Being whole-heartedly converted, I pledged my allegiance to Jesus Christ in January of 1979. He compelled me to preach from the beginning. I began on-the-job training with the minister who baptized me. Two years later the Lord put me with a church and we worked together for twenty years. My wife's health necessitated a move to another state, Oregon, where we have been since 2000. I pastor a small church and own a saddle shop. I started making and repairing saddles in 1969. Besides saddles and tack, I also build other leather items like holsters and belts. I'm just now trying to develop a writing ministry.