As a teenager, my life of crime, drugs, and alcohol led to several arrests and doing time in juvenile corrections. During my first two years as an adult, I was convicted of nine felonies and sentenced to nine years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections.

After being locked up for two years, God miraculously filled me with the Holy Ghost in a prison ministry service! I was later baptized in Jesus name and eventually released from prison. I have since received General License as a minister with the United Pentecostal Church, and just a few months ago, (ten years after my release from prison), on June 12, 2009, I was installed as Pastor of the United Pentecostal Church in Athens, Tennessee. Only the power of God could deliver me and give me such a beautiful life!