At Chaplain Custer's Corner of Cyber Space, my heartfelt desire is to provide spiritual support through Biblical preaching and teaching to individuals and families.
From visiting prisons and hospitals to providing biblical guidance through Elmira Baptist Church, I strive to touch lives, as sometimes a touch is what we need.
We are dedicated to serving the community through a variety of outreach efforts, all rooted in our commitment to faith.
I teach the Bible, distribute Bibles, visit prisons, hospitals, and rehab facilities, and perform other chaplain ministries to support those in need.
I offer Biblical teaching services tailored to the unique needs of Churches, Groups, individuals, and families.
I am committed to delivering the transformative power of The Gospel, with hope & guidance to those who need it most.
I have answered God’s call on my life. My desire to help others has led me to become a Chaplain, which was a natural fit as my passion is for people.
I Praise the Lord for allowing me to serve in both the local prisons twice a week.
I have worked with the public throughout my entire secular career. My eyes have seen the pain many people endure, and I have known this pain myself. I see so many who do not have the hope in Christ that I have come to know through decades of service.
I have the gift of gab—always able to approach people, say hello, or strike up a conversation. Though I find that “the love of many has waxed cold,” I still trust the Lord and aim to be a blessing to whoever I meet. Thus, this ministry and website.
I am currently 67 years of age. My childhood was characterized by frequent moves, aka I never had a home life. I was born out of wedlock and grew up without a father. My mother just did her own thing, leaving me to navigate my youth on my own. I was arrested at 8 years of age, and so many more times after that until my 20's. I grew up rough, been shot, seen death, drugs, sex, all this was before I turned 12, (1968-69)when I was sentenced to 2 yrs.
I had no relationships with others.
These experiences have had a significant impact on my development and continue to influence my perspective.
I was saved in April 1982. At the time, I was a commercial fisherman, and I was truly delivered from the kingdom of darkness and translated into the kingdom of light. Since my conversion, my wife and I have always served. Somehow, I almost feel ashamed and not very comfortable describing the wonderful grace that Jesus has allowed us in serving others. I will preface my statement with Luke 17:10.
From the time I was baptized, I have read God’s Word. I still struggle with memorizing, but when I teach, I find John 14:26—“and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”—to be true in my experience.
I began in the ministry by teaching at convalescent homes in San Francisco. I also drove for the Bus Ministry for decades, and I also preached at the San Francisco Gospel Mission for a few years in the early 90s. We were so blessed to open our home to many men off the street.
I have preached the Gospel as a layman, taught Sunday School, preached from the pulpit, and have a grasp of the Bible. The Psalms still speak deeply to me.
As the years have rolled by, I still find the desire to serve in the Lord’s vineyard. His calling has now led me to Vacaville. One thing we still do is open our home to God’s servants—we have had evangelists, pastors, church planters, missionaries, singing groups, families, students, Bible translators, homeless individuals, and many families stay with us.
I have now become a Chaplain so that I can use this as an opportunity to reach prisoners, widows, and patients at Kaiser Vacaville. If I can be a blessing to someone by being a Chaplain, then to God be the glory. I have tasted death—both personally and through the loss of loved ones. I have spent much time in hospitals.
I was saved in April 1982. At the time, I was a commercial fisherman, and I was truly delivered from the kingdom of darkness and translated into the kingdom of light. Since my conversion, my wife and I have always served. Somehow, I almost feel ashamed and not very comfortable describing the wonderful grace that Jesus has allowed us in serving others. I will preface my statement with Luke 17:10.
From the time I was baptized, I have read God’s Word. I still struggle with memorizing, but when I teach, I find John 14:26—“and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”—to be true in my experience.
I began in the ministry by teaching at convalescent homes in San Francisco. I also drove for the Bus Ministry for decades, and I also preached at the San Francisco Gospel Mission for a few years in the early 90s. We were so blessed to open our home to many men off the street.
I have preached the Gospel as a layman, taught Sunday School, preached from the pulpit, and have a grasp of the Bible. The Psalms still speak deeply to me.
As the years have rolled by, I still find the desire to serve in the Lord’s vineyard. His calling has now led me to Vacaville. One thing we still do is open our home to God’s servants—we have had evangelists, pastors, church planters, missionaries, singing groups, families, students, Bible translators, homeless individuals, and many families stay with us.
I have now become a Chaplain so that I can use this as an opportunity to reach prisoners, widows, and patients at Kaiser Vacaville. If I can be a blessing to someone by being a Chaplain, then to God be the glory. I have tasted death—both personally and through the loss of loved ones. I have spent much time in hospitals.
1976 – Mission High, San Francisco
I graduated from high school illiterate and void of understanding. I am not a learned man; I grew up hard on the streets of San Francisco as a delinquent. Over the years, I have graduated from the school of hard knocks in a worldly sense. Luke 16:8—“the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” (Custer’s translation: common sense still works.)
I love God’s Word—I meditate upon it, study it, read it, listen to it, teach it, and preach it. I serve as a Chaplain for the Gideons, the Prison Fellowship Ministry, Kaiser Vacaville, and local rehab facilities. I do all this so I can give out more Scriptures, but most of all to see the Bible’s power to change lives—just as it has changed mine.
I have had a fascinating work history, almost all of it with the public:
I have served or worked wherever the need arose. I have mostly been a teacher, but I love to preach the Word and share the Gospel. Over the years, I have served as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, and in all aspects of the Bus Ministry (I still give out candy to this day).
I have put in many physical hours fixing or working on church buildings. I know how to work, I know how to toil, and I am loyal. (Hebrews 13:17)
Since COVID-19, I have primarily served through my church (Elmira Baptist), doing some home and hospital visitations. I helped form a “Widow's Day” where we go and fix things in or around their homes.
I teach when the opportunity arises (contact me if you need a sermon or two taught) and have been waiting for the Lord’s leading back into more active ministry after being somewhat on the sidelines these past few years.
Before COVID-19, we were active in many outreach opportunities. Having lived in this area for 25 years, we have now established ties, and I am ordained through Elmira Baptist Church. I want to do more, and I'm getting there.
I have formed a non-profit, DJ Services Solano, for the purpose of sharing the Word—one Scripture at a time. With the desire to supply hope to those who feel they have none. (Have you ever had to look forward to the same old thing every day? Or experienced that sudden hard left turn into a hospital bed and wondered what to do next?)
My hope, through the “Ministry of Presence,” is to share the hope given to me:
“Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” — 2 Corinthians 1:4
I believe in the power of words to uplift and support one another. My outreach efforts are designed to bring hope, compassion, and encouragement to those who are seeking prayer at critical moments in their lives, especially to those who need it most.
