Born and raised in Washington, D.C., most of his childhood was filled with trauma and darkness. Phil’s most vivid memories are of his mom and dad continually arguing. His father was on drugs, tearing his mother and his entire family apart. At age eight, I learned to suppress my feelings and emotion, and by the age of twelve, the “Street-life” completely consumed him.

Staring down the barrel of a gun, God saved him. Shortly after, he became a father, and the trajectory of my life began to change drastically. From selling drugs to excessive drinking, clubbing, and partying, he gave up a lifestyle consumed by darkness to walk in the light of the GOSPEL! With this transformation, God gave me a straightforward task, “to reach the lost in areas not many want to go.”

Phil’s call to full-time ministry was evident. After leaving his job as a D.C. teacher, he served as a Chaplain at Central Union Mission, an emergency Men’s homeless shelter. After faithfully serving there, he was called back to inner-city youth. He was brought on with a Christian organization called “Young Life,” where he acted as an urban missionary. Now, Phil is the Director of Counseling at Cornerstone school D.C., a Private Christian School in Ward 7.

He holds a B.A in Biblical Science and a Master in Divinity/ Christian Care (Biblical Counseling). While pursuing a second master’s degree in Mental clinical health further to advance biblical healing within the body of Christ. God pulled him out of the program to pursue a Ph.D. in Leadership. He desires to make a global impact within Urban Inner-City communities and beyond, pushing kids to close the opportunity gaps and move them Gospel.

Phil’s mission is to be R.E.A.L. (Reach the lost, Encourage the broken, Admonish brothers and sisters in Christ, and above all, Love). He is married to Liliane Ford; they have two beautiful daughters, Arabel and Emily. His desire for his family is to serve urban communities through authentic Christ-centered living and marriage and family as faithful followers of Jesus, making other R.E.A.L. followers of Jesus.

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