Doug was born in Hamilton, Ontario, surrendered his life to Christ in 1977, and graduated from London Baptist Bible College (BTh) in 1984. After graduation, he and his wife Debi raised two sons in Simcoe, Ontario, working in the grocery business while serving the Lord at Grace Baptist Church. Doug served as Pastor of Village Baptist church in Bobcaygeon for 14 years and was challenged during a trip to Wayumi in Pennsylvania in October of 2015 to become a representative for Ethnos Canada. He has three grandchildren, and loves to motorcycle. Revelation 4:11 has been instrumental in keeping life in focus.