Jim and his wife Marlaina are passionate about ministry training and reaching international students. After meeting in college, Jim and Marlaina married in 1999 and worked in church-based campus ministry for five years at Michigan State University. They joined Horizons International in 2002. They have worked together to reach international students in CO, MN and now Louisville, KY. They also lived in Malaysia for six months. Jim continues to engage internationals and train pastors globally.