About us
Hello!
Thanks for stopping by C.E.R.T. - Horseshoe Bend (sponsored by Na-ar Ministries LLC)! I have been involved in youth ministry since 1978 and have served in a variety of capacities for nearly 5 decades! God has been incredibly gracious to me, my wife, four children, fourteen grandchildren, and various pets, and I am thrilled to continue to serve Him in this discipleship/training ministry!
TESTIMONY
I grew up in a religious family led by an Air Force officer. Our mobile lifestyle took us from Texas, to Arkansas, Montana, Hawaii, and Washington State.
For my senior year of high school, I moved back to the Big Island of Hawaii and, by God's grace and the generosity of a believer-friend of my parents, attended Hawai'i Preparatory Academy.
While waiting in line to register for college at the University of Hawaii - Manoa, I was invited to an "investigative Bible Study on the life of Jesus Christ." It was there that I heard that the Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, came to Earth to live a sinless life, die (in my place and the place of everyone ever born on this planet), to pay the penalty for sin, and appease God's wrath. The next day, my brother, Mike, shared Romans 3:23 with me, "...all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory..." That was me! I knew I needed a Savior! Mike introduced me to Jesus Christ as my Savior, and I gave my life to Him forever. It has been an incredible journey, and I would consider it a privilege and joy to share more of His amazing work in and through my life!
HISTORY
I have served as a youth pastor, missionary to youth, volunteer youth leader, elder board chairman (in two churches - one in Europe), and more in four different states and in two different countries (thirteen years living in the Republic of Slovakia and ministering throughout Europe -- as far east as the Republic of Georgia).
I graduated in 1981 from International Bible College in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a degree in pastoral studies and in 1983 from Pacific International Graduate School of Theology with an S.T.M. (Master's of Sacred Theology). I am working on a second master's degree in Biblical counseling (M.A.B.C.) from Faith Seminary in Lafayette, Indiana.
More important than all of the education is my desire to be a life-long student of God's Word, the Bible, and people -- especially teenagers.