I was first exposed to the Gospel of Jesus through an older brother who attended an FCA camp. When I entered high school, my huddle coach (FCA hall of champions ‘04) Jim Rexilius challenged us to come and see what the Bible had to say about all our life issues.  It was at a huddle on Thursday night, January 13th, 1977, that I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. Since that time, I have been involved with FCA as either a huddle participant, huddle leader, or huddle coach. During my college years, I was able to join with other athletes to start a huddle at Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa. 

During my time at Burlington High School, in Burlington, Iowa I felt God’s call to re-open a huddle that had been dormant for years.  Over time, I continued to feel God’s leading into full time ministry with coaches and athletes. In the spring of 2021, I decided to go all in and go full time with FCA as an area representative for Des Moines and Henry Counties. God has continued to be amazingly gracious in His blessings as the ministry in Southeast Iowa continues to grow with the vision to see the world impacted by Jesus Christ through coaches and athletes and mission to lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.