Donn & Teresa met in 1990 at Koza Baptist Church in Okinawa, Japan.  (Donn lived there for two years, and Teresa for six years). They were married on June 20, 1992 in Mountain Rest, SC. After marriage, they lived in San Antonio, Phoenix, and Louisville before moving overseas. They have 3 children; 2 boys, one girl. Their names are Jacob (age 19- student at Liberty University), Aidan (age 16), and Jolie (age 9).

Donn and Teresa initially served for 2 years with International Service Corps (ISC) with the IMB and ministered to an Unreached People Group in southern East Asia. They were appointed as Career Missionaries with the IMB in Pensacola, FL, September 14, 2005. They have served in 3 locations within East Asia as team members, Cluster Training Associates, Team Strategy Leaders, and Strategy Coordinators. They have also served at the IMB home office in Richmond, VA as Stateside Strategy Liaisons. They are now serving in Tokyo, Japan as Cluster Leader for the Japanese People Group.

Donn College/Seminary:

• Community College of the Air Force Associates Degree in Electronic Systems Technology (1994)
• Wayland Baptist University, Phoenix, AZ  B.S. Business Administration (1997);
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY.   Masters of Divinity School of Theology (2002)