At Silver Cliff camp the activities were fun, the food was great and the scenery was awesome, but I was mainly impressed by the people, both the counselors and the other kids. God seemed real to them.

So when the invitation was given one night to go out by ourselves and consider whether we wanted to give our hearts to God, I decided, “Yes.” 

At that time, playing my saxophone was the most important thing in my life, and I told God I would even give that up for him if that’s what he wanted. I was serious.

From that moment, everything changed. I had read the Bible before, but now it was as if someone had replaced all the pages. It was fascinating!

I continued on to the University of Virginia, took a degree in Systems Engineering, married Paula and moved to Detroit to work for Ford. 

After two years I felt God calling me into the ministry. I left my solid engineering job and moved my wife and six week old baby to California, where I knew nobody, had no place to stay and had no job prospects. But I knew God had called me and I figured all that was his problem. Sure enough, he provided everything I needed, and he has ever since.

Through five children, five pastoral assignments, and now seven grandchildren (and counting), God has always provided. God is good, all the time.