I was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. Being raised a Catholic and after attending 12 years of Catholic school I believed that God was good for some people but didn’t need Him in my life. I was an agnostic.

I attended City University (CUNY) and graduated in 1975 with a BA in Psychology. After graduating I was a lifeguard, a bookkeeper an assistant to the Director of Advertising in AMSTAR Corp and went to graduate school for special education. At one point I did teach emotionally disturbed children in a New York psychiatric hospital. I had worked at the hospital and they had a program that offered college credits for employees at which point I earned my degree in Psychology.

It was while I was working in the City and living with my father and step mom that I had an encounter with the Lord. Terry, my step mom was going to a prayer meeting. I still didn’t believe in God but one evening while driving home from work I was passing a car in the left lane at 65mph and stopped in front of me was a semi. I cried out Oh! God! And my car stopped. I decided it was time to go to the prayer meeting. After my first meeting I never missed another one and gave my life to Jesus Christ and have never been the same since.

While attending a bible study in NY that Allen McDaniel was conducting I met the man God told me I was going to marry!