He received his BA from Bethany Bible College majoring in Psychology. From there he went to Princeton Theological Seminary where he attained a Masters of Divinity and a Masters of Theology with an Old Testament concentration. Finally, he attended the University of Wales to achieve his Ph.D. Dr. Hymes and his wife, Anna have been missionaries to Japan and Philippines for the past 26 years. He teaches Old Testament courses such as Israelite Monarchy, The book of Isaiah, and Old Testament History and Literature as well as Intercultural Studies classes including History of Christian Missions and Cultural Anthropology here at Northwest.