I really enjoyed helping Shonda Sue as she pursued her music career which involved anything from serving as a "roadie" to designing her official website and several CD covers as well as other promotional materials. But the Lord had other plans for both of us.

Currently Shonda Sue is working full-time and her music career is on hiatus. As for me, I have been keeping busy with a paid full-time job and serving my church, working mostly with youth while training for ministry.

I still am blessed to be able to put my creative abilities to use as the Lord provides the opportunities. Most recently I have been working with country singer Lindsey Danielle Anderson of Shelbyville, Indiana. I am developing her official website and hope to help with future CD album cover projects.

"For the longest time I enjoyed writing and was interested in a career as a journalist. It was something I started in high school and upon graduation began working at a small newspaper," David said. "After working as a photojournalist for this small newspaper I decided to get a degree in journalism. While in college, I found I also enjoyed page layout and design."

This interest in writing and design led to many different opportunities in the journalism field including editor of a small paper and graphic designer for an award-winning weekly newspaper in Zionsville.

"While I still pursue opportunities to use my creative abilities in writing and design I have developed a new career interest," David said. "The Lord blessed me with the creative abilities but I recently discovered He has different plans for me than I had for myself."

In the fall of 2007, after years of struggling with the decision, David answered the call into the preaching ministry. Active in his church, David is currently training to be a minister.

"I believe the Lord equips those He calls," David said. "No amount of schooling can train you to preach His Word. I expect to learn more about the Bible itself, about sermon delivery techniques, to dig into theology and learn church administration but no teacher can instruct you how to truly preach. True preaching is Holy Spirit-inspired."

David believes that while there is no shortage of preachers, there seems to be a growing need for ministers to return to the full gospel - not today's watered down, people-pleasing version.

"Too many people are being misled. They are learning about how God loves them and forgives them, but fewer people are learning about the need for repentance and a changed life," David said. "They may learn what Jesus did, but not what he truly expects of us. It's time to get back to the basics as outlined in God's Word, the Holy Bible. Not what some man says is important, such as compromising with sin and being politically correct. Jesus loves all of us, but not our sins. He isn't in the compromising business. The Lord has made it clear what He expects and we need to quit playing games with Him."

David believes that self-centeredness is the core of the problems the world faces and that the nation has turned its back on God.

"The crime, the violence, has always existed but it seems like it is getting worse as people no longer care about anything but self and want nothing to do with God," David said. "I am by no means perfect but my parents raised us to treat others like we would want to be treated, to help others. We were taught to be content with what the Lord provides. People are pursuing happiness in the form of material possessions and money, and they are never going to be satisfied as long as that is their primary concern."

David believes that the church as a whole is failing. Many have become self-absorbed, excluding those they don't believe fit their "country club" environment. Others have welcomed anyone and everyone, telling them that "a little sin is okay" - compromising with the truth.

"There has to be a way to share the love of Christ while at the same time teaching the truth as God sees it, not as man wants to believe it so he can continue his sinful lifestyle," David said, "And this is not a popular message. As Christians we are not called to judge, but we are also not to tolerate sin. If we judge or condemn others, we push them away. But we shouldn't lie to them, either, and just tell them what they want to hear. Our response should be loving and biblically-based. We are called to serve others, and there are plenty of organizations and needs around the world. If every Christian in every church would get involved in some way we could see a reduction in poverty, a reduction in hunger and maybe even an end to the hatred and injustice."

Below are some of the organizations where David has joined others as an advocate for meeting the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of others.