Meet our President
Byron is the fourth President of Mission to Children. He has faithfully worked at this charity for over twenty years. Prior to Mission to Children, he worked full-time with a company that provided online resources along with printed educational curriculum used by schools throughout the nation. In the evenings, he prepared and led Bible studies for second-generation Hispanic children and youth at a local outreach of a local church.
God prepared Byron for cross-cultural ministry long before Mission to Children. His life-long learning was greatly influenced by:
- Co-teaching English in Romania for three months (TESOL, Greater Europe Mission).
- Leading an evangelistic team to build relationships with youth in Holland for three months (Greater Europe Mission). This team worked under the authority of the local, Dutch church.
- Living among Hispanic families in the San Diego area for several years. In this season, Byron was part of a regular volunteer team that led Bible studies and tutored Hispanic children and youth as part of local church outreach.
- Working, learning, and traveling alongside his father (Skip Garmo, PhD, President Emeritus) at Mission to Children for over 17 years.
All of these experiences had one commonality: Investing in relationships that united in gospel-centered ministry to minority children and youth who need to know that Jesus loves them so much that He died in their place on His cross, so that they may live in Him through faith.
Outside of Mission to Children, his most significant blessings have come through family. At a young age, Byron was adopted into God’s family by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. Then in 2007, God rescued Byron from bachelorhood. Today, alongside his amazing wife, they’re raising three wonderful girls in the knowledge of Jesus. They’re also a part of a vibrant homeschool community with other Christian families.
Byron graduated from Biola University in 1998 with a degree in Intercultural Studies.
