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What is Becoming Faithful?
Becoming Faithful is a growing ministry built on the foundation of Jesus Christ, centered on the definition of love found in 1 Corinthians 13, as we seek to learn how to love God and love people well.
Beginning in August 2025, I started working as a Hospitality Host at Chick-fil-A in Tucson, Arizona. Over the following year, working around 30 or more hours each week, I had the opportunity to meet and have conversations with people from many different walks of life. Many of those conversations started with a simple question: "How is your day going?" Whether someone answered their day was good or bad, I would often ask what had made their day that way.
When they asked about my day, I tried to be as honest and transparent as I could be, not only with them but with myself as well. Some days that meant sharing something I was excited about or a success in my life, while other days it meant being open about a struggle, mistake, or failure and allowing my emotions to show instead of trying to hide how I was really feeling. Over time, I began noticing that people who initially seemed guarded would often become more open as I was willing to be open with them. They were more willing to extend grace, seek to understand where I was coming from, and work through my mistakes and misunderstanding together. Through those experiences and connections, the heart behind Becoming Faithful was starting to form.
As I began connecting with people online through social media, starting with Instagram and, more importantly, its connected platform Threads, those same lessons about honesty, transparency and importance of human connection face to face began following me there too. As those connections grew, I started to value the power of prayer and began asking God for guidance, as well as asking people from all over the world to pray for me. It opened my eyes to something I knew was technically there but had never paid attention to: time zones. It made me realize that the world is so much bigger than I thought, but at the same time, so small when you are intentional about looking for and connecting with people. Those experiences started changing the way I prayed, the way I saw God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the way I saw people and began learning the importance of loving them the way God does, and the way I began learning the importance of connection and community. On August 1,2026, courage began looking different to me.
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." -Joshua 1:9 King James Version"
I am using the King James Version here because it is the translation I was reading and reflecting on during this part of the journey. I am not using it to suggest that other Bible translations are wrong, but to make clear the wording and perspective that was shaping my understanding at the time.
For me, that meant being willing to step away from the comfort and stability I had found at Chick-fil-A, including the security of knowing I could pay my bills, and begin stepping into something I did not fully know how to build yet. I was grateful to leave with the owner's blessings and prayers with no hard feelings. This was not about running away from Chick-fil-A, I still plan on staying in contact with the owner, to help him where I can, to keep learning from the different perspectives he has helped me see, and to offer perspectives that may help him as well. For me this was about me stepping out in faith to be obedient to what God was calling me to pursue.
Becoming Faithful became a starting point for something I hope continues far beyond me—a growing community of people learning to love God, love others, encourage one another, grow in courage together, grow in obedience to God, and faithfully take part in building His Kingdom for as long as He allows it to grow, one person at a time. And that one person is not just part of the mission—that person is vital to it. Your personal story matters. Your personal growth matters. Your personal questions matter. The perspective you bring matters too—not because any one of us sees everything perfectly, but because each person sees life through experiences, questions, lessons, and circumstances that others may not share. By listening to understand where someone is coming from—not simply waiting for our turn to respond—asking questions, and remaining willing to learn and receive correction rooted in love, we can help one another grow. That kind of love is the standard described in 1 Corinthians 13, King James Version.
Built From the Beginning
This is the first website I have ever built. I started with no experience building a website from scratch, and I continue choosing to learn it one step at a time. After a few weeks of intentional work—many days spending 10 to 17 hours learning, building, testing, making mistakes, fixing them, and trying again—this is what that process has become.
But the story behind this website is also connected to a much bigger transition in my life.
August 1, 2026
On August 1, 2026, I reached out to the owner of the Chick-fil-A where I worked and asked about taking a three-month leave of absence so I could pursue Becoming Faithful. He told me that I had his support and prayers behind me. He could not guarantee that a job would be available if I decided to return after those three months, but he was open to having that conversation when the time came.
Around the same time, I had asked management for August 6 and 7 off so I could attend the Global Leadership Summit, I had not received an answer.
