Dan has been married to his wife, Laurie, for 39 years and they have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. They recently moved to Iowa after living in Columbia, MO for 14 years where Dan was introduced to Camp David through the Angel Tree program at Prison Fellowship.  They remain members of The Crossing Church in Columbia, where they worked with “Crossing Kids” ministry on Sunday mornings in areas of music, puppets, and story-telling. They have led several Small Groups (home church) over the years; and continue to be involved in community outreach / service projects. Since becoming a follower of Christ in 1986, Dan has had a heart for – and been involved in – various overseas mission projects / trips, prison ministry, and transitional ministry of ex-offenders.