Mike and his wife Danae live in Vancouver, B.C. with their dog, Elliott, and are both studying for their Masters of Christian Studies (MCS) degrees at Regent College.
Their passions include backpacking, hiking, running, tea, growing veggies, good books, and connecting with people of all sorts.
Mike serves on the board of directors for World Vision US and the board of advisers for Kilns College. He and Danae just released
a new book called Zealous Love: A Practical Guide to Social Justice.
Download Mike's Bio here.
Sam Purvis just married lovely Christine on Sept 21. 2010.
Sam and Christine both work at a coffee bar called BARISTA in Portland, OR. They are involved in a small house church community seeking to live out a belief in God, a love for each other and a commitment to the city they live in. Outside of work Sam and Christine enjoy life in Portland, the variety of people, food, music and art that comes with a city enamored with thought, culture and design.
Seven years post-travel with Mike, Sam's ideas about living in relationship with those in obvious physical need have been forever changed and are still being shaped. If you were to ask Sam today if he feels like he has found a place where the more privileged life that he leads as a result of color and generational privilege has collided with the lives of those lacking these temporal privileges, he would tell you that he still feels caught in between and is trying to grow in to a way of living where he is walking in obedience to Christ's heart for those less fortunate.
