Wade was born in Princeton, New Jersey and grew up in the country until the family moved to South Carolina where he graduated from Gaffney Senior High School. Wade joined the Navy and met and married Susan while they were stationed in Florida. Wade was saved when he was twenty-four and called to the ministry attending Bethany Bible College in Santa Cruz, California. He and Susan were involved in church ministry from the beginning mostly in the area of Christian Education. After pastoring a small church in North Carolina he began work on a Master of Arts Degree in Education at Simpson University. While continuing his work in pastoral ministry Wade completed his Ed.D., in Private School Administration at the University of San Francisco. He then served as Registrar and Academic Dean at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, North Dakota. God called Wade and Susan to the mission field in Alaska where they have been continuing in full-time educational ministry. Wade loves to disciple, educate, and empower men and women for future Christian ministry.