He was a relatively successful businessman with a good marriage and two great kids. Involved in his church, he actively participated in ministry outreaches. A good natured, outgoing man who didn't know what a stranger is, he could sell refrigerators to Eskimos and that's also what made him a valued team member in ministering to others. When he saw God touching the lives of people he had reached, he began thinking, "Perhaps God is calling me to do this all of the time."