We’ll use this page to tell you a bit of our story…
After 10 years of marriage, we began attending Ganson Street Baptist Church in Jackson, Michigan where we trusted in Jesus as our Savior. We soon became involved in our church’s ministries. After taking our family on a mission trip to Honduras in 1999 and leading our youth group on a ten-day mission trip to Mexico in 2001, the Lord began opening our eyes to the vast unreached people groups in the world.
Bible School! During this time, friends from church excitedly shared all that they were learning in classes at Ethnos360 Bible Institute (EBI). After checking it out, we began taking “a few” classes in 1999. It did not take long for a “few” classes to become a major time investment in God’s Word.
Ethos360 Bible Institute is more than a Bible school; it is the first phase of training with Ethnos360 (founded in 1942 as New Tribes Mission). The Lord used our time at the Bible Institute to challenge us to become full-time missionaries.
After graduating in 2003, we remained in Jackson over the next six years. During this time, Sue was employed part-time by the school as an Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Students. Todd taught a few classes on the Parables of Jesus, Christology and Foundations for Learning as an adjunct teacher. Todd quit his secular job in July 2009, and we headed to Missouri to complete our training as missionaries.
In August 2009, we moved to Missouri to attend Ethnos360 Training (ETR) to complete our training as missionaries. ETR is Ethnos360’s second phase of training, designed to equip missionary candidates with culture and language acquisition skills needed for church planting in remote tribal locations all over the world. We graduated from ETR on May 19, 2010. We immediately began raising our financial support to serve as trainers at Ethnos360 Bible Institute. If you would like to learn more about where we are currently at on our finances, follow this link.
Our field of ministry… As new missionaries in our early 50s we began serving the Lord in January 2011 at Ethnos360 Bible Institute in Jackson, Michigan! With the consolidation of our two Bible schools, we currently serve at the Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin. We also now have an online Bible program, available to anyone in the world. Training those who cannot leave their country and travel to EBI. We are also offering six online mini courses free. Enjoy the following free courses (The Grand Narrative of Scripture, Christianity and Contemporary Culture, The Gospel of Mark, The Book of Revelation, The Book of Zechariah, and Missions – The Unfinished Work).
We love serving as full time missionaries at the Bible Institute as trainers of the next generation of church planters that will be sent to the still unreached parts of the world. Over the years we have already seen the fruit of our labors with many new missionaries becoming church planters just as the Lord desired (Matt 9:36-38).
Our ministry responsibilities … Todd serves as the Bible School’s Business Manager. His position provides him discipleship opportunities with students, helping them learn Biblical principles of being good stewards of the money and time God has given them. Most importantly he has the privilege of helping them to learn to trust God with their lives as they follow Him by faith. Todd is also doing what he especially loves: Teaching God’s Word!
Sue is serving as Todd’s administrative assistant as well as serving on the Ladies Care and Coordinating Team, Child Protection Team, and serves in childcare one morning per week.
We open our home to students one evening a week for a Green Letters Bible study. We meet with students every other week for small group chapel.
We are excited to be part of training more and more people to scatter all over the world sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. We know that we will see tribal people in heaven one day because these dear students have been obedient to God’s command to go and tell them about Jesus.
About our family… We have been married since 1981. In May of 2024, we will celebrate 43 years of marriage. We have three adult children, and their spouses, who we thank the Lord for each and every one of them every day:
Amy and Dave live in Tennessee.
Sara and John live in Tennessee as well. They have blessed us with five grandchildren.
Danny and Anna live in Colorado. They have also blessed us with a granddaughter.