Our Staff

Daniel G. Edwards

My name is Daniel Edwards, I was born in Reading Pennsylvania, adopted and raised in Northampton Pennsylvania. I went through sexual abuse at a young age and then turned to drugs and crime, but went to church and always felt God wanted me for some reason I just didn't know what.  At the age of 12 I was incarcerated for the first time and was then sent to several boys homes including Bethel Baptist Boys Academy from age 14-16. Shortly after Bethel I found myself on my own due to home issues and fell into a life of organized crime, drugs, motorcycle clubs etc. After several incarcerations I got married and had several children but then had a daughter pass away and found myself even deeper into drugs and crime to escape the inner pain of my life. God never gave up on me and after two failed marriages and 21+ yrs of IV drug use and crime I screamed to God that if He had a purpose to show me and help me! Shortly after my mother and father both passed away. God took the drugs away and gave me insight that all the scars and pain I have dealt with was to build me into someone who could help others through the things I have already faced! So although imperfect, flawed, scarred and battered I am able to say God is good!

Robin E. Wall 

Sarah Montanari

My name is Sarah Montanari, and I was born and raised in Pennsylvania. I was a child I was a victim of sexual abuse, physical, and mental abuse. I grew up with Daniel and was there when God placed the calling on his life. I have been there through the ups and the downs of his life, and have considered him to be like a brother to me. We had talked many times over the years about creating something that would help people in the same situations that we have gone through, and when approached to finally make it happen I knew this was exactly what i was meant to be here for.  I am now the Secretary for HFS Ministry and with God’s help will use my life experiences to help others that have been in the same shoes or walked the same paths that I have. 

Akil K. Nicholas

Nathan Dunn 

My Name is Nathan Dunn, and I was born and raised in Detroit. When I was 13 I was sent away from home for the first time. I did 3.5 years at Bethel and then came home when I was about 17. At 18 I went to prison for the first time. I have been to prison a total of 6 times in my lifetime. I lived a rough lifestyle. I was into drugs, and other things. During my last stay in prison I asked Christ into my heart and started trying to live my life right. It was always a struggle though, thinking about the life that I was going to be going back to. While I was at the half-way house, Daniel Edwards reached out to me. We had been at Bethel together. From that point, he gave me a place to stay, and he opened his home to me. He told me about the Ministry he was starting, and asked if I would like to be a part of it to help others who have been down the same road that I have been down. I accepted and have now become a staff member for HFS Ministry. I have been sober for 3.5 years now, and by God’s grace, and the help of Daniel and others, I intend to help everyone that I can.