A native of Florida, Matt was raised in an Adventist home, but did not live a Christian life. After Matt gave his life to Christ in 1999 at a series of evangelistic meetings, he dedicated his life to ministry. Since then he has been traveling the world preaching the gospel and proclaiming the three angels' message. He has a very special gift for working with young people. Many youth have surrendered their lives to Jesus and recommitted themselves to the Lord through Matt's powerful teaching and preaching. Matt was previously part of an evangelistic team called "Radiant Living", in Vancouver, British Columbia. This specialized team of young people teams with churches to train them and help them to win souls to Christ. Matt and his wife, Sherise, were married in December 2006 in Vancouver, Washington.