DON UPHAM would be considered a layman in most circles. Upham has a BS in Industrial Arts, was a Navy Helicopter pilot, and served 24 years as a Fire Fighter, Paramedic, Captain, and Battalion Chie...view moreDON UPHAM would be considered a layman in most circles. Upham has a BS in Industrial Arts, was a Navy Helicopter pilot, and served 24 years as a Fire Fighter, Paramedic, Captain, and Battalion Chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Don also completed three years of an M.Div. at Louisville Presbyterian and Fuller Seminaries. He served as a ministry intern and youth pastor during the 1970s. During his secular employment, he actively served as a Sunday school teacher, elder, fire chaplain, and missions leader while completing an M.S. in Education through Pepperdine University. Don was a video and television producer for Ed Silvoso between 1994 and 2002, traveling to Argentina, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Norway with Harvest Evangelism. Don and his wife, Janice, currently live near Christiansburg, Virginia.view less