Michael has been a repeat short-term missionary with SIM to Lubango, Angola since 2011, joined by his newlywed wife Bethany in 2024. Michael is a library technician and author who assists at the seminary library at ISTEL and hopes to assist Angolan theologians in publishing their own books! He is also an English language teacher who leads ESL Bible studies. Bethany is an artist and graphic designer who hopes to use her creative gifts to assist with ISTEL's publications and website designs, to design a new mural, and to find art-teaching opportunities where it is desired.