About the Author
From the earliest days, I was taught to believe that God was with me no matter what. The eldest of three sons, I was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1960. It was 1968 when my father decided that our family should move to Canada, the country of his birth. We stayed in Victoria with dad’s parents for about a year but then settled in the Vancouver area. It was in this area, known as the lower mainland, that I was raised from the age of 8, and schooled up through my high school graduation. Post high school, I traveled extensively throughout Canada. In 1984 I was introduced to a biblical research ministry and took a class that redirected my life. Since then, I’ve spent 3 different one-year periods on the mission field establishing new churches—2 when I was single and one with my wife, Diana–, been on two mission trips to Cuba, spent 3 years in a Christian leadership training program (with Diana) and served in various capacities in different churches. Outside of ministry, I’ve also started successful businesses in 3 cities, and managed others. With Diana’s encouragement, I completed my bachelor’s degree and earned my professional teaching certificate. On the personal side, I married a beautiful, incredible woman in 1991and we have 2 wonderful children together. Life currently has Diana and me living in St. Petersburg, FL, where I teach English to at-risk teenagers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – The Early Years: Australia
Chapter 2 – Age 8 to High School
Chapter 3 – High School Years, Oh Boy!
Chapter 4 – Senior Year, at last!
Chapter 5 – Katimavik
Chapter 6 – Harbour Breton: post Katimavik
Chapter 7 – Cross-Country Hitchhike #1
Chapter 8 – Vancouver: my early twenties
Chapter 9 – Cross Country hitchhike #2
Chapter 10 – May 1985 – August 1985, Vancouver
Chapter 11 – First WOW year
Chapter 12 – Toronto: post WOW
Chapter 13 – Windsor
Chapter 14 – Second WOW Year
Chapter 15 – Louisville – transition
Chapter 16 – Charlotte
Chapter 17 – Ways Corps Training: In-residence year one
Chapter 18 – Ways Corps Training: Interim year – Wichita
Chapter 19 – Ways Corps Training: In-residence year two
Chapter 20 – Post Ways Corps Training: the early years
Chapter 21 – We become a family! And…more of life
Chapter 22 – Our family grows! And…more of life