I was born in Roanoke Rapid, North Carolina, and raised in Littleton, North Carolina.  After graduating from high school, I moved to New York where I attended Mercy College in Westchester, New York.  I received a Bachelors degree in Business/Accounting in 1977, and then went on to attend several other colleges where I continued my studies in accounting.   In 1999 I received my Masters in Divinity from Freedom Bible College and Seminary in Rogers, Arkansas. (While in New York I married my high school sweetheart in 1967—Carlton Burgess--- who is also a Pastor). 

I moved from New York in 1979 to Langhorne, PA, and landed a job with Princeton University as an accountant. In 1986 we moved to New Jersey and in 1989 I went to Real Estate School, and became a realtor, and sold real estate for more than 10 years. Through the real estate I became interested in the mortgage industry, and became self-employed as a mortgage underwriter contractor traveling to various mortgage companies in the country working for 11 years. 

After 11 years in the mortgage industry, I started my own business as a mortgage auditing company (B & B Services Associates) with 10 employees in 1998. I ran the business until God called me into the ministry, which was in 2001, and then I still kept the business opened until 2005.  God wanted me to use my gifts, talent and experiences to help His people.

I am the founder of South Jersey Outreach Ministries in 1991, and became recognized by the IRS in 2002 as a 501©3 non-profit organization.  Since then we have several partnerships: Arnold Distribution Warehouse, New Jersey Agricultural Society, Catholic Charity, Farmers Against Hunger, Family and Human Services, HUD, USDA Rural Development, FHA, several Attorneys at Law helping youth in the Judicial system, several apartment complexes, and other churches in the community helping them feed their members as well as helping them develop an effective outreach program.

I have conducted seminars and conferences over the years the latest one “Double Up” Conference teaching on “Hearing God’s Voice” and Understanding Prophecy”. 

We have fed more than 1000 families, and have put more than 50 families in homes and/or apartments.  Our ministry is that of the New Testament, we believe that we are our brother and sister keepers. We do not get any assistance from the government; this is all done through our memberships.  Out of the outreach ministry was birthed the church, Fountain of Living Waters Church, which my husband and I are the Pastors.  We believe that people must walk in their calling in order to understand the will of the Father for their lives.  Right now we are small, but we have true worshippers who are filled with the Holy Spirit.  We believe in the fivefold ministry, and they are taught how to use their gift(s). We have an awesome Youth ministry called “Ablaze Youth Ministry”…they are on fire for God.

We have worked in the Ft. Dix Federal Prison for 5 years teaching and preaching the word of God.   We assist the elderly with social security benefits…showing them how to get the help they need.  We assist the returning veterans from Iraq who are ill, and are in need of benefits…teaching them how to apply for benefits.

Because of the love for God, we devote our time giving back to others in need.  We are teaching them how to break the chain of bondage in their lives through knowledge and love.