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My Motto:  Philippians 3:12-14. "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of  it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (NIV) 
Personal Interests:
  • Born in Normal, Illinois, USA, June 6, 1957
  • Lived in North America, Europe, Asia and in Hong Kong since 1992.
  • Marriage: Happily married to Mia, a primary school teacher. Married May 30, 1997
  • Children: daughter, Ashley Katherine, born November, 2001 and son, Joshua Jaydon, born September 20, 2006.
  • Interests: travel, reading, computer.
  • Residence: A typical 480 square foot home on the 19th floor in Tai Po, Hong Kong, looking at the mountains and sea.
  • Religion: I love to read about religion and have read books on many religions but I have found being a follower of Jesus Christ is the only way for me.
  • Sports: In the past I played some golf (too expensive in Asia), and competitive tennis (my profession).
Pastor Bob, Ashley, Joshua Jaydon and Mia Kraft
 Tennis Professional Life:1973 St. Louis, Mo. USA
  • 1969: Started playing tennis in Lynwood and Long Beach, California.
  • 1970: Family moved to Bloomington, Illinois; started teaching tennis with the high school coach.
  • 1973:: Ranked USLTA junior player, winning tournaments in singles and doubles.
  • 1975: Coach for Nick Bollettieri Tennis camps.
  • 1976: Attend Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California. Army Security Agency.
  • 1977: Attend US Military Academy Prep School.  Army commendation for organizing a US-German tennis club.  Played German club tennis in Germany.
  • 1978: Won tournaments, singles, doubles, mixed doubles in Europe, ranked first in Army, Europe.
  • 1979: Concordia College, New York and Illinois State University majoring in Russian Studies and Marketing until 1983.
  • 1980: Varsity tennis at nationally ranked Concordia College. winning the Eastern Collegiate Championships. Taught tennis at the Bronxville Racquet Club, New York;
  • 1981:  Bloomington, Illinois summer program; lL. State University, organized the Illinois State University wheelchair tennis program and the Pontiac, Illinois Prison tennis program. Vice-President of the Bloomington Normal Tennis Association and the Middle Illinois Tennis Association of the United States Tennis Association (USTA).
  • 1982: Director of Tennis for the Champaign Racquet Club, the Urbana Country Club, an instructor for Parkland Junior College in Illinois and the director of tennis for a girls summer camp in Maine.
  • 1985: Managed sports clothing shops and clubs in Ohio and Indiana, 7 sites, including an indoor-outdoor club, recreation center, country club and city program until 1992.
  • 1992: Moved to Hong Kong, China to work in full-time Christian service with Sports Services International. National Tester for Coaches for the United States Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR)
  • 1993: Staff member for the USPTR university in Singapore. Conducted workshop for Yunnan Tennis Association (Kumming, China) and National University Tennis Coaches (Guangzhou, China).  Started the first high school tennis program in China.
  • 1994: Started a real estate company to support mission work, catering to Fortune 500 companies doing business in China.
  • 1997: Tennis Director, for The Redhill Club in Hong Kong until 2002
  • 2003: Conducted workshops for Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Hong Kong National Junior Team and summer camps in France until 2004.  Coached a men's pro player from Australia.
  • Current: : Direct a tennis ministry program for the children of Hong Kong and advising elite world class tennis players around the world as Director of Tennis Ministry International (since 2002) .
  • Certifications: Formerly, IRSA racquet stringer, USTA linesman, USTA clinician, USTA Schools Clinician, NTRP clinician, International Tester for the PTR, Dunlop, Pony and Prince Advisory Staff.
  • Currently, ATP Registered Coach, United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) P1 and Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Professional and Fila Sponsored.

  • Christian Ministry Life: 1993 China student Christmas party

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