Mark Hamby (M.S., M.Div., Th.M., D. Min. cand.) is founder and president of Lamplighter Ministries International. He lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, Debbie. They have three adult children living in various parts of the country. Jennifer is the graphic arts and illustration director for Lamplighter. David works for Apple and oversees video production for Lamplighter. Jonathan, their eldest, is married, lives in CA as a commercial broker, and functions as his dad’s personal counselor!

As author, speaker, and Bible teacher, what Mark enjoys most is helping his audience to remove the mask in order to expose the heart. Through the genre of storytelling and the life-changing power of God’s Word, Mark’s audiences learn that we serve a God with whom nothing is impossible.

While his children were young, Mark’s role as a shepherd taught him many leadership principles: “a shepherd leads, feeds, and protects,” and “when our lives speak louder than our words, others will follow.” After experiencing an extraordinary redemptive transformation within his family, Mark went on to publish his first book, which gave birth to Lamplighter Publishing and later expanded into Lamplighter Ministries International.

Lamplighter Ministries has begun its largest undertaking with the inception of Lamplighter Theatre, in which the Lamplighter family collection of rare books is adapted for radio drama. Now heard on over 900 radio stations in 11 countries, listening to Lamplighter Theatre’s riveting radio dramas is quickly becoming a favorite “family activity,” enjoyed by both children and adults. In a shifting culture steeped in confusion, Lamplighter dramas present absolute truths upon which we can stand firm. Each breathtaking episode, while keeping listeners on the edge of their seats, is resolved with a solid sense of God’s thoughts and God’s ways.

Mark hated to read when he was young. In fact, he had never read a book from cover to cover even after receiving a college degree. But Mark’s life changed dramatically after meeting Charlie T. Jones, whose words he will never forget: “You will be the same today as you will be five years from now, except for the people you meet and the books you read!” That statement, along with the twelve biographies that he read soon after, changed the course of Mark’s life forever. He is still praying the prayer that he found in that first book, “The world has not yet seen what God can do through one man wholly committed to Christ; I pray I be that man.”

Truly, Mark’s life and testimony are evidence that there is a God who can do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think!

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