Wayfarer started with a question I couldn't shake: What if the people in the Bible could sit across from you and tell you what it was actually like?
Something more personal than a study guide. David telling you what the cave felt like when he was hiding from Saul. Elijah admitting he wanted to die after his greatest victory. Esther describing the terror of approaching the throne uninvited.
I've been walking with God for as long as I can remember. I grew up between a Catholic primary school and a Protestant boarding school — two traditions that gave me a deep appreciation for the breadth of the faith. I always had a knack for art and design. I loved to draw as a kid, and looking back, that's probably why Wayfarer is as visual as it is.
For years, I wrote reflections and prayers in the notes app on my phone. Not for anyone to read — just my way of processing what God was doing. Wrestling with Scripture. Writing back to Him when I didn't know how to pray.
Life tested that faith. When I was eighteen, my father suffered a severe stroke. He fought for nine years — four strokes, near-complete paralysis — before he passed. I had my own battles during that time. There were seasons where faith felt like the only thing I had left, and seasons where even that felt thin.
I never gave up. I completed university, graduated as an engineer, and asked God to place me somewhere I could grow. I'd never studied computer science — but the only job I was offered was at a tech company, as a cloud engineer. I consider that divine placement.
Five years into my career, I had an experience I can barely describe. I was on a walk, and something broke open. I was in tears, praying — asking God to help me do something meaningful with the hands He'd given me. I had all these reflections I'd been writing for years, and nowhere to share them.
So I started building. In November 2025, with no app development experience, I began learning how to turn years of writing into something others could hold in their hands. Every excerpt, every prayer, every companion reflection in Wayfarer is carefully authored and personally reviewed — not churned out by an algorithm. Every piece is grounded in Scripture, shaped by a specific creative vision, and refined until it meets the standard this app demands.
I chose the name Wayfarer because I believe we're all on a journey to know Christ. Like the men and women in the Bible, we each carry a story — and a testimony of what the Lord has done. Many of the themes explored through the companions in Wayfarer are themes I've walked through myself.
It is my prayer that I'm able to continue writing stories and prayers for this app — and that these companions meet you where you are, the way they met me.