Art

Art was born and raised in Manila, Philippines.  He was active in the church since he was in grade school and then got involved in the Marxist movement in high school out of a desire to help change society.  He received Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in college when a fellow student explained to him the difference between religion and Christianity.  He joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ right after college in 1977.  He graduated in B.S. Community Development from the University of the Philippines, Master of Divinity from the International School of Theology-Asia, and Doctor of Ministry from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

Arlene

Arlene was born in Windsor, Canada and their family moved to Arizona when she was three.  She met the Lord as her personal Lord and Savoir in high school and was discipled by Young Life.  She worked as a nurse for a couple of years and then joined the staff of CCC in 1977.  Shortly afterwards, she came to the Philippines as part of medical missionary team.  She graduated from Phoenix College as a Registered Nurse and has taken several seminary courses through the years.

Family

We were married in Phoenix, Arizona on May 2, 1981 and are blessed with three grown daughters – Michelle, Stephanie, and Nicole.

Ministry Involvements

We have had the privilege of serving the Lord full-time since 1977 in various capacities.  We spent our earlier years working with college students and training other incoming CCC staff.  We have also worked with churches and pastors, as well as business executives in evangelism, discipleship, and training.  Art served as National Director of Philippine Campus Crusade for Christ the last six years of our stay there before we moved to the States in 2002.  For the last five and half years, Art has been serving as Regional Coordinator for the Purpose Driven Church network where he has travelled regularly to eight countries.  We are transitioning to work with The JESUS Film Project® beginning in 2009.