John Bechtel is the son of missionaries who served for fifty-one years in Hong Kong and China, and he and his wife, Donna, returned to Hong Kong where they served as missionaries for seventeen years. He was the Director of International Ministries of the Arthur DeMoss Foundation for twenty-three years and has touched the lives of many through founding Suen Douh Camp, church planting efforts, and helping establish a training facility for Chinese house church pastors. John has received honorary doctorate degrees from Toccoa Falls College, Westminster Seminary, Biola University, The Institue of Religion and Law in Moscow, and his Alma Mater, Houghton College.
