John has been serving with OM Ships since 1985, Iris since 1995. John lived and served on board the Logos, Doulos and the Logos II for a total of over 13 years, while Iris has served 3 years on board OM ships at different times.

Since 1998 they have been serving in the Ships Headquarters in Mosbach, Germany, where John is responsible for the Literature side of the Ships ministry— ensuring that Christian literature gets in the hands of those who visit Logos Hope in the different port cities of the world. He also oversees an OM Ships team based in Florence, South Carolina.

After serving in OM Ships as People Care Facilitator Iris now oversees People Care across the organization together with an amazing team. Seeing people flourish rather than survive is what inspires her!

Iris and John have 3 adult children.

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