Garry and Anita met at LeTourneau University, where they were preparing for missionary service. Garry, who grew up in southern Florida, dedicated his life to full-time mission service while in high school. Anita was raised in Illinois and Ohio, where her father pastored several churches. She accepted the Lord when she was seven-years-old and later developed a desire to serve in foreign missions.

From 1982 to 2001, Garry and Anita served in a cooperative agreement with Lumiere Medical Ministries in Haiti for 15 years, then in the LMM home office in North Carolina. In October 2001, Garry and Anita accepted a new assignment with MTW to serve at the Presbyterian Clinic in Patchakan, Belize.

Garry will work as the clinic administrator and Anita, an RN, will work in community health and health education in the Presbyterian schools. They will also help improve the evangelism outreach of the medical ministry in concert with local village churches. Other responsibilities include coordinating medical visitors, hospitality for visitors, and building relationships in the Belizean medical community. Their goals will include evangelism, church growth, and promoting better health for the people of Belize.