Dr. Klem was born in Brooklyn New York where he married Barbara.  Dr. Klem and his wife served in Africa for 20 years teaching in colleges and Seminaries in Nigeria and Kenya.  Dr. Klem then taught Missiology at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul with his good friend Dr. Ralph Hammond.  Drs. Hammond and Klem together taught many courses on intercultural relationships and reconciliation. They were often called the Minnesota Twins by close friends. Together Dr. Hammond and Klem formed Global Horizons Inc. to further equip emerging leaders for ministry around the world and to further reconciliation between cultures.

Makiko was born in Japan and raised in South America as a missionary kid. After obtaining a Masters degree in Agronomy from a Japanese University, she went to Rome to work for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). During the 5 years with FAO, she worked on projects training extension officers and farmers in Zimbabwe, Ghana, Kenya, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and other countries in the two continents. She has a certificate in Theological Studies from Bethel Seminary.

Kristy was born in Nigeria the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Klem and served in many ministries with her family and on her own through college. In 1992 she graduated with a degree in Community Health from Bethel College and then served in the Peace Corps in Yemen. Kristy has ministry experience in the US Virgin Islands, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Uganda and Yemen.  Currently Kristy has the support of her family in this new ministry role from her husband Scott and her daughters Madelynn, Sophie and Aniah.