Gordon and Niki served under appointment to Bolivia for 30 years, living in both the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz. During that time Gordon served in a variety of ministries, most of which focused on pastoral and leadership training, serving in an educational capacity. He also had opportunities to mentoring Bolivian pastors and encourage new church plants. Gordon is an ordained elder in the Pacific Conference of The Evangelical Church.

Gordon and Niki have four children. Dr. Heather (Elliott) Neill is married to Dr. Jeremy Neill and, with their two children, live in Houston, Texas. Daniel is married to Naomi and has three children. They are currently assigned to in Liberia with Evangelical Church Missions and have three children.  Dori lives in Seattle, Washington. Mark serves with his parents in Liberia.