Sam and Erin have been married since 2013 and live in Waco, Texas, with their three children: an adult son and two younger children they homeschool. Before moving forward with their calling, Sam served as a general pediatrician and medical director. Erin continues as CEO of a mechanical contracting company. In 2022, God stirred in them a burden for a people group most of the church overlooks: believers and seekers who live location-independent lives. They are digital nomads, remote workers, RVers, overlanders and others who live on the road, and many have no church home because they never stay in one place. Through prayer, fasting, words of knowledge, prophecy, and the confirmation of friends and family, Sam and Erin sensed God calling their family to go to these believers, wherever they are. Out of that call they founded Firelight Pilgrims.
The vision God has given Sam and Erin is to further the Great Commission by reaching and discipling location-independent people. Of an estimated 20-25 million in the U.S., roughly 4-5 million of these digital nomads are believers who are cut off from a local church. Their family now lives and travels in a motorhome, and they plan to keep working remotely. As Sam and Erin explore campgrounds, national parks and mountain trails, they plan to come face to face with those they have been called to reach, offering prayer, teaching and encouragement. They will also build an online presence where they can initiate and sustain these relationships. They will partner with local churches, missionaries and ministries to connect mobile believers with the body of Christ. The Clark family is called to be Roaming, Rooted, and Radiant: wandering freely, grounded in Christ, and shining His light. Their heart is to help believers on the road find community.