A personal, story-driven blog sharing insights, experiences, and inspirational moments from the life of a Christian pastor.

Here I am: A Pastor’s Blog

I spent over twenty-two years in the United States Army, leading in difficult places where clarity, commitment, and perseverance weren’t optional — they were required. That season shaped how I see leadership, responsibility, and service.

Today, I serve in full-time ministry in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest, walking alongside Navajo families and communities in a place where faith, history, hardship, and hope intersect every day.

Our work reaches far beyond Sunday services. We operate a Christian school, provide food and water to families in need, host youth programs, support workforce development, and open our campus to the community as a place of safety, dignity, and belonging. Much of this ministry happens quietly — in conversations, late-night calls, unexpected crises, and ordinary moments where showing up matters more than having the right words.

This blog exists to tell those stories — not to impress, but to testify. It’s a record of how God works in hard places, how grace meets people where they are, and how faith is formed through perseverance, obedience, and love over time.

You’ll find reflections from the mission field, lessons learned through leadership and failure, and moments of redemption that don’t always fit neatly into a highlight reel. These are real stories from real people, written with respect, honesty, and hope.

If you’ve ever wondered how God uses imperfect people, places them in unfamiliar territory, and patiently reshapes their lives for His purposes, you’re welcome here.

Latest Posts

When Help is Delayed

January 20, 2026

The phone rang in the mission office at 8:30 in the morning, the kind of hour when the day is just beginning to take shape and coffee hasn’t fully done its work yet. The woman on the other end did not…
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Water in the Backcountry

January 20, 2026

It started with a man we didn’t recognize. He showed up at the mission frantic, agitated, talking fast. He said his wife — or maybe his girlfriend, it wasn’t clear — was missing. He said she had been abducted. He…
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A Shed in the Desert

January 20, 2026

It wasn’t meant for someone to live in, but it also wasn’t falling apart. The shed was actually well built — solid walls, a real structure — the kind meant for storage, not shelter. At some point, a small wood-burning…
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About

Meet the Pastor

I serve as a pastor and director at the Navajo Brethren in Christ Mission in northwest New Mexico. Before entering ministry, I spent 22 years in the U.S. Army, an experience that shaped how I understand leadership, responsibility, endurance, and faithfulness under pressure.

That journey—from military service to pastoral ministry—is part of my story. I am also the author of From War to Worship: How God Led Me from the Battlefield to the Missionfield, a reflection on how God used years of service, hardship, and calling to redirect my life toward ministry among people and communities often overlooked.

Life at the Mission is rarely predictable. Some days are filled with small victories and quiet joy. Other days are heavy, complicated, and demanding. This journal exists to tell the truth about that life—to share stories from the Mission, reflections on faith and culture, and moments where God’s work shows up in ordinary faithfulness rather than dramatic outcomes.

I write from lived experience, not theory. These entries are not meant to impress or persuade, but to bear witness—to presence, obedience, and the steady work of God in places that don’t often make headlines.

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