Christ changed my life in so many ways. I was born and raised in church. Like many others, I was a church baby; I grew up going to Sunday School and Wednesday night Bible Study. My dad was on the board of trustees, and my mom was a Bible Study teacher. As I grew older I began to play clarinet. I also sang in the children’s and youth choirs. I was one of those kids that knew all of the answers to those Bible trivia questions. You know, those questions like, “Who was fed by ravens?” or “Who built the temple?”

I knew church life, and knew so much about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. It really wasn’t until I was about 14 or 15 when I started to explore. I explored different types of secular music. Later I explored alcohol and tried weed. That was all short lived, because I would drink, but wouldn’t get drunk, and I would toke up, but wouldn’t get high. I believe that God supernaturally adjusted the chemicals in my body to be able to withstand the effects of those vices.

I was sitting in the balcony of my church, listening to a slender white guy singing soulfully, with a raspy voice, and playing a silver trumpet.

The guy could play. Being a musician myself, I tuned into the man’s testimony as he shared about his prior drug addictions. I felt the anointing in his music. The Lord used Phil Driscoll’s ministry to change direction, and set me on a path towards a musical career.

I gave my life to the Lord…for real this time.

I started recording with my brother, and started to minister in music at other churches. I began getting calls to come play here and minister there. I thought that I wanted to be a Christian artist/musician.

I continued in this vein for some time. I began to meet and befriend prominent people in Gospel music.

I received a word of knowledge from Bishop Joby Brady in January of 1993 regarding my having sensitivity to the movement and operation of the Holy Spirit. He continued to speak this word over my life identifying and imparting a new level of the anointing in music and prophecy.

In 1994 I received another word from my pastor, Bishop Donald Green. This was the call into “special ministry.”

Over the next dozen-plus years I have received more confirming words of knowledge from pastors, bishops, and evangelists. Each word brought more clarity and encouragement. The word “worship” began to gain in significance.