The beginning
I FIRST FELT GOD’S CALL ON MY LIFE AT SIXTEEN YEARS OLD WHILE ON A MISSION’S TRIP TO NEPAL. HERE, MY EYES WERE OPENED TO THE LOVE OF GOD NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT ALSO FOR A HURTING WORLD IN DESPERATE NEED OF A SAVIOR.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN 2005, I SPENT TIME IN SRI LANKA AND INDIA: WORKING AT ORPHANAGES, ASSISTING WITH TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS, TRAINING PASTORS, AND CONDUCTING VILLAGE OUTREACHES. I THEN SETTLED IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, AND OPENED A THRIFT STORE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS. IN ADDITION, I ALSO SERVED AS STUDENT MINISTRIES PASTOR FOR SIX YEARS, OVERSEEING MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE-AGED STUDENTS. DURING THIS TIME, I OBTAINED MY MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
IN 2020, I GRADUATED FROM SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY WITH MY DOCTORATE IN MINISTRY.