Pierre grew up in France and at that time felt all he wanted was to be happy in life. He remembers his mother offered him a Bible but he had already made plans for his future and at that time he did not want God to interfere. Pierre completed military service and then left France and went to North America and Mexico looking to fulfil his dream job as a Truck Driver. He realised his aims, but he realised he was never as satisfied as he expected to be.
Pierre went back to France in 1981 and, reading the Bible, he found the love of God for him through the story of the prodigal son. God gave him His forgiveness and His peace through Jesus Christ. After becoming a Christian, Pierre wanted to use his skills as an Automotive Mechanic in missions work.
In 1995, he contacted MAF and received MAF News. At that time he read that MAF were looking for Experienced Aircraft Engineers, but at the same time he knew that there was a big gap between his professional experience and the MAF requirements. In 1998, he met MAF UK staff at a mission conference in Holland. He found out that it was possible to get specialist training to be able to work on aircraft. At that moment, Pierre felt the gap filled and a large, flat, straight road ahead of him and he realised God was showing him the way.
Pierre went to Bible school in France in 2000 for 1 year and right after that he went to the USA to study for an Aircraft Maintenance Technician Licence. He was able to extend his stay for 11 more months as a Volunteer in the hangar of a mission organisation in North Carolina.
Back in France in 2002, Pierre got a job in a hangar maintaining general aviation aircraft for 18 months. In February 2003, he was accepted as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with MAF and was assigned to serve in Chad. Since then he has moved to the Tanzania programme to join a bigger team, but still with the aim of serving the local community.