I was born and raised in Harlem, New York in 1959. This wasn't the easiest time for my family or for my community. I was brought up in a middle-income family, it was a deeply family-oriented household. We didn't have much, but what we did have, we appreciated.
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Love was never in short supply.​
On the block where I grew up, everyone knew one another. Neighbors gathered often, we all relied on each other, and leaned into community because we had to. We were all facing real struggles and challenges together.
In the late 1970s I graduated from Louis D. Brandeis Highschool and soon after joined the U.S. Army. I enlisted alongside my wife at the time—she was my special someone that I had met in middle school and graduated high school with. We signed up together, served together, and even welcomed our daughter into the world together while serving our country. Military life was eye-opening. Meeting people from different states and experiencing other countries expanded my perspective in ways I never imagined. Experiencing and participating in different cultures showed me that the world is much bigger than I had even began to anticipate. It introduced me to a much larger world beyond what I had always known.
After completing my military service, I pursued a higher education and earned a Bachelor's degree in Professional Studies from the Metropolitan College of New York. My first job after graduating was with the Salvation Army as a house manager. Unfortunately, that chapter ended with my termination, and it marked the beginning of a difficult period in my life. I made choices during that time that didn't reflect my best self.
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Years later, I realized it was time to leave New York. There were too many distractions, and my season there had come to an end. God led me to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where I currently reside. The move was frightening—everything I had ever known was rooted in my Harlem community, and I arrived knowing no one. I knew immediately that I needed to find a church home. I didn't want to start over only to repeat the same patterns. The Spirit was calling me to live obediently. I truly believe God didn't bring me to a new place to live the same life.
Through finding my church and finding my way, God revealed my purpose. Writing became part of the assignment He placed on my life. These books are not just stories—they are the result of obedience, growth, and faith, and they represent the journey God has walked me through.
