For the last 26 years, I've had the honor of sharing my mountain lion attack story, Lion King Ministries, lionkingministries.com, across the globe to hundreds of thousands. Including Animal Planet, A&E Biography, Dave Ramsey, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Larry King, Oprah Winfrey, TBN Network, U.S. Air Force, Youth for Christ, hundreds of churches, events, schools, businesses, and many other organizations.

My message: never give up, believe in yourself, and grab onto the peace and joy we have in our Savior Jesus Christ! As a deacon and helping lead the youth for so many years at our church, my beautiful wife, Cortney, and I also lead a successful college-aged volleyball ministry. Other churches have also reached out to us to help reach this important age group for Christ. Cortney and I have been married for 23 years with two amazing grown children. My daughter, Riley, is a licensed Vet Tech working mostly with the surgeons in the ICU.

My son, Jaden, is a realtor, like his mom and dad, helping to run a team in Tennessee. It is truly a joy as a dad to serve as a family in the church and community in helping and inspiring others.