Pastor , author, and former reporter David Crosby has deployed many individuals for deeds of love. After one of the nation’s most horrific natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina, he and his church were responsible for deploying 21,000 volunteers to projects including 1,100 home recovery operations and 91 new home constructions. To this day, his church deploys approximately 100 volunteers a week in a dozen intentional ministry outlets in the city. David, author of Your Pain is Changing You, is active in community and denominational affairs, and has received many awards and recognitions for his civic involvement. He and high school sweetheart, Janet Rose Crosby, live in Louisiana and have three children and eight grandchildren.