Sharon, his wife of 52 years, and Denny live in Mesa, Arizona where they attend the Phoenix United Reformed Church. They have three sons all born on a different continent.
Mike, their oldest, was born in the state of Michigan while Denny was attending Calvin College and Seminary. Kendall, their middle son, was born in Nigeria while Denny and Sharon were serving there as interns. Eric, their youngest, was born in Taiwan where they served as missionaries for 7 years. All are married, and Denny and Sharon have 9 grandchildren.
After serving in Taiwan, Denny became the Director of Asian Ministries for what is now known as Bible League International. He was then asked to serve there as the Director of Development and later named as President. For 32 years he worked to get Scriptures to people all around the world who simply had no other way of ever hearing the Good News.
Denny’s passion is to get God’s Word to every people group on earth. After retirement from the Bible League, he was invited to join the Board of DOOR Int’l. Since The Deaf is one of the largest remaining unreached people groups, he happily consented to becoming a board member.
“With today’s technology we can now reach The Deaf in a way that we simply could not do just a few short years ago, ” Denny says. “The many effective partnerships DOOR has entered into are helping immensely in getting the task done! What a joy to see many Deaf coming to Christ, forming local Deaf churches! The Deaf are now translating the Scriptures, putting it on DVDs, and sharing the Gospel as they go out 2-by-2!! Join us in reaching these dear people, who need the Good News so desperately! “