Civl Engineer
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(303) 900-AGEE (2433) cell
Office
World Headquarters (Colorado Springs, USA)
My Story
God drew me to Himself through my parents, and I trusted Jesus for salvation at a young age. My involvement in missions started in 1999 when my entire family went on a short-term mission trip to the Navajo Nation. At a college group Bible study meeting, the speaker encouraged us to get out of our comfort zones and serve God. He presented a short-term trip to Guatemala as a way to do that, and God provided for me to go. In Guatemala, God stirred a passion for His life-giving Word, and I saw a glimpse of heaven through serving and worshipping with brothers and sisters.
I had participated in a college ministry spring break mission trip to Arlington, TX during my freshman year, and I was placed in charge of the team coordinating the spring break mission trip to inner-city Chicago during my sophomore year. God used both of these trips to emphasize the importance of flexibility and to grow my patience and trust in Him. After my sophomore year of college, I went to Trinidad & Tobago, where the team prayed and helped with administration for a special nation-wide Christian gathering. God used this trip to place a strong desire in my heart to go out of my country as a missionary. I almost decided to quit engineering school, but God kept me in engineering and provided vision for serving in missions using engineering, especially through clean water and sanitation.
The Lord continued to challenge me and grow my leadership skills through leading a group to Juarez, Mexico during spring break of my junior year to build houses. The next summer, I visited a water engineer and his family in Cameroon, West Africa. God further enhanced my vision of how engineering can be used in missions through this visit, and He guided me in pursuing a U.S. engineering job, gaining experience before starting in full-time missions. God provided a great, flexible civil engineering job and, a year after starting that job, opportunity to train earthquake relief workers in Jogjakarta, Indonesia on sanitary engineering.
In 2009, God led me to volunteer with Engineering Ministries International on three projects. I served on a hospital project trip to Sierra Leone, a primary school project trip to Sudan, a fish farm project trip to Nigeria, and, in 2010, an earthquake-response water engineering team to Haiti. God provided for me to join the eMi staff in July 2010, and I look forward to what lies ahead as Christ shines through me, bringing hope and life with the power of His love!
EMI Project Portfolio
Sierra Leone (Moyamba) GOM Hosp Renv
Sudan (Jalle) Rebuild Sudan School
Nigeria (Abak District) Aquaculture Ctr
Age: 27
First Trip: 2009
Professional Training and Experience
- BS in Engineering, Civil Specialty from Colorado School of Mines (2006)
-4 years experience at JR Engineering in Denver, Colorado as a water resources engineer working on pipeline design, hydraulics, hydrology, grading, pumps, wells, reservoirs, and water treatment.
Verses to Live By
"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." Jude 1:24-25
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
