About
My ministry journey
By God's grace I have been allowed to participate in the following ministry contexts over twenty years. The credit belongs to Christ; this list is shared for those discerning whether to partner with the work going forward.
"Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake." — Psalm 115:1
"In chapter 16 of Proverbs, the lot is cast into the lap, but every decision is from the Lord. So we know He's sovereign. And I'm hoping that some of what God's done with a wretch like me can help others."
— L.J., StillStrong testimony (May 2026)
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Feb 27, 2006
Baptized; helped start young adults ministry
Baptized at Union Church, Portland, after a slow conversion arc through Reed College, demonic confrontation, and 40 days / 40 nights in two psychiatric hospitals. The beginning of walking with Christ in earnest.
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2008
Small group leader
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2009
Personal evangelism trip to China
Began Children's Church / Youth ministry that same year.
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2010-2011
Started Friday Night prayer group
Years of corporate prayer.
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2010-2016
Long-term ministry support in Guatemala
Women's prison ministry, Mama Carmen's orphanage.
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2012
Theological reformation away from NAR
Catalyzed by an Acts 8 / Simon Magus sermon misread; over time, the Lord settled me into a Reformed-evangelical / Way-of-the-Master tradition through Scripture and faithful teachers.
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Nov 2014
Healing prayer at a conference
Off all psychiatric medication and caffeine since this conference, by God's grace — and stable eleven years on as of 2026. "Patience must finish its work, that ye may be perfect and entire." (James 1:4)
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2015
Began open-air street preaching
After exposure to Ray Comfort's "Hell's Best Kept Secret" and the film "Audacity"; hosted briefly by Nolan Feroqua.
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2015-2020
Street preaching across multiple states and Canada
Wisconsin, Virginia, Florida, Oregon, Washington; small ministry websites; growing in discernment.
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2018
Mission trips to Haiti and Canada
Helped organize Guatemala mission trips and evangelism outings.
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2019
Software development for a creation-ministry organization
3D educational software project.
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2020-present
Web developer for Impacto Ministry
Long-term partnership in support of evangelism and church work.
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2020-2023
Nightly Zoom Bible reading
During and after Guatemala lockdowns. Read the OT through twice and the NT through several times in this stretch — first in Spanish, then in Hebrew/Greek. Many sessions on YouTube.
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2023-present
Street preaching in Florida + ongoing mission trips
Guatemala, Belize, and others; Bible translation work with Andrew Case (Global Bible Tools / sellingjesus.org); development of multiple Christ-marked software projects.
"I'm nothing. Maybe I want to be an aid, but Jesus is who we need to look to. And stay humble in all this too."
— L.J., closing of StillStrong testimony
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters." — Colossians 3:23