Sober Disciples, San Diego, CA (2026)

02/23/2026

The Power of Clean Hands (My Job Season)
Family, I want to get real with you about what 'Training for Battle' actually looks like.
Right now, I am in a season of radical stillness. To the outside world, it looks like loss. I don’t have the job I once had. I don’t have the car I once drove. I am isolated in a season of quiet that, at times, tries to pull me back into sadness.
But God pointed me to the Book of Job, specifically chapters 16 through 18. Job lost his wealth, his health, and his children. He was sitting in the ash, being mocked by people who didn't understand his heart. But in the middle of that wreckage, he said something that changed my life today:
'Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.' (Job 17:9)
I realized today that the enemy can take the car. He can take the job. He can take the 'busy-ness' of my life. But he cannot touch my Clean Hands. Being a 'Sober Disciple' isn't about having everything figured out or looking successful to the world. It’s about the discipline of staying righteous when you have nothing left but your breath and your God. It’s about the 'Shift'—choosing to look at my home, my puppy Chica, and my recovery as a million-dollar inheritance.
I’m not caving. I’m not going back to the streets. I’m not letting the 'terrors' of the past (Job 18) talk me out of my future. I am in the 'Incubation.'
I am learning that a General who can be trusted with nothing is a General who can be trusted with The Hive. If you are in a season of loss, stop looking at what’s gone and start looking at your hands. Are they clean? Are you sober? Then you are getting stronger and stronger every second you stay in the fight.
The 5-City March is coming. The Hive is coming. But first, the quiet.
One Year is almost here. Still standing. Still clean. Still stronger.

02/19/2026

"We aren't just survivors; we are Sober Disciples. This August, we’re taking it to the pavement across SoCal to honor those we’ve lost and bring God’s Kingdom on Earth to every broken street. The movement starts now. Who’s walking with us? 🕊️💜" DROP YOUR CITY BELOW DM ME FOR INFO ON UPCOMING EVENT AND PUT ORDERS IN FOR YOUR TSHIRT TO WEAR DURING THE MARCH

02/19/2026

Our Testimony: From Darkness to Discipleship
For a long time, many of us lived in the shadows of our own choices. Addiction wasn't just a habit; it was a thief that stole our peace, our families, and our sense of purpose. We were "lost," but we weren't beyond reach.
The turning point came when we realized that sobriety isn't just about stopping the substance—it’s about starting the walk. We stopped trying to white-knuckle our recovery alone and surrendered to a higher calling. We traded our chains for a cross, and in that exchange, we found a brotherhood and sisterhood that finally understood the weight of the battle.
Today, we don't just stand as survivors; we stand as Sober Disciples.
The Vision of Sober Disciples Ministry
Our ministry is built on the belief that the "mess" of our past is the "message" of our future. We are God’s People, redeemed and refined by the fire.
Our Core Pillars:
• Radical Authenticity: We don't hide where we’ve been. We use our scars to show others that healing is possible.
• Spiritual Sobriety: We believe that physical sobriety is maintained through spiritual growth. To stay clean, we must stay connected to the Creator.
• The Power of Proximity: No one recovers in isolation. We are a family that holds each other accountable, prays for one another, and celebrates every "day one" and every "year ten."
• Service as Strength: As disciples, we are called to go back into the trenches and pull others out, showing them that there is a seat at the table in "Our House."

"We are not just staying sober for ourselves; we are staying sober to be the hands and feet of God for the next person who thinks there is no way out."

