Paul Friesen is an ordained ministers in the Presbyterian Church and has served as a missionary for 4o years. Although he and his family have lived some of those years in the States most of his service has been in Thailand, Malaysia and other SE Asian nations, His most recent assignment was in Kurdistan.

Paul grew up in Minnesota, He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary. He and his Wife, Carol have three children.