My father is a minister. My grandfather was a minister. My uncles are ministers. I grew up in a church — church life is what I have always known.
I didn’t have a church until my children started to come here with my uncle. I visited. And what kept me here? The community. The church community. That’s what kept me here.
I am with the church and the school, but I am not a teacher. I am whatever is needed at the time. Whatever is needed, that’s what I will do — within the realm of what God allows.
I don’t consider titles important — not in the work of Christ. I’m not so enamored with titles.
If you’ve been to a lot of churches, you’ll know there’s a lot of — it’s almost religion, but not church, you understand? You can step into a big church and see everything well-run, things being done, a big well-oiled machine. But there’s no community.
Everything we do here is to further God — and God is constantly defying my expectations. [wording from notes — verify]
I am God’s child, just like you. I am one of his kids — one of his children.
“I am a retired soldier, first-generation Haitian-American, and this is my home. Welcome to our home.”