While attending Moody Bible Institute David was able to minister to recruits at Naval Station Great Lakes.  This experience confirmed that he was led to minister to military personnel.  He spent 2011 at the Shalom Hospitality House in South Korea under the direction of Mike Martin.  He is pursuing where God wants him to share the Gospel and his life with service members.

Before joining Cadence, David worked as an electronics technician.  Also, he was active in wilderness search and rescue for six years, first with Cibola SAR and then as a support specialist with Mountain Canine Corps.