Marc is from Florence, SC.  He enjoys golf, reading, coffee, and college football. His passion and calling is church planting, and he is currently leading a church plant in Marikina City, Metro Manila. He also serves as the Provost and Senior Vice President of Global Life University, with over 1,500 students currently enrolled. Marc is also the founder of Honest Deceiver Ministries, an evangelism ministry that helps churches share the gospel through the art of illusion.

Marc holds a pre-med B.S. in biology/chemistry from Francis Marion Universiry, a Master of Arts in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD in Executive Leadership from Louisiana Baptist University.

Jessi was born in Makati, Philippines. Her parents are BBFI missionaries Greg and Lu Ann Lyons. She enjoys spending time with family, shopping, and is an expert at finding good deals. Jessica has attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO and is currently pursuing her degree through Global Life University. 

Marc felt the call to ministry on a missions trip to the country of Peru in 2007. At that time, he held a pre-med degree and was pursuing a degree to become a physician. The following year, following God’s call, he enrolled in seminary to pursue his masters in religion. Also that year, he was part of a mission trip to the Philippines. It was on this trip that God began calling him to mission work in Manila. It was also on this trip that he met Jessi, who was soon to be his wife (good things happen on mission trips!). 

Marc and Jessi were married a year later in 2009 and began the process of support raising for their ministry and vision. In 2011, they moved to Manila, Philippines to be a part of the Global Surge team. 

Their home church is the Florence Baptist Temple in Florence, SC.