When my twin brother, Steve, and I were born in Syracuse, NY, we were 2 pounds each. It''s not uncommon for twins to be born premature but we were so small the doctors didn't think we would survive. We were put in an incubator and my dad use to feed us with an eyedropper. We apparently broke some records at the hospital and did survive. I'd like to think God had a plan for both of our lives.

I was raised Catholic and always believed in Christ, but it wasn't until my freshman year at Syracuse University, when I joined the Christian ministry, The Navigators, did I start reading and investigating the scriptures. I was surprised what was in the Bible and what wasn't in it. I read that Jesus was Jewish and His ministry of the Gospel of the Kingdom was for Jews. Yet the apostle Paul proclaimed the Gospel of Grace by faith and that Christians can be "grafted in" to be unified with God. What that means is that Jesus shed His blood not just for the Jew, but for the Gentile and that we can have a relationship with Him because of that. This is the heart of the Christian message. So I started to attend non-denominational churches. After graduate school I moved to Florida and eventually found Orlando Community Church, which I have been enjoying for many years now.

I have been blessed to have had some amazing work opportunities since graduating. One of my first jobs was as an Office Assistant for the Billy Graham Crusade. This was when Billy was doing crusades across NY in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. During that time I met some remarkable friends that have remained close up to today. I work as a professional musician these days and have been blessed with some incredible high profile gigs that I never take for granted. I feel God continues to open doors for performance opportunities and I will continue to use my music to glorify Him.

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– Dave