Born in Kisumu, Kenya to Canadian missionary parents, Phil grew up in Africa. He later returned to Canada where he pursued degrees in Science, Education and Religious studies, earning his Doctor of Ministry degree from TEDS in Deerfield, IL. He is currently a missionary in West Africa where he teaches in various Bible Colleges. He is married to Judy and has two adult sons and one daughter-in-law. He calls Abbotsford, British Columbia home. Phil loves to read the spiritual classics and one of his favorites has always been The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. Pathways to His Presence grew out of his personal pursuit of a deeper experience of the presence of God.