Richard worked for over twenty years in the inner city helping the needy and homeless, as well as serving as a missionary and pastor in several different cities in the United States with an organization similar to the Salvation Army. He later trained as a counselor with John and Paula Sanford’s training program. Richard operates in a powerful gift of prophecy and has been mentoring and counseling many Christians, particularly leadership, since 1998. Since 2002 he has been Co-Director of Firehouse Ministries, Inc. and has taught and counseled the Body of Christ in effective Christian spiritual growth and emotional health.