Sixteen Years … and counting

Many of you lately have been curious as to how and when I first found out what God had planned for my life. The story actually dates back 16 years ago this past week (Thursday, July 1st, 1993).

I was attending Family Camp with my girlfriend and her parents at the United Pentecostal Church Campgrounds in Shawano, Wisconsin. We were staying on site for the week of services and while my girlfriend’s intentions were to spend a lot of quality time with me … my intentions were to find out everything God had in store for me.

I went to Family Camp that year for one reason. To find out where God wanted me and what His plans were for my life. I didn’t care about anything else that week. That was it. My girlfriend didn’t appreciate that but it was what was on my heart. I prayed for direction during every service that week, both morning and evening. I grew closer to God during those services but wasn’t getting the information that I was requesting. Finally Thursday afternoon I decided it just wasn’t time for me to know and so I decided I wasn’t going to service that night with the intent to petition God. Instead, I was going to worship God with everything I had (Whew … there’s a message here). We got to service and God came in a mighty way. The presence of God was so powerful. All I did all night was worshiped God.

An hour after service was complete I was still at the altar worshiping God. Speaking in tongues and growing closer. I was in the throne room and didn’t care what was going on anywhere else. Finally my girlfriend came and got me. She really wanted to spend time with me and I hadn’t given her much time during the week, so we started to walk around the campgrounds but I couldn’t stop. I continued in worship, speaking in tongues and giving God everything. She got frustrated and so we ended up going to the campsite. Some how I ended up in the back seat of the van however God was there and I didn’t want to let go. And then it happened. I heard God as plain as day. He said “Look up …”. I looked up and out the front window of the van there was a playground filled with kids and God said “They need you .. all of them.” Finally I broke. I literally felt like I broke. My body was under such pressure that it became unbearable. I sobbed liked never before. At that moment my girlfriend knew something happened in the spirit realm she looked at me and immediately broke and began interceding for the ministry God had birthed in me. We sat in the van for a couple hours just crying out in worship. Is was a night I will never forget.

Since that day every door has been opened in children’s ministry. Before I knew it I was the assistant children’s minister at Calvary Apostolic Church. In 2004, I left CAC as I found that some of the things they were preaching were man made laws and not Biblical. At that time I started attending World Outreach & Bible Training Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Even though I didn’t want to at first God lined me up. Soon I was the assistant children’s minister and even more doors began to open.

In 2008, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Kenneth Copeland Ministries and serve in their Super Kid Academy services being held at the US Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI. This allowed me to not only make more connections with Children’s Ministers from around the globe but also allowed me to get the inside view as to how to run a large children’s ministry. I took everything I learnt there back to WOBTC and re-organized our children’s ministry. The training I got from KCM helped re-organize our ministry and launch one of the best children’s ministries in the state of Wisconsin.

However, in November God told me that my season in Milwaukee was coming to an end and that a new season had begun in the Fox Valley. After much additional prayer and fasting, in April of 2009 I moved to Appleton, Wisconsin and partnered with Overflow Church.

I am currently in the planning stages of launching K.I.D.Z Studios which will become one of the largest and most powerful children’s ministries in the Midwest. We are also currently planning some awesome children’s ministry conferences that will be free to children’s ministries. These conferences will launch in 2010 so please watch for additional information in the upcoming months.

Well … you asked where I got my beginning from in Children’s Ministry. That’s where I came from and I am excited to see where God is going to take me. He has given me many dreams and visions. One particular dream is repetitive and I can’t wait to be there saying ‘Oh … Déjà Vue’. It will come to pass. I am called to be a child evangelist and to travel not only ministering to children but also teaching children’s ministers.

So look out … this children’s minister is storming hell with a super soaker!