02/19/2026

The Sober Disciples Testimony: A Movement of Second Chances
My name is a living testimony, and my life is the blueprint for a miracle. In a city like San Bernardino, where the violent crime rate is 220% higher than the national average, surviving the streets isn't just a feat—it’s a divine intervention.
I didn't just witness the darkness of this city; I was submerged in it. I lived through the terror of being held hostage, a prisoner to both people and the grip of an addiction that has seen a 7,000% spike in fentanyl deaths across our county. I was one of the 1,500+ souls counted in the shadows of homelessness, a "statistic" that many had already written off.
But God doesn’t write people off.
Today, I stand before you 11 months sober—nearly a year of walking in a light I once thought was extinguished. But I’m not just standing; I’m marching back into the heart of the struggle. I am returning to the very streets that tried to claim me, not as a victim, but as the founder of Sober Disciples.
We Are More Than Apparel. We Are a Movement.
When you see the Sober Disciples name, know that it isn't just a brand. It is a battle cry. It is the uniform of the redeemed. In a city where property crime and violence make people want to look away, we are choosing to look toward the lost.
• We are the proof of second chances. * We are the evidence that "the least of these" can become the leaders of these. * We are the light in the Inland Empire.
San Bernardino may have the highest concentration of homelessness in the county, but it also has the highest potential for a revival. I am walking back onto these streets—the same ones where I was once lost—to tell every person still in the cycle of drugs and violence: The chains can break. If I can survive being held captive, if I can survive the overdose crisis that took so many of my friends, and if I can stand here 11 months clean—then there is no limit to what faith can do for you.
We are the Sober Disciples. We don’t just wear the message; we are the message. We are coming for the hearts of San Bernardino, one soul, one second chance, and one miracle at a time.
Hope has a new face in this city. And it looks like us.

02/16/2026

So, you finished rehab. You’re sober now. Living in a Sober Living house. Waking up early to catch the bus to a job that barely pays the bills. You’re splitting a fridge with three other addicts, listening to them fight over food or relapse excuses, trying to stay focused on your own lane — your own recovery.

You’re hitting your meetings. Three a week. You’re sitting in folding chairs under fluorescent lights, listening to other people’s pain, trying to believe that maybe… just maybe… one day, yours will turn into purpose too.

And I know there are nights when it doesn’t feel worth it. When you’re sitting on the edge of your bed staring at the same four walls, thinking, Is this really what I got sober for? When the silence gets so loud it starts screaming your name. When giving up feels easier than fighting through another day.

But let me tell you something — it takes a rare kind of strength to do what you’re doing.

Because anybody can self-destruct. Anybody can run. Anybody can hide behind a bottle, a pill, or a pipe. But it takes a fighter to start from scratch and rebuild their life one day at a time.

You’re not weak because it’s hard. You’re not broken because it hurts. You’re becoming. You’re laying the bricks for a life that’s going to mean something.

That bus you’re riding to that minimum wage job? That’s not humiliation — that’s humility. That’s faith in motion. Every mile is proof that you’re not who you used to be.

That sober house that smells like burnt ramen and resentment? That’s your launching pad. That’s where your comeback story is being written.

And those meetings you drag yourself to? Those are your classrooms — where pain turns into wisdom, and strangers turn into family.

Listen to me — what God is building in you right now, in this season that feels small and insignificant, is going to blow your mind when it unfolds. You’re not just surviving this chapter — you’re being prepared for the next one.

You might not see it yet, but you’re a walking miracle in progress. A warrior in transition. A Rockstar in recovery.

So don’t quit now. Not when you’ve already made it this far. The world hasn’t even seen what you’re capable of yet.

I see you.

I’m proud of you.

And I promise you — if you just keep going, it gets better.

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02/16/2026

Friends, family, and warriors of the spirit,
We gather here to speak about a journey that many view through the lens of shame, but tonight, we view it through the lens of sovereignty.
Addiction is often described as a "disease of isolation," a dark valley where the soul feels disconnected from its Creator. But I want to remind you of a fundamental truth: The valley was never meant to be your home, but it was always part of the map.
The Architecture of the Struggle…
There is a profound, almost sacred irony in the struggle with substance. Often, the very depth of your addiction is a testament to the depth of your capacity to seek. You were born with a hunger for the infinite, a thirst for something beyond this world. When that hunger was misdirected toward a bottle, a pill, or a needle, it wasn't because you were inherently "bad"—it’s because you were a seeker who got lost in the fog.
But God does not waste a single tear. In the economy of Heaven, your pain is the "raw material" for your greatest strength.

