He says: “ Out of this encounter, I formed two conclusions which I have never since had reason to change: first, that Jesus Christ is alive; second, that the Bible is a true, relevant, up-to-date book. These two conclusions radically and permanently altered the whole course of my life.”

Derek shares his search for truth-first in philosophy and then in the Bible. After meeting Jesus he was discipled by the Holy Spirit for three years in the desert where God healed him of a chronic skin disease.