I believe teaching is one of my gifts and how nice to be able to use that to also make a living. With the experience I have in teaching Bible, as well as living in a Spanish speaking country for many years, I have a good background for the subjects I teach.

Educational Background

A large, Pietistic Lutheran family in Northern Minnesota gives a pretty good idea of influences that have shaped my childhood and youth. Though by no means was it without weaknesses, I thank God for that upbringing. I also had old-fashioned heavy duty confirmation training and an evangelistic pastor and church that helped bring me to personal faith in Jesus. Schooling: McIntosh High School, Lutheran Brethren Bible School 2 years, Eastern Montana College in Billings, MT, Lay Ministry Training Center in Roseville, MN and Seminary Training at LBS.

Work Experience
I worked a couple of years in house construction after college, getting married to Paula Robert, a Montana girl, in the meantime. We lived in Minneapolis, Cuernaca, Mexico and Winooski, VT in preparation for going overseas as missionaries to Ecuador, where we spent most of the next 20 years. My responsibilities were in high school teaching and administration, Bible School training, church planting and treasurer work. It always amazed me that God called a sheltered farm kid from rural MN and privileged me to share him in a large city in another country. How good He is!

Family
How does it happen that the children get older each year but we parents don't . . . do we? My wife is director of a Christian pregnancy center. I have a son at a community college in Minneapolis and a daughter at Bible School in Minneapolis. Finally, I am blessed to have two of my own children studying at Hillcrest, a daughter in 11th and one in 8th grade.

Activities
I love to be outdoors. That especially includes going walking with my wife, fishing or hunting. I also enjoy carpentry work, putting up wood, doing crossword puzzles and reading.

Dreams & Goals
I want students to catch the joy and satisfaction of learning in both Bible and Spanish. I want them to grow in knowing Jesus, whom to know is life eternal. I want them to become world Christians (not worldly mind you!) and as such, I teach and share, and I also pray some will become missionaries.