I was once asked if we are born with our passions. I believe we are—that we arrive with certain propensities and temperaments that we eventually identify and develop over a lifetime. This pattern is something I have observed in many others, and it deeply resonates with my own story. Even as a young child, my path was clear. Whether it was choosing to care for those that others might overlook or finding early ways to offer guidance to my peers, those formative years were the beginning of a lifelong journey toward identifying my purpose.

Unequivocally, my heart is for those who are hurting. Whether through my career as a counselor, lobbying for social causes, or my mission work, my focus has always been "coming alongside" others in their time of need. As global needs have intensified, I have found that the most effective use of my experience is to provide counseling, education, and support to the frontline workers themselves, ensuring that more people are served.

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Through both my volunteer and professional life, I respond to international and local calls for relief efforts and refugee situations. I also lead workshops on trauma response management and provide counseling to both field workers and victims. Having grown up in a ministry family, I witnessed firsthand the emotional toll of leadership—from administrative frustrations to interpersonal dilemmas. I saw dedicated leaders choosing to serve in grossly underfunded missions, often at great personal cost. It is this awareness that drives my commitment to focus my counseling ministry on these frontline servants.