (Chattanooga TN) and taught at
Tennessee Temple University (Chattanooga TN).
Mark is an eighteen-year veteran of the military, serving in
the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and the Tennessee Air National
Guard. He received an honorable discharge in 1989 with the rank of master
sergeant (E-7).
Mark received ordination to the gospel ministry in 1995 from
Highland Park Baptist Church (Chattanooga TN).
CAROL
was born in Omaha NE. She graduated from South High
School and took business courses at the C.E. School of Commerce in Omaha NE. She
worked as a dictaphone typist at Woodmen of the World Insurance (Omaha NE) and
as a word processor at Provident Life and Accident (Chattanooga TN).
WE
met in 1976 and got married in April 1979, at Grace Baptist
Church (Omaha NE). God called us to missionary service in November 1993 and we
started raising financial support the following year. In January 1999, we moved
to Irvine CA to begin our ministry.