I have no idea where I'm from. I was born in Memphis, Tennessee, living there two days before flying off to northern Italy. I spent the first 10 years of my life in a town called Bergamo, where my parents served as missionaries before returning to Searcy, Arkansas to teach at Harding University. Since then I've lived in New Hampshire, Boston, Arkansas again and now Nashville. I've known since a young age that I wanted to do mission work in a foreign country, though I didn't know where. At Harding I studied Spanish and met some of the most talented, passionate people in the world. I met Rebekah my junior year, and over the next several months I fell in love with her compassionate, giving spirit. I followed her to Honduras with some of our friends for a week in the spring of 2007, and then returned to intern with Mission Lazarus that summer. I've been volunteering for Mission Lazarus ever since, developing and designing the website, fundraising, and traveling to Honduras to work with projects 3 to 4 times a year. The happiest moment in my life? Rebekah and I moved to Nashville and got married in 2008. I started a new job at Gibson Guitar as International Editor where I worked for 2 years. At Gibson I learned the essentials of web design and development, and have since started a freelance web business. Though a lot of my time is currently spent in front of a computer, my true love is for people and languages. I believe that the language spoken by Christ while on this earth was love, and that showing love to a foreign nation and culture is best done through speaking their language. I'm humbled to have the opportunity to be not only God's hands and feet in Honduras, but also to deliver His message of love and salvation to a nation that is receptive to hear it.

I grew up in Nashville, TN with my wonderful Mom, funny Dad, and my favorite younger brother, Mark. I knew from a young age that I wanted to do something unique with my life. When I was fifteen I went on a week long mission trip to Honduras and met Jarrod Brown. Mission Lazarus was just an idea back then, but when I came back I felt strongly bonded and called to the people of Honduras. Ever since then, I took every opportunity to spend time there; a week here, a summer there, Christmas vacation. I decided to go to Harding University to continue to pursue my path towards Honduras (and of course because they had awesome overseas programs). I studied Spanish and medical missions. There I met, one of the most significant spiritual mentors in my life, my college roommate Sarah. She held my hand as we sifted through the big questions in life and battled the growing pains of becoming adults. We had a lot of fun along the way, too. She is one of my strongest supporters and encouragers to serve in Honduras. Seth came into my life during my sophomore year. I was thrilled to find a guy as passionate about missions as I was. We spent a summer interning with Mission Lazarus together and were engaged the following winter. Together we moved to Nashville and I completed my Masters in Science Medicine and became a Physician Assistant. I love being able to take part in the healing process. Although what we do as healthcare providers is small in comparison to how Christ redeems us spiritually, it is such an honor to take part in the process of renewal and healing. I love the image of Christ in Luke as the Great Physician because I believe that He felt the physical pains that our bodies endured and he showed compassion.