Stan was raised in Argentina, where his parents were missionaries and church planters. After returning to Canada he attended high school in Barrhead, Alberta, and later completed a Bachelor of Theology degree in Saskatoon. Cross-cultural work has interested Stan since he was 13, but it was while he was studying Hebrew in Israel in 1985 that he realized how much he enjoyed languages and began corresponding with Wycliffe. In 1986, he married musically gifted Sandy Dempster, from Ottawa, Ontario. She has since completed a Certificate of Theology and an RN diploma. Between 1995 and 1999, Stan learned and taught Kwak'wala while pastoring a church with Kwak'wala speakers in Alert Bay, off the coast of Vancouver Island. Sandy did home care nursing for the 'Namgis Band. In 1997, after Stan completed an MA in linguistics and Sandy completed two semesters of linguistics, they became Wycliffe members. In 2001 the Anonbys moved to Brazil, where they worked in survey. They have two daughters, Jillian (12/87) and Raquel (02/93).
Stan and Sandy have been involved in language survey to help determine which language groups need Bible translation. Sandy has also worked as the director of personnel for Wycliffe Brazil. Their skills are much needed in the task of getting God's Word out to people in their own language.
