There is much to my story and I’m going to share with you how I got to where I am now. I’m now at the beginning of operating in the Kingdom through my Lord Jesus Christ. The process to this life started when I was a child. At a very young age, my mother sent me and my 3 brothers to Sunday school almost every Sunday. It was there I learned of Moses, Jonah, and Noah, and other biblical characters of the scriptures. It was in the learning of their stories and learning about who Jesus is, which made me so intrigued of learning about God and His Holy Word, as I was mesmerized by their stories. I also learned the Lord loved me and all mankind: this was what caused me to fall in love with God. At the age of 14 I began to drift away from God and what was planted inside of me. However, God would have the final say in the path I was going to travel. For He did save me at 14, before I had the chance to take the road to damnation.

    An acquaintance in the neighborhood, whose brother was a good friend of mine, witness to me and his brother about the death of the Lord Jesus and His salvation being given to all mankind. Although I knew the story, his words touched me in a profound way and I knew it had to be the Lord using him to touch my heart. He asked me and his brother to go to church with him later that evening, I reluctantly said yes. This would become a day I would never forget and it was July 10, 1979. After hearing the message from the preacher that night, my heart was pricked and convicted and I knew I wanted to give my life to God. The preacher made what is known as an altar call, which is acknowledging before everyone in the building, as you are coming to the front of the church, your giving your life to the Lord Jesus. However, a problem occurred which I did not expect, it seemed as though someone put some super, super glue in my seat, I wanted to get up, but it seemed as if I couldn’t move, the more I tried to get up the harder it was and somehow the glue became stronger by the moment. I literally felt glued to the seat in a way I could not even phantom.

    As I became fearful about my situation, it seemed as if a host of demons were sitting on my lap and holding me down. In my heart I cried out to God and told Him I wanted to be save and I wanted to give my life to Him. As I was crying out to Him in my heart, all of a sudden I was able to brake free and stand up. I then proceeded to the front of the church and acknowledged I wanted to be saved. I was baptized in the earlier years of my life as a child, but that night I got baptized again as I renewed my life to God. After my baptism, I sought God for the promise of the Holy Ghost and on Aug. 5, 1979, God gave me the precious promise of the Holy Ghost.

    In 1979 the course of my life was changed, however in 1980, my life would change as it pertain to purpose. This was the year the Lord God called me into the ministry. Let me say before I get started, I did not want to be in ministry in any way, prior to the Lord calling me into it, nor did I desire it after being called to it. Prior to being called, the Lord was already working through me as a witness of Him in my neighborhood, school, and community. So I felt nothing more was needed. It was somewhere between April or May in 1980, I truly can’t remember when, because it was not something I particularly wanted to remember exactly; which is the night I was called to be in ministry. My calling was as King Solomon, when God appeared to him and he asked for wisdom.

    I stood before the Lord in what was possibly a vision and had no idea what was about to take place. The Lord spoke to me and said, "I have called you to be a minister of the Gospel" this was something I did not want to hear and I expressed a great disapproval before the Lord. In a somewhat defiant manner, I stated to the Lord “I don’t want to be a minister.” God in his mercy gave me some tolerance, as I was adamant about not wanting to be in ministry. The Lord looked at me in a way I will never forget, it was not anger, but I knew I was pushing the envelope. I stated to the Lord 4x’s, that I wanted no parts of ministry and I reminded the Lord of how being in a position of leadership, can have the consequences of ending up like Moses. Moses did not enter into the Promise Land because of the people of Israel and I wanted Him to know, I didn’t want a situation like that for me. After the 4th no to God in a somewhat adamant manner, this was a (no go) for me, I was not going to continue to be somewhat defiant before the Lord.

    I therefore gave the Lord a challenge/fleece, stating to Him the church I was attending was pastored by a man of God, therefore I’m under his authority and there was no way He would call me into the ministry and He does not tell the pastor. So my challenge to God was, if He has called me into the ministry, the pastor would know and be a witness of it. God always operates in the lines of authority; I understood this at a very young age. Also let me add, mind you now, I wasn’t even sure if this was real and my mind was playing tricks on me, or if it was just Satan up to his tricks. I never told anyone about this experience with the Lord, not a soul. I did not do so for several reasons.

    After I presented the challenge to the Lord, much more took place on the night of my visitation with Him, but that is between me and the Lord. After that night I went to church every Sunday, waiting for the pastor to acknowledge what happened that night was real. Three months had gone by and nothing was said by the pastor and I felt a great sense of relief. Every Sunday I was sweating bullets, hoping this experience wasn’t real. Alas, after about 3 months later, the pastor pulled me up in front of the congregation and said “God called this young man into the ministry.” Within me there was a sigh of relief, the anxiety of every Sunday service was gone, but yet also knowing, my life would never be the same. The responsibilities which come with being a chosen vessel of God will bring many challenges, therefore it is not to be played with and in my heart of hearts, I wanted no parts of it.

    It’s been over 40 years since that night. I’ve had my ups and downs, trials and tribulations, I was even a prodigal son for many years. However, God has brought me back to Him and has been taking me into the depths of His Spirit, pouring out unto me His divine revelations and mysteries, causing me to grow in Him in leaps and bounds. He has brought me into the deep/depths of Himself and I still have a long ways to go, but I’m thankful I’m not the person I was before.

    I use the ocean to describe the deep things of God, which comes from His depths. Also let me add a mystery for you to answer, which is; why is it that everything you see, in creation on the earth now, came out of the water, why is that? So my life is about ministering unto mankind in the Life of God, which comes from the depths of my being, where He dwells. This reality enables me through His power, to minister in God's life and God's love. The depths of who He is flows out of me from the deep places in which He occupies in my heart. My God's life flows out of me as (Rivers of Living Waters) therefore this is (Rivers of Life Ministering) to all of my God's creations.   

    All of the books I’ve written are from this place, it is a place of love and truth, and from the throne of God. I know I am accountable unto God's reproof and correction, if I do anything less than this. My story is not finished, but in some ways, it’s just beginning.