Area of Ministry: Elder

Family: Married to the most incredible woman on the planet, Angela, since 1998. My son, Isaiah James, who is our miracle baby after 7 years of praying (born in 2010, worth every minute we waited!)

Saved: November 13, 1996 in jail

Education: B.S. Biology/Chemistry from Southern Nazarene University, M.D. from Texas Tech, Internship and Residency in General Surgery from Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

Previous Lines of Work: I am currently in private practice in Plano as a general surgeon. Before this I was in school and training for a very long time.

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: How truly good God is and how much He loves us. How amazingly resilient the human body can be, yet how incredibly fragile it can be.

FAVORITE
Books: The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun by Brother Yun with Paul Hattaway, The Shaping of a Christian Family: How My Parents Nurtured My Faith by Elisabeth Elliot, Ever Increasing Faith by Smith Wigglesworth
Food: Mexican
Snack Food: Granola
Movies: Facing the Giants
CD/Artist/Band/Song: Jesus Culture, Hillsong, Gateway Worship, Bethel
Time of Day: Early morning and late night
Season: Really I like them all, especially the transition from one season to the next
Place in the World: On a mountain or near an ocean
Place to Pray: Prayer nights with a bunch of guys on fire for Jesus
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Working out, running, snowboarding
Scripture and/or Bible Story: Romans 4:17-21; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Sports Team: Texas Rangers

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Fried chicken
Time of Day: When the pager goes off in the middle of the night
Place in the World: Level 1 trauma center on a Saturday at 2 am
Sports Team: LA Lakers

Best Thing Someone Said to You: God’s delays are not His denials.

Life Motto: Nothing is imposssible with God

Three people I’d Like to Meet: In Bible - David, Isaiah, John the Baptist; Outside Bible - Hudson Taylor, Smith Wigglesworth, Brother Yun (from the book Heavenly Man)

My Hero: Angela - She believed in me when no one else would (or should have). She is God’s gift to me, and I love her so much!

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: I went with several guys to Bethel church in Redding California in 2009. Four of us went on a hike up Mount Shasta. It took a while to get up there, but our goal was this patch of ice near the top. When we all finally arrived, we decided to cry out to the Lord together. It’s hard to explain what happened really, but as we cried out to God that day, something major shifted inside each of us. God showed up on that mountain and we were forever changed.

Most People Don't Know This About Me: Our honeymoon consisted of a three-week cross-country trip in my dad’s custom van.