Introductions Are In Order
Greetings, fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
I pray that God speaks through me to His bride, the church.
My name is Austin. To be honest with you all, I do not know how to address you all. The only way I know how to do this is to give you a brief abstract of myself. I am a born-again believer of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. He is my captain, leader, redeemer, and shepherd. I grew up in a Christian home, in which my parents were missionaries and my dad was a church starter/pastor. Eventually, my father went back into the army, which is where I found my passion for the military.
In 2012, I decided to join the United States Army. I wanted to become a medic, but was not able to do so, so I served as an infantry soldier for a little more than 13 years in the Army. In 2016, I was on a military operation in Europe, and my world came crashing down. At the time, my wife was threatening divorce, and the outpost I was stationed at had the unfortunate threat of attack by a large Russian fleet. I was at the end of my rope, and God had brought me to my knees. He was calling my name, and I had not known for such a long time. At that time, I gave my life to Christ in full combat gear, in the middle of a soccer field, around 0230am in the morning.
In 2019, I met my present wife, we got married in 2020, and I proceeded to keep pursuing my hopes and dreams. It was always a passion to serve as a medic or in the medical field in the military. In pursuing this dream, I tried to go into special operations in multiple fields in the military. My last duty station was with the 82nd Airborne Division. After God closed all the doors for the medical field, He proceeded to close the last door that held (MY) passion and (MY) dreams. In December of 2023, I was in an Airborne Accident, in which, when I exited the aircraft, I was slapped against the side of the plane and was knocked unconscious. My parachute did not open until around 50ft above the ground. I still have very little memory of the situation, but I was able to walk off the drop zone (DZ). It is by the Grace of God that He saved me, not once but in multiple situations. At that time, I was broke and defeated, getting Med-Boarded (medically kicked out of the Army), and I was very shortsighted. I did not know that God had a wonderful plan for my future.
Back in the spring of 2021, my wife and I were told that we would not be able to conceive and have children. This was a frustrating and horrific situation for my wife and me; we wanted to have as many children as God could give us. After a period of time, I felt that God was not listening to my wife and I. We had multiple close family members pass away, and we had division with close family members and friends. In 2025, God opened the door and proceeded to bless my wife and I, with all surprise and overwhelming heavenly grace. My wife and I discovered that she was pregnant.
2025 was an exciting year. God blessed my wife and me with a beautiful baby girl, and in the Med-Board process, God proceeded to give financial security to my family and I. Once we moved back home, my goal was to attempt to go into the medical field again. That is when God put it on my and my wife’s heart, “What have I done for the Kingdom?” Once my wife and I came together, we decided that we should go into the ministry.
It is my goal to help share the Gospel and teach His word, and most importantly, create disciples.
“18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20
I pray that God speaks through me to His bride, the church.
For the Kingdom, stay the course,
Austin