BIRTHDAYS:  Bill (4/1/58); Becky (10/7/57); Billy (8/21/83); Danielle (10/2/85)

ANNIVERSARY:  June 21, 1980

WEST HILL BAPTIST CHURCH support commenced:  January, 1990

BOARD:      Association of Baptist for World Evangelism (ABWE)

HOME CHURCH:  Highland Park Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN

OUTREACH:      Church Planting, Deaf Evangelism, Bible School Teaching, Camp  

LIFE VERSE:      Psalms 119:165 – “Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”

BIOSKETCH:      Bill was born and raised in Cleveland, OH April 1, 1958.  Bill graduated from Baptist Christian Upper School in 1976, Tennessee Temple University in 1980, and Temple Theological Seminary in 1986.   Was married June 21, 1980 and have two children – Billy age 20 and married to Motoi Ishikawa of Akita Japan (Billy will graduate from Cedarville University as a missions major this year) and Danielle, age 18 and about to graduate from High School.  She will be attending Clearwater Christian starting this fall.  They joined ABWE in 1987, arrived in Japan in the summer of 1990, have completed two terms of service in Japan and are currently on our third term.  Becky was born in Japan in 1957 to missionary parents and met Bill while also attending Tennessee Temple University.  She was home schooled and graduated from High School in 1975.