Michael grew up in the small town of Mount Hope, Kansas. He graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Secondary Education. He met the Navigators during his freshman year of college and after graduating joined Navigator Staff, serving first in Eastern Europe for a time and then for 2 years in Poland serving Ukrainian refugees. He is excited now to serve international students in Nashville as he enjoys learning from them and seeing how the gospel is good news to each culture and individual.