Welcome
Welcome to our web site! We appreciate your desire to learn more about us and the ministry God has called us to with Bibles International, the Bible Society of Baptist Mid-Missions. Dave serves as Finance and Operations Manager, while Ruth is the Children's Ministry Coordinator.

Prior to joining Bibles International, our family served as part of the Baptist Mid-Missions (BMM) church planting team located in northwest Romania from 2009-2024. There our ministry focus was on reaching the Roma (Gypsies). We served alongside Luke and Kim Warner and Nicki Carr in a church plant in the village of Luncsoara, one hour east of Oradea. We were appointed by BMM in July 2006, and we completed deputation in July 2009. We completed our third term in May 2021, and we returned to the field in June 2022. Our last term in Romania ended in August 2024 when we relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan to join the Bibles International team.

We have two daughters, Celeste (24) and Amber (21). Celeste is a 2022 Studio Art graduate from Cedarville University. She married Benjamin Veenstra on May 14, 2022. Amber is a junior at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). She is working toward three degrees: East Asian Languages and Cultures, International Studies, and Hospitality Management.