I was born in Ashland, Kentucky and lived in West Virginia as a child for 12 years. In 1953 my Dad moved us to Victoria, Texas, and I became a confirmed Texan. I graduated from high school in Victoria, attended Victoria College, Texas A&I University, The University of Houston. I met Carla, my wife, in Victoria in 1964 and accepted the Lord in September of that same year. We were married in 1965 and I was drafted into the US Army in September 1966. We spent 3-1/2 years in the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa), which became the most edifying time of our lives! This was at a time when all of the Christian missionaries who had been expelled from China by the Communist government had settled in the peripheral islands and continued their ministries to the refugees personally and by radio to the Chinese mainland. God used these experiences to instill hearts for missions within us! I first met Jana Harp in Midland, MI, in the fall of 2004 at a mission conference. After hearing her vision and calling to the Afghan people I realized that God was calling me to come along side and support the work God had called her to. Shortly thereafter Jana moved to Herat, Afghanistan and began work with women there and stayed until it became too dangerous to remain. At that time we were working as a non-profit organization under the umbrella of The Heritage Foundation, however, the law was changed and the option of using a proxy non-profit was removed. In 2007 we began the arduous task of obtaining the not-for-profit (501c3) status from the IRS. March 4, 2008, the 501c3 status was granted to OneMaker which allowed the corporation to receive tax deductible donations. As a result of the establishment of the initial corporation I became Vice President, Director and Registered Agent. I remained as Vice President and Director until 2019 when I became Director…which I am today.