Several months ago, I graduated from a two-year internship program through Mainstream Orlando Leadership College at Faith Assembly of God, my church home for the past 20 years. I learned much about what it takes to be in full-time youth ministry, including the long nights setting up and tearing down services, outreaches, experiencing personal growth, being stretched, and being challenged.  After I graduated, I constantly … Continue reading World Race Feature: “What am I doing?”

Like many others, I’ve seen my family experience financial hardships, jobless seasons, and have had my own share of both. Last year, I decided that I had had enough of “not having enough” and maybe you can relate. Now, I’m no millionaire or financial expert, but I do want to share some nuggets of wisdom I’ve collected from working in the finance department at my … Continue reading The 5-Step Guide to Using Money Wisely

Let me start off by explaining the title of this post. You might be thinking, “Why would I be afraid of promotion? “A promotion is all I think about!” If so, you’re not alone. Talk to any normal person about their career/dreams/passions and you’ll likely hear, whether explicitly or in conversational undertones, that they’re looking for promotion. They want to move up one notch in … Continue reading Living Without Fear of Promotion

Growing up I was always a lady’s man. Not that I could get any girl I wanted but more so that I needed to be dating someone. Looking back I think this was an identity thing more so than actually looking for “the one.” I wanted to be associated with someone because I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up . … Continue reading What I Learned my One Year of Being Single

Besides all of the storms and mountains I’ve faced in this life, I am learning that I still need to fight through them. There was a period of time in which I knew that I was going through a storm and God had given me a vision, multiple times, of me praying on top of a big mountain. This mountain was surrounded by national forests, … Continue reading The Mountain Climb

His fingers outlined the curve of my innocence. Stealing what wasn’t his. His hands took without asking, his ears refused to listen, and his lips spoke soft lies in whispers. Turned into an object without a say, the person I was slowly started to fade. He said he would never hurt me, but to keep it between just him and me. I wanted to tell, … Continue reading 63%: A Poem