Mar 20, 2017
What You'll Hear:
Jeff was raised in a Christian home but fell away from the
Lord during his college years
He was successful in business and consulting
Through marriage counseling, he found out he and his wife never
healed or dealt with the abortion they had 25 years earlier
He started an organization with other men, now called Human
Coalition, to make abortion unthinkable
Human Coalition is unique in it's approach and its results
Intro
Jeff is a seasoned business leader with almost 20 years of
experience in owning and operating businesses. He has served a
variety of industries including high tech, software, manufacturing,
retail, and non-profit. His core areas of competencies include
startups, marketing, lead generation, relationship management,
leadership, and change management.
After learning about Human Coalition in 2010, he was so moved by how the organization verifiably saves unborn children from abortion that he began volunteering. Jeff eventually left the business world to work with Human Coalition full time. As one of the first staffers to join Human Coalition, his compelling story reminds us that men whose wives and girlfriends have abortions are often left to grieve the loss of their children alone.
Jeff graduated from the University of Texas (Austin) with a
Bachelors of Science in Finance. He and his wife Tricia have four
children.
Q&A*
When and How Did You Become a Christian?
I was raised in a Christian home and was baptized. I fell
away from the Lord in my college years. After I got married
and involved in a church did I serve the Lord and learn what it
meant to be a Christian man.
Tell Us About Your Career
I went to the Univ of Texas-Austin, got a finance degree and worked
for IBM. I then left that to be a business owner for 17 years
for Cross Media. I sold that business in 2010 and started
doing consulting work.
I worked with small to medium sized businesses to help them to
go from their heart to their head. Through that business I
met Brian Fisher, who was the COO of a large communication company
in Dallas.
Walk Us Through Your Testimony
I was the lay pastor at a church that ended up splitting up after
going through a difficult time. My wife and I decided to get
some Christian counseling after that experience for a tune-up for
our marriage.
My wife began to cry uncontrollably. I was perplexed what was behind these tears. What was behind those tears was a decision we had made nearly 25 years ago.
We were engaged and got pregnant. I went to my father and out of his ignorance he said this wasn't the way to start our marriage. We ended up at Planned Parenthood and took the life of our first child.
We didn't talk about it for 17 years.
That same week we were in counseling Brian Fisher gave me his business card and God dropped the scales from my eyes about what abortion really was.
We thought it was the unforgivable sin. Our pastor didn't talk about it. We didn't talk about it. Women are created to give life and as men we're supposed to the knight in shining armor to protect her. I was the opposite of the courageous man.
That was the beginning of my awakening. It started with my
own family and my own heart, at a very personal level and even
beyond at a national level and as a church. We began seeking
healing. It was really tough. Sometimes we don't really
want to deal with our wounds, but God in His grace and mercy allows
to deal with them. He then allows others to be rescued from
our testimony. It was then I began to fight for life.
Did You Have Trouble Being Bold Advocating for Life Due to Any
Guilt You Had?
For 17 years I was afraid to tell anyone. No-one talked about
it. Brian really encouraged me that it was my testimony that
was going to save lives. In the beginning I didn't really see
the benefit of telling oth...