David was born in California, but grew up in four different nations as a missionary kid. He was first gripped by the Gospel at a young age and his childhood was especially impacted by his encounters with Christians in persecuted and restricted nations who were radically devoted to the Gospel.
He received his undergraduate degrees in Rhetoric and Philosophy from UNC-CH in 2014, a Master of Arts in Theology in 2016 from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and then attended the Every Nation School of Campus Ministry in Nashville, TN. He has two younger siblings: Daniel and Evangeline.