Psalm 37:23 – The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

People that know me well know that I do not know much about cars, and I rarely like to stay up late. So it might be surprising to know that in the early part of 2008 I was working the night shift at an auto parts warehouse in Central Ohio. Each night I would unpack, sort and put away hundreds of auto parts that I knew nothing about. While it was a decent job, I knew that God had something bigger for my life. It was during this time that I felt God pushing me to take a step by attending Trinity Baptist College.

In the spring of 2008, two of my best friends and I decided to take a road trip to check out Trinity. It was during this week that God confirmed in my heart that Trinity is where he wanted me to be. That fall I showed up on campus, having little idea that in just a few short years I would be working as the children’s pastor at Trinity Baptist Church.

One of the first people I met at Trinity was Adam Christmas. Adam invited me to check out the children’s ministry. Immediately I began serving in SuperChurch and Kids Club. By my second year at Trinity, I was helping lead in the children’s ministry.

When it came time for me to graduate in the spring of 2011, God opened the door for me to come and begin working as the Assistant Children’s Pastor at Trinity with Paul Scott. For the past three years I have been able to gain experience by overseeing our weekend kids worship services, InZone and SuperChurch. I have also been able to be a part of an awesome kids outreach called Fun Club.

Fun Club is an after-school program that Trinity sponsors at Crystal Springs Elementary, right down the road here in Jacksonville. Over the past three years we have seen many kids follow Jesus as their Savior, as we have been able to teach God’s Word to fourth and fifth grade students every other week! This past school year we taught through the Fruit of the Spirit and had twenty three students complete our memory challenge by the end of Fun Club.

This spring, God allowed me to take another step by becoming the children’s pastor at Trinity. I am so thankful to get to work with some amazing volunteers as we minister to awesome kids each week. We are currently looking forward to a great summer with camp and our annual Bible club coming up in the next couple months.

As I think back to my time in the auto parts warehouse, I would have never dreamed that I would be where I am today! I am so thankful for God’s leading, and I can’t wait to see what He has in store for me next!