Dale and Jillian were both born and raised in Northeast Ohio and met at Kent State University in 1985 where Dale received a bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering Technology and later a masters degree in Electrical Engineering Technology. Following their marriage in 1992 were many years of raising a family, meeting and maturing in Christ, and serving together in cross-cultural ministries. In 2017 they moved to Illinois for Dale’s job as a Director of Engineering. By this time Dale and Jillian sensed God’s calling into full time missions and discovered that Dale’s many years of experience in electronics uniquely suited him for avionics work at MMS Aviation not far from their starting point in Ohio.