From Haiti to the United States
I was born in Haiti and came to the United States when I was 19 years old. Like many immigrants, I arrived with the hope that hard work could create opportunity. I had to learn a new country, build relationships, earn trust, and keep going even when the next step was not obvious.
Springfield, Missouri became the city I call home. It is where I built businesses, worked in real estate, raised my family, and experienced both progress and difficult seasons. My connection to Springfield is not simply professional. It is a place where much of my adult story has been written.
Learning through business and real estate
Before real estate, I owned four mobile-phone repair and resale stores. Building those businesses taught me to solve problems, serve customers, manage details, and take responsibility for outcomes. After selling them, I moved into residential redevelopment and later commercial property.
Real estate taught me to look beyond the present condition of something. A property may be worn, neglected, or underused, yet still contain value and possibility. Improvement requires vision, but it also requires practical work: planning, financing, construction, communication, and persistence.
That vision took its largest public form during my involvement with Plaza Towers and Plaza Towers Center. I invested in preserving and modernizing the tower, expanding the property, and developing plans for Chez-Nous Restaurant, Sunshine Event Center, C’est La Vie Rooftop Bar & Lounge, and Smooth Coffee. I state that my cumulative investment across the properties exceeded $70 million; because that complete total is my own historical statement, the Plaza Towers development record separates it clearly from the individual project milestones reported by Springfield Business Journal.
Those lessons are not limited to buildings. Life also contains seasons when we must honestly examine what needs attention, preserve what remains valuable, and begin the work of rebuilding.
Every meaningful comeback begins with truth, responsibility, faith, and the next faithful step.A principle that guides my life and work
Why faith became more important
Success can make a person feel strong, but difficulty reveals where strength truly comes from. My faith has become most meaningful when life has required patience, humility, and endurance. I have learned that prayer does not always produce the answer I expect or the timing I want. Faith still calls me to seek God, tell the truth, accept responsibility, and move forward with hope.
I do not claim to have every answer. I continue to read, study, question, and learn. What draws me repeatedly to the words of Jesus is their directness. They speak about mercy and judgment, love and obedience, forgiveness and accountability, rest and sacrifice. They comfort, but they also challenge.
Why I created The Words of Jesus Christ
I wanted to read the sayings of Jesus together, without long explanations interrupting the text. That desire became The Words of Jesus Christ, a focused collection of 2,077 sayings arranged in biblical order using the public-domain World English Bible.
This book is not an attempt to replace the Bible, remove context, or present my interpretation as the final word. References are included so readers can return to each passage in Scripture. The collection is simply a reading tool—a way to pause, listen closely, and notice themes that become clearer when the sayings are encountered together.
I prepared the book for people who are curious about Jesus, Christians who want to revisit his teachings, and readers looking for a focused resource for reflection and study. I hope it encourages people to open the full Scriptures, think carefully, and apply what they read with honesty.
What beginning again means to me
Beginning again does not mean pretending the past never happened. It means learning from it, making better decisions, repairing what can be repaired, and refusing to believe that a difficult chapter has the power to define every chapter that follows.
Today, I am continuing my work in real estate, writing about faith, and developing resources that I hope will be useful to others. My goal is not to create a perfect image. It is to build a truthful record of continued work, growth, faith, and service.
If you are carrying regret, uncertainty, or exhaustion, I hope this project reminds you that the next faithful step still matters. A better future is not built in one moment. It is built through the choices we make today.