Introduction
Our home in Baomahun is nestled in the rolling Kangari Hills. Being one of the higher elevations in the village, locals have named our small five acre homestead "Mission Mountain." Our electricity is from solar panels and a generator; our "running" water is from a tank which uses simple gravity to supply our home; we raise chickens and maintain a garden to supplement our diet which based on rice, bulgur wheat, and dried beans. We do not view these circumstances as sacrifices but rather as challenges to be met with a spirit of adventure and creativity.
To give you a view of daily life, this page features photos from our home and personal life.
About Us
In September 1995, Stephen retired from a 20-year career in the United States Coast Guard. It was while on active duty in New London, Connecticut that a fellow "Coasty" lead Stephen to the Lord on March 24, 1989. He then took the Gospel home to Laura and their daughter, Danielle, then 7 years old, who both received Jesus Christ on May 1, 1989. As a family they joined Victory Bible Baptist Church in Groton, CT where Stephen's friend attended. They served there for 15 years until moving to DeLand, Florida in 2004 for the purpose of attending the 
Wife and Homeschool mother, Laura's focus has been to put family first. Upon the graduation of their daughter from homeschooling in 2000, Laura was able to return to art school with the intentions of pursuing a freelance career in natural science illustration. In 2004, when leaving for Bible school, Laura temporarily put aside her goals but God had other purposes for the intensive training she received at Rhode Island School of Design. When leaving for Sierra Leone she never imagined what lay ahead (please see Illustrated Evangelism under
Mission Statement
