Jeff is originally from Crocker, Missouri. He is a 1985 graduate of Ozark Bible College. That is where he met and married his wife, Mary Alt, in 1982. Mary is originally from St. Joseph, Illinois. After Jeff's graduation, they moved to Waynesville, Missouri where Jeff ministered with the Swedeborg Christian Church and served as the camp manager of Gasconade Christian Service Camp. In 1988, they moved to Arizona where they ministered with Spanish Christian Mission. In 1990, they moved back to the Waynesville area and began ministering with Christ's Mission Church. Jeff & Mary make their home in the little community of Devils Elbow near the Big Piney River close to Fort Leonard Wood. They have three grown children, two daughters and a son. They also have one son-in-law and two grandchildren.
