About Us
Why I Built a Travel AgencyAround Generosity
I’ve been on the mission field for nearly three decades — and still am. Steward Travel is part of that same work, not a break from it. Steward Travel exists because travel should reflect your values.
I’ve been a support-raising missionary for nearly three decades — I still am. Most of that time has been in Oaxaca, Mexico, working among unreached people groups. Some of it has been in Clarkston, Georgia — one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in America — serving refugee communities alongside Global Frontier Missions, the organization I founded.
In that world, you think hard about money. Every dollar that comes in is someone’s act of generosity. You know what it costs people to give. You know what it means when a gift arrives unexpectedly. And you learn, over time, that the way people spend and give reflects what they actually believe — not just what they say they believe.
When I became a travel advisor, I brought that same lens with me.
That lens is what became the Gratitude Giving Program — and it’s the reason Steward Travel exists as its own brand.
Kingdom Impact
How Your Vacation Dollars CanHave Kingdom Impact
Every trip already has a commission built into its price. I send part of mine somewhere you choose.
Book Anywhere Else
The commission is built into the price either way. Book anywhere else and it simply stays where it lands — with the supplier, or with whoever sold you the trip. Nothing is added to your bill, and nothing is redirected.
Book With Steward Travel
Same price, same booking, same supplier. Steward Travel is run by a missionary, and part of that same commission funds that ongoing work — while you personally choose the church, missionary, or nonprofit that receives a gift, roughly 5% of your booking.
Here’s something most people never find out: every hotel, cruise line, tour operator, and resort in the world builds a commission into their pricing. It’s been part of the industry’s structure for over a century. When you book through Expedia or directly with a cruise line, that commission funds their bottom line. The price you pay is identical either way. If you want the full breakdown of how that works, I’ve written it out here.
When I started Steward Travel, I made a decision: a meaningful portion of every commission I earn goes to my client’s designated church, missionary, or nonprofit. Not as a thank-you. Not as a loyalty program. As a structural feature of how this business works — because I believe that’s what faithful stewardship of a business looks like.
That became the Gratitude Giving Program. And it’s the reason Steward Travel exists as its own brand.
This Is a Real Business. You’ll Get Real Service.
I want to be direct about something: the credentials here are real. Steward Travel is a fully accredited travel agency — CLIA and IATA credentialed through Outside Agents, one of the most respected host agencies in the country. It also operates as a Business as Mission venture — the agency itself is part of how I fund ongoing field work, which is why the giving program isn’t a marketing layer bolted onto it.
I have access to the same supplier relationships, preferred pricing, and booking systems as any professional travel advisor. I work with every major cruise line, hotel group, tour operator, and resort network. I’m not searching Kayak. I’m pulling from the same wholesale and preferred rate systems the industry runs on.
That extends to the offers. Kids sail free, fourth night free, onboard credit, free gratuities — those are the cruise line’s promotions and the resort’s promotions, not the website’s. They belong to the fare rather than to the place you happened to click, so when a line runs an offer, I book that same offer: same price, same inclusions, same terms. Here’s why that works.
What the missionary background gives you isn’t a less-professional advisor. It gives you an advisor who has personally navigated international travel in difficult contexts, understands cross-cultural complexity, has been to many of the destinations your faith community cares most about, and built a business specifically because he wanted the profit structure to reflect kingdom values — not shareholder returns.
Who Books Through Steward Travel
You don’t have to be a pastor. You don’t have to be in ministry. You just have to be a Christian who thinks about money the way Christians are supposed to think about money — and who’d rather their travel commissions fund something that matters than disappear into a corporation’s marketing budget.
My clients are Christian families planning a cruise or resort vacation. Couples finally doing the Holy Land trip they’ve talked about for years. Empty nesters ready to see the world. Small groups from churches traveling together. People who want their vacation to be excellent — and to mean something beyond the itinerary.
If that’s you, I’d love to plan your next trip.
One More Thing Worth Knowing
Steward Travel operates as a Business as Mission venture. That means the business itself — not just the giving program — is part of how I fund ongoing kingdom work. I’m not asking you to support me financially. I’m telling you that when you book a great trip through an advisor who genuinely serves you well, the whole transaction is pointed in the same direction: toward something that matters.
You get an expert who plans a trip you’ll love. Your designated recipient gets a meaningful gift. And the business that made it happen is run by someone who started it for exactly the reason it looks like he started it.
That’s the whole story.
Seven mornings. Five minutes each. Take it with you.
A short devotional for the week you’re away — one reading per morning, a question worth sitting with, and something small to do. Take it on any trip.
Ready to Plan a Trip That Reflects Your Values?
Let’s start with a free, no-pressure consultation. Tell me where you want to go, what your timeline looks like, and which church, missionary, or nonprofit you’d like to designate. I’ll take it from there.