Greg and Debby were married in 1990 with hopes of living in Austria and travelling into Communist countries to mentor pastors through Biblical / theological education by extension. Glasnost and Perestroika allowed their hopes to be exceeded and they became one of the first missionaries placed into the former Soviet Union with Greater Europe Mission. They moved to Odesa, Ukraine in 1993. For two terms they served at the Odesa Theological Seminary where Greg taught Church History and theology in addition to mentoring students to become pastors through weekly ministry trips. In 2003 they moved to Prague, Czech Republic to work with the International Baptist Theological Seminary. Greg served as a lecturer in the Baptist and Anabaptist Department and as chaplain. Debby uses her musical skills to lead worship and mentors many of the female students. Once he finished his PhD in 2010, Greg served as a Strategy Leader supervising many of the country leaders across Europe. The Nichols family is endeavoring to build up the body of Christ in Europe through multiplying disciples and growing Christ’s Church so that God's kingdom is expanded through Europe - to all the world.