Ryan was born and raised in Wisconsin. He started to pursue a career in meteorology and storm chasing until God called him to overseas missions. While waiting on God’s timing, his talents in media and production brought him to California where his love for studying and teaching the Bible continued to be cultivated.

Joy grew up in California and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she studied linguistics and German. Her heart for the nations and passion for language took her to Papua New Guinea and then back to California as she prepared to return overseas.

Even before Ryan and Joy met, God had placed Australia into each of their hearts. Now, as a couple, they are part of a church-planting team in Perth, Western Australia, where their hearts are burdened by the hopelessness present in the rural, agricultural areas outside of the city. Through technology, literacy, sports, and community development they desire to connect to the community in order to begin,grow, and support local churches. Ryan and Joy have hope in Christ and they desire to see these communities flourish with that same hope.