ABOUT

Who is behind 1422 Soul Care?

Hi, my name is Daimi (Day-me). In my faith journey, once I KNEW I was loved by God, I never looked back. I was all in, and there was no other path I wanted to take but His. I'd been down many others before, and all of them left me feeling unloved, unfulfilled, and uncertain about life.

What I've found along the way is that Western Christianity is great at pointing us to Jesus and telling us we need to invite Him into our hearts, but not so much at helping us understand what to do once He's there. We learn a lot about needing to be saved, but not a lot about the process of being sanctified or transformed into the image of Christ for the sake of others. And we REALLY don't like to talk about all of the suffering and hardships that we must endure if we plan to stay on the narrow path.

Being committed to following Jesus has been the most difficult and beautiful choice I have ever made. There's a certain point in the Christian faith journey where the guides along the way become few and far between. As a result, the further I've gone, the fewer people I have encountered who were able to journey with me. I longed for experienced guides to journey with me, but that was not the path God had for me. It's been a HARD road, but I'm so grateful for it because it forced me to seek the Lord for literally everything. God, Himself, poured into me, strengthening me and teaching me how to endure, guiding me along the narrow path.

While reading the Bible one day, Acts 14:22 practically jumped off the page at me as if God were saying - "This. This is what I want you to do." I knew in that moment that helping people stay the course and be one of the guides I so desperately longed for, especially for pastors, was at the heart of what God has called me to do. That's what 1422 Soul Care is all about.

If you’re looking for a person who always gets it “right” or has all of the answers to journey with you, well then, you’ve come to the wrong place. I’ve made a lot of mistakes. A LOT. But every mistake I have made has driven me further into the arms of Christ. God has poured out His mercy and grace on me, and that's what I desire to do for others. I've had to eat enough humble pie along the way to realize my knowledge of God and His ways are, and always will be, incomplete. My pride thinking that I DID actually have all the answers has taken me through the wilderness and back again, ultimately to prove to me how desperately I need the Lord. Every. Single. Day. I cannot do this on my own, no matter how much my pride tells me I can.

I'm also well aware of the fact that there are supernatural, evil forces in this world that are most definitely trying to detour us from the narrow path. The further I've gone in the Christian journey, the reality of how merciless Satan REALLY is has become intensely evident. What I have also experienced is the unbelievably profound goodness of God’s lavish love as I've chosen to surrender, submitting more fully to His will in my life while in the midst of what felt like sheer darkness.

During my arduous faith journey thus far, what I have experienced DEEP in my soul is this: I am unbelievably loved by God. And so are you.

From my formal education, I have a Bachelor's in Ministry Leadership, a graduate certificate in Counseling Ministry, a Master's in Christian Psychological Studies, a graduate certificate in Spiritual Direction, and I'm 85% done with a doctorate in Learning and Leadership that I won't be finishing for many reasons, but mostly because that's not where God is leading me anymore.

All of that helped me become the person I am today, but the core of who I am stems from experiencing God's profound mercy and grace, and feeling in every fiber of my being that I'm a deeply beloved child of God.