Matthew Link was born in Kent, south-east England. He attended Maidstone Grammar School, where he completed his A-Levels and moved to London to study teaching at the Roehampton Institute. After graduating, he lived in London for many years teaching English and other subjects. He became a Christian at a young age and has attended churches such as Putney Breakthrough Church, The Bear Church and City Gates Church, Soho. He has travelled extensively around the world. He has also lived in Washington DC, USA, Bogota, Colombia and Cairo, Egypt. He currently resides in Doha, Qatar, where he attends Grace Fellowship Church.