Austin grew up in Saginaw, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied Accounting. Through being involved in his fraternity on campus, Austin became connected with Campus Outreach. Because of this relationship, he was challenged for the first time on what a relationship with Jesus truly looked like. After about two years, Austin found himself at a Campus Outreach New Years Conference in Austin, Texas, where he then gave his life to the Lord. Over the next two years, Austin began to grow in his relationship with Jesus and his understanding of what it meant to make disciples. It was during these two years that his heart for missions and his desire for others to know Jesus grew exponentially. After college, Austin participated in LEAD in Birmingham, UK. Now, he is excited to continue his time there for the foreseeable future, as he longs to see the nations reached through this extremely diverse city so that one day the UK will return to being the sending nation it once was.