2024 marks 45 years of ministry for Mike. Mike has spoken face to face to over 2 million people in 42 states and 12 foreign countries on 4 continents.

As a young businessman, Mike began as a street evangelist in his hometown. Then Mike served as executive director for two crusade evangelists in the U.S. before serving three Southern Baptist Churches as Student Pastor/Associate Pastor.

After his work on the local church staff for 8 years, Mike returned to the itinerant evangelism field as the founder and president of Light Ministries. For many years Mike preached in a wide variety of student and family ministry venues. Mike also ministered in the public school systems as a motivational speaker. Mike had the privilege of speaking at over 2,000 public school assemblies in the U.S.

One of Mike’s great joys was the opportunity to serve the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as a youth consultant and youth crusade preacher. Mike transitioned from the U.S. preaching platforms to work in Romania, both before and after the fall of communism.

Light Ministries aided in the construction of a youth retreat and training center in the Carpathian mountains in Romania that still serves Christ today. After his years in Eastern Europe, God moved Light Ministries’ focus to Eastern Africa.

Today, Light Ministries partners with indigenous ministries in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Churches are planted. Pastors are trained at the two leadership training centers in Kenya. 1,750 street children are fed and educated daily at the 5 feeding stations. And, over 100 orphans at the SEEDS Children’s Home are sponsored through partnerships with Light Ministries donors.