Forged in the Shadows, Shaped at the Margins — Trained in the Halls, Sent to the Field

My ministry didn’t begin in places of privilege or power. It started in the unseen corners — struggle, silence, and survival. I was forged in the shadows of adversity and shaped by the realities of life on the margins in Haiti.

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Every vision begins with a burden. For me, that burden was formed in the context of a humble childhood, where daily life was marked by scarcity, but never without signs of grace. Despite the lack, there were hope-planters: my parents, faithful Sunday school teachers, a fourth-grade teacher who saw beyond my limitations, and neighbors whose quiet acts of kindness created a foundation of encouragement and dignity.

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Though I was shaped in the shadows, grace opened doors I never imagined—doors that led to academic halls and sacred spaces of spiritual formation. These experiences didn’t erase the past; they gave it purpose. They trained me to think, serve, lead compassionately, and remain grounded in my origins.

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Now, I walk in the calling I once only sensed in the dark — sent to serve, build, and lift others as I was lifted.

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