Levi grew up on a farm in Bolivar, Missouri where he learned that a good work ethic goes a long way. It was there that he also developed his love for the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. He also had the privilege of being part of a christian family. At an early age Levi placed his faith in the finished work of the cross accepting Jesus Christ as his substitutional sacrifice and personal Savior.

One of his teachers from church became a mentor to Levi and began challenging him for missions during his high school years. God used that challenge to take him to Bolivia on a short-term missions trip with New Tribes Mission following his junior year in high school. It was there that He got Levi's attention and made it clear to him that He would have Levi be involved in full-time ministry. It was the following summer, when Levi returned to Bolivia, that God gave him the desire to be involved in planting tribal churches with New Tribes Mission.

Robyn, a fourth generation missionary, was born in the Philippines where her parents were serving as missionaries with New Tribes Mission. At the age of four her parents moved to Papua New Guinea, where her dad continued serving as a pilot and aircraft mechanic.

Robyn placed her faith in Christ at an early age. Upon her parents coming stateside when she was 8 years old, Robyn looked forward to summers where she would spend time at Pine Ridge Bible Camp, a Christian camp in Cedar Springs, Michigan. She went from spending a week each summer as a camper to dedicating her whole summer to work as camp staff for 7 years. In fact, it was while at camp, she was challenged to serve the Lord in full-time missions by a missionary that came and spoke one summer. At the age of 17 the Lord took her back to Papua New Guinea on a short-term missions trip, also through Destination Summit with New Tribes Mission. It was there that the Lord broke her heart for the lost people of Papua New Guinea. After receiving her Associates in Business; Robyn entered into the four-year training program with New Tribes Mission where she met Levi.

August 31, 2002, we were married and together we completed missions training spring of 2005. We are now serving in the Madang region of Papua New Guinea since December 31,2006.

October 11, 2005, God added to our family a beautiful baby boy, Michael Robert. Our lives have been so blessed by his presence and we can’t imagine life without him. We are very excited about being able to raise him in another culture. We pray that God will give us wisdom to be the stability, consistency and disciplers of this young little man and help us to raise him to honor and desire to serve the Lord with the gifts and abilities he has been given. (Find out more about Michael on his page)