I grew up in the Bronx, New York, surrounded by a city that was alive with energy, music, and struggle. My grandmother took me to church every Sunday, and that small Pentecostal congregation became one of the first places I felt God’s presence. My grandfather had once studied to be a pastor, but after being wounded by leadership, he walked away from his calling. His story always lingered in the background of mine — a reminder of how easily pain can silence purpose.

As a kid, I didn’t always understand what God was doing, but I always felt Him close. I spent a lot of my childhood figuring things out on my own — an only child in a loud city, learning to be creative, learning to listen. I found beauty in sound, rhythm, and light. I learned that creativity wasn’t just something I enjoyed — it was how I connected with God.

In 2020, after a near-death experience, everything shifted. It wasn’t just a wake-up call; it was the moment God grabbed hold of me completely. I realized He wasn’t asking for part of my life — He wanted all of it. So I left New York and moved to Dallas to attend Christ For The Nations Institute. Those years at CFNI changed everything.

I went from being a student with a camera and a dream to becoming the school’s full-time web developer — the only one. I worked my way from scholarship student to staff, and eventually, I was ordained as a pastor through CFN Network. I got to teach, lead, build, and pour into others. I taught a creative arts class called Imago Dei — “the image of God” — where I helped students rediscover that their creativity wasn’t prideful or pointless; it was holy.

Through that season, I saw God’s faithfulness again and again — financial miracles, open doors I couldn’t have forced open, and opportunities that made no sense apart from Him. But what marked me the most wasn’t the work; it was the people. The students who came alive again in their calling. The moments of worship that turned into holy ground. The nights spent dreaming about revival and creative reformation — a generation of artists who would create from intimacy, not insecurity.

In 2025, God led me into a new season — one that honestly felt like another leap of faith. I moved from Dallas to Virginia Beach to help plant a new church called The Garden Co. It’s a church built on family, discipleship, and the belief that God still walks among His people. Here, I serve as the Operations Director and Executive Admin, helping build systems, culture, and infrastructure from the ground up.

At the same time, I continue serving remotely as CFNI’s sole Web Developer, overseeing every site, cloud migration, and digital system they use. I also launched CRTV Dei — a creative and technology brand that helps ministries, churches, and organizations tell their story with excellence, blending creativity with clarity. It’s still growing, still forming, but it’s the seed of something God placed in my heart years ago: to build spaces where creativity, theology, and technology meet in worship.

But even beyond all of that — titles, projects, and roles — my life really comes down to one thing: I just want to know Jesus and help others know Him too. I want to see people use their gifts, their stories, and their creativity to worship Him fully. I’ve seen what happens when people realize that excellence isn’t pride — it’s worship. And that creativity isn’t a distraction — it’s a doorway to the divine.

One day, I dream of opening a school that merges doctrine, the fivefold ministry, and the arts — a place where painters, pastors, musicians, designers, and filmmakers all grow side by side in the presence of God. I want to teach others how to express their love for Jesus through their creativity with excellence and joy — to show that you can be both serious about your faith and have fun in His presence.

Until then, I’m still learning, still building, still creating. I’m a pastor, developer, creative, and student of the cloud — both the AWS kind and the heavenly one. I love coffee, baking bread, and quiet mornings where I can hear God’s whisper before the world gets loud.

Every season of my life has taught me the same thing: God wastes nothing. The city that shaped me, the pain that refined me, the school that equipped me, and the calling that propels me — it’s all connected.

I’m living proof that when you give God your gifts, your story, and your “yes,” He’ll build something far greater than you ever could on your own.