Deb grew up In Papua New Guinea as an MAF MK, studied and then worked as a teacher. She joined Wycliffe Bible Translators and moved to PNG in 2006.
Chris is from Pennsylvania, USA. He went to PNG in 2004 to serve Bible translators and local Papua New Guineans as a missionary pilot with Wycliffe. Deb and Chris served with Wycliffe in PNG for seven years with Chris flying and Deb teaching at the mission school.
In 2013, Deb and Chris moved to Spokane, Washington State, USA, so that Chris could serve as a flight instructor as part of the Wycliffe and Moody Bible Institute partnership for training new missionary pilots.