Willie and Laura were married in 1984 while both serving on staff with Victory Life fellowship (now called New Beginnings Family Church of Calgary). In 1985, they attended Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa Oklahoma where they graduated in 1987. The couple returned and served as Assistant Pastors for the next 13 years and were then set in as Senior Pastors in 2000. In 1989, their son David was born and two years later Michelle was born. 

Willie and Laura have a genuine love for people and a passion for them to know how much God loves them and has a purpose and plan for their lives.