Mark was born in Poland and Emma in Australia. They met while living in Calgary, Alberta and were married in 1999. Mark attended Millar College of the Bible in Saskatchewan. They felt called to missions and spent two years in New Tribes Mission Training in Ontario. The Lord then led them to spend five years serving in Papua New Guinea with New Tribes. During their time there, health issues led them to return to Canada and God guided them towards InterAct Ministries. They are currently serving at the Native Bible Centre, which provides Bible training and correspondence courses for ministry partners.