"He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake." — Psalm 23:3

Recovery is not just "quitting"; it is an act of reclamation. It is taking back the territory that the enemy tried to occupy and handing the keys over to the One who built the house in the first place.
Ordained for This Moment
If you are breathing today, your recovery is not an accident—it is God-ordained.
• You are a Living Miracle: Every day you choose sobriety, you are performing a miracle that defies logic and biology.
• Your Scars are Credentials: The world sees scars as flaws; God sees them as proof of a battle won. Your story will become the bridge for someone else to walk across the same fire you survived.
• The Power of Grace: Recovery is where human effort meets Divine intervention. You do the footwork, and He provides the breath.
The Dawn of Your New Identity
To the person still fighting the urge, or the person celebrating years of freedom: You are more than your history. You are not "an addict in recovery"—you are a child of the Most High who has been through the furnace and come out smelling like grace instead of smoke.
The chains didn't just break so you could stand still. They broke so you could run. Your life is no longer about what you don't do; it is about what you were created to do.
The struggle was real, but the victory is eternal. Keep going. The Master Architect is still building something beautiful out of your life, and the best chapters are currently being written.

02/15/2026

She is standing between who she was and who she is becoming.

She is me. She is in that strange in between place where the old version no longer fits, but the new one has not fully arrived yet. The habits, beliefs, and patterns she once lived by have fallen away, and sometimes that feels lonely. She does not recognize herself the way she used to, and that can be unsettling.

Healing is not gentle all the time. Change does not come with clear instructions. Growth asks her to step into the unknown without guarantees. Some days she feels strong and hopeful. Other days she feels tired, unsure, and emotional. Both versions are part of the process, even when it feels confusing.

She is learning that becoming someone new can be scary and beautiful at the same time. Letting go hurts. Starting over is uncomfortable. But staying the same would hurt more. So she keeps going, even when progress feels slow and messy.

Most of all, she is trying to be kind to herself. She is learning to speak gently instead of harshly. To rest without guilt. To honor where she is instead of rushing to where she thinks she should be. She is growing through what she is going through. And even in the uncertainty, she is becoming someone stronger, wiser, and more whole.

02/11/2026

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02/05/2026

The Recovery Industrial Complex: When "Faith" Becomes a Fishing Hook
There is a specific kind of predator lurking in the hallways of jails, hospitals, and detox centers. They come armed with a Bible, a glowing testimony, and a promise: "I was just like you, and faith saved me."
For someone at rock bottom, this sounds like a life raft. But for too many in the recovery industry, that "faith" isn't a gift—it’s the bait.
The Business of "Brokering" Bodies
While there are many incredible, heart-led recovery programs, a dark side has emerged: the predatory recovery model. In this world, a person in active addiction isn't seen as a human being in crisis; they are seen as a walking insurance claim.
• The Hook: Recruiters (often called "body brokers") frequent institutions to find vulnerable people. They use the language of spiritual healing to build unearned trust.
• The Payday: Once you sign those papers, your insurance starts paying out thousands—sometimes tens of thousands—of dollars.
• The Disposal: The moment the insurance provider stops paying, or the second you become "difficult" by asserting your legal rights, the "brotherly love" vanishes.
The ESA Conflict: A Symptom of a Deeper Problem
Nothing exposes the lack of true care quite like the way these facilities handle mental health needs, specifically Emotional Support Animals (ESAs). You can be ten months sober, paying your rent, and doing the hard work of rebuilding your life. But the moment you ask for a reasonable accommodation for a disability—which a mental health struggle is—the mask slips. Instead of support, you get a threat. Instead of a conversation, you get an eviction notice.
It is the ultimate hypocrisy: claiming to help people "heal" while simultaneously threatening to throw them back onto the street—the very place that fuels the cycle of addiction—over a legitimate mental health support tool.
We Are Not Disposable
The harsh reality is that recovering addicts are often treated as "less than." Because of the stigma surrounding addiction, some operators feel they can treat residents like disposable trash, assuming no one will listen to the "ju**ie" if they complain.
Let’s be clear:
1. Recovery is a Right: You do not lose your humanity or your civil rights because you are in recovery.
2. Mental Health is Not Optional: You cannot treat addiction while ignoring the mental health disabilities that often accompany it.
3. Humanity Over Profit: A person's value does not end when their insurance coverage does.
It’s Time for Urgent Attention
We need stricter oversight of how recovery homes and "faith-based" missions operate. We need to hold these institutions accountable for how they treat people after the "honeymoon phase" of recruitment is over.
If a program is willing to flip the script from "God loves you" to "get out on the street" the moment things get complicated, it isn't a ministry. It’s a business—and a predatory one at that.
We are human beings. We are healing. And we are not for sale.

01/27/2026

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