Taiyo has a radical testimony that came out of a very broken experience as his father tragically passed away in his arms as a young man. Taiyo was shaken by the experience and pleaded with God to forgive him for all of the wrong that he had done in his life. Taiyo turned his back on drugs, alcohol addiction and crime and he surrendered his life wholeheartedly to Jesus.
Since then, Taiyo has been very passionate about helping people encounter the love of God. Through the transformation in Taiyo’s life his entire family also from a broken background are now passionately following Jesus, serving in leadership and building the church. Taiyo has committed his life to building the kingdom through mobilising churches to effectively reach people in their community with the gospel message.
Alongside a tertiary and professional background of psychology, primary and high school education, Taiyo has an extensive experience in ministry. He is currently a Generations Pastor and is on the ExecutiveTeam at Life Unlimited Church serving under the leadership of Pastor Sean Stanton (The Australian Christian Churches’ National Secretary) and Pastor Lynda Stanton. Taiyo has been on team with them for 13 years and on staff full-time for 8 of those years. At LifeUC Taiyo has fulfilled many roles including Youth, Young Adults and Generations Pastor, New Christians and New People Pastor and Campus Pastor. Taiyo is also on the State Team for Youth Alive NSW and serves on the Executive for Australian Christian Churches in the ACT.
Taiyo is a highly sought after communicator and has a regional, state and national influence. He has been invited to speak at churches right across Australia and beyond and has had the opportunity of speaking at some of Australia’s largest churches.