Mike celebrated his 21st birthday in the cardiac care unit after having his 1st of 3 heart attacks.Upon hearing that his life would not extend past his 35th birthday, he chose to dedicate whatever years he had left to further the commission that Jesus left to His believers. Mike has owned and operated a number of companies and sold most of them to one company based in Austria, retiring at the age of 45. He has participated in opening two churches and a K-8th grade christian school. Mike has served on many school and church boards across the country. Mike is married to Mary Smith, Highest Education’s Psychologist, and has a grown son and 3 grandchildren. Mike loves to travel the country with Mary. They call home in Long Beach, WA and also own a home and land in New Mexico where they live completely off grid.