Michael and Debi Pearl have been happily married since 1971 and have 5 happily married adult children and a growing number of grandchildren. They are the authors of To Train Up a Child, which has sold over 670,000 in English and Spanish and has been translated into several other languages including Russian, Chinese, Arabic and German. Between them they have authored over 30 titles creating total sales of over a million books. They are the founders of No Greater Joy Ministries (NGJ) and publishers of the FREE bi-monthly NGJ Magazine.Michael and Debi Pearl have been happily married since 1971 and have 5 happily married adult children and a growing number of grandchildren. They are the authors of To Train Up a Child, which has sold over 670,000 in English and Spanish and has been translated into several other languages including Russian, Chinese, Arabic and German. Between them they have authored over 30 titles creating total sales of over a million books. They are the founders of No Greater Joy Ministries (NGJ) and publishers of the FREE bi-monthly NGJ Magazine.Michael Pearl was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Mike is a graduate of Crighton College in Memphis. He worked with Memphis Union Mission for 25 years, while he ministered in hospitals and churches to military families. God eventually led him into the ministry of writing on child training and family relationships, which he now feels is his life's work and calling.