He graduated from Rosthern Junior College and attended the University of Saskatchewan, but dropped out to pastor several struggling local churches.
There he assisted victims of World War II and met his future wife, who was serving as a nurse.
Together they were asked to begin an MCC relief program for Mennonites fleeing the Soviet Union.
[1] Upon returning to the United States, Elfrieda and Peter embarked on a speaking tour, where they presented their story and films they had made to over 100,000 people.
[1] Peter Dyck's personal papers are kept at the Mennonite Church USA Archives in Goshen, IN.