Dale G. Hooper, the sixth of eleven siblings, grew up on a small, rocky farm in the mountains of western North Carolina. Longing to explore the wider world, he pursued an education...view moreDale G. Hooper, the sixth of eleven siblings, grew up on a small, rocky farm in the mountains of western North Carolina. Longing to explore the wider world, he pursued an education, following that dream through graduate school. Along the way, he felt the hand of the Lord moving him to serve with Cross Culture Missionaries. In response to that call, he lived and worked as a missionary in Kenya for twenty-seven years.view less