August 4, 2026
On Tuesday, August 4, I went to work like I normally did. At one point, I was cleaning an entrance door that most people did not use. There was a man outside experiencing homelessness. I felt God put it on my heart to ask him if he wanted something to eat.
He said yes.
I asked him what he wanted, and he told me, “Whatever you want to give me.” I told him, “Nah man, I can get you what you want.”
After he told me what he wanted, I asked if he would like to come inside and get out of the heat while I got his food. He asked if I was sure. I told him, “Absolutely.”
And I asked his name.
His name is Brian.
That matters to me. Brian is not simply “a homeless man.” He is a person with a name, a story, and value.
Brian came inside, sat down, ate the meal I had purchased for him, and eventually left.
Afterward, management told me that I was not allowed to invite people experiencing homelessness into the restaurant to give them food. I explained that I had paid for Brian's meal myself and that I did not understand the issue. I also told them that if caring for someone in that situation was something I could not do, I was not sure I could continue being part of the company.
I was told to wait until HR arrived.
When HR came in, they asked me what happened. I told them exactly what had happened. When I explained that I had invited Brian inside, I was handed a write-up stating that I had violated a safety policy.
I was also told that they had heard I wanted to leave and that, because of labor costs, I should clock out immediately and not return for the remainder of my scheduled shifts that week.
I said goodbye.
At 10:31 a.m. on August 4, 2026, my time working at Chick-fil-A came to an end.
Why I Made a Stand
The situation with Brian was not the only thing weighing on me. There had also been other smaller moments when I felt I was being asked by management to compromise standards I had set for myself.
At some point, I realized that if I was unwilling to make a stand for what I believed while my responsibilities were still relatively limited, it would probably become harder as life went on.
Part of that realization came from listening to customers and hearing their stories. I had conversations with people about work, bills, family, responsibilities, decisions they had made, and circumstances they never expected to stay in. Those conversations stayed with me.
I was also investing in mentorship at the time. I had invested $7,000 to learn from people who had built businesses and careers earning more than $1 million. One message I heard repeatedly was that I was allowing myself to remain stuck within the confines of my Chick-fil-A job instead of fully pursuing what I believed I was being called to build.
I did not take that as meaning there was something wrong with working at Chick-fil-A or with having a regular job. The question for me was whether I was using the security and structure of that job as a reason to keep delaying decisions I already knew I needed to make.
Between those conversations, the stories customers had shared with me, the smaller compromises I felt I was making, and eventually what happened with Brian, I could see a pattern forming. I knew that if I kept telling myself, “Later,” it could become much harder to change direction once I had more responsibilities and more people depending on me.
I began to understand how easily more responsibilities, more financial obligations, and more people depending on me could make it easier to keep telling myself, “Not yet.” I could see how little compromises could slowly become normal, and how much harder it could become to walk away later from something I knew I should have addressed earlier.
I did not want to enter that cycle.
So when the situation with Brian happened, it became more than one disagreement about one meal. For me, it forced a larger question: if I believed something was right, was I actually willing to accept a cost for standing by it?
Leaving my job did cost me. It hurt then, and even as I write this on August 14, 2026, there are still real consequences from that decision.
But the hurt I feel now is nothing compared with what I believe I would have felt if I had stayed and, little by little, compromised the standards I had chosen to hold myself to.
I would rather deal honestly with the cost of a decision I believed I needed to make than look back years later and realize I had slowly become willing to surrender my convictions simply because walking away had become harder.
August 6–7, 2026
The unexpected ending of my time at Chick-fil-A opened the door for me to attend the Global Leadership Summit on August 6 and 7—the same event I had previously asked to have those days off to attend.
While sitting there and listening to leaders speak, something became clear to me:
I needed to go all in on Becoming Faithful.
Building Strong Foundations
So this website is more than a collection of HTML and CSS files. It is part of that decision.
I am learning as I build it. I am making mistakes, asking questions, fixing things, starting over when necessary, and trying to build strong foundations instead of rushing toward something that simply looks finished.
That process reflects what I hope Becoming Faithful itself will always be: a willingness to learn openly, live transparently, love God, love people, accept correction, and continue moving forward one step at a time.