Rich grew up at Heritage Baptist church for the first 21 years of his life. Julia grew up near Seattle, Washington. The couple met at Baptist Bible College and it was there that God laid it on their hearts to pursue church planting overseas. Their calling was, “Go overseas until God tells us to stay”. Since the day they made that decision, they have continued to find their way to Germany. In fact, it was through another HBC missionary (Kristi Walker) that Rich and Julia originally got connected to the country of Germany. Now they are planting churches in Germany, specifically the states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland. Their goal is to help their German partners plant 5 church during their time in Germany.