Mike and Kari were appointed as Assemblies of God missionaries to Tanzania in 1995 and have been involved in establishing a training program for children's ministers for the national fellowship. They have also helped to develop tools to enhance children's ministries.

They will continue to be advocates for children's ministries on the African continent through encouraging and training national believers to minister to children. Their new assignment is to the central African country of Democratic Republic of the Congo where they will continue to pursue their vision of reaching the next generation, one child at a time.