I’m the daughter of a full time, faithful pastoral family and was born and raised in the Southern California, Los Angeles Inland Valley.  I’m blessed to have a strong multigenerational heritage of faith.  My parents pastored very small Advent Christian churches 26 years and I grew up without much financially...it was not always an easy road.  My father was an accomplished vocalist and taught love for the social and pure Gospel!  I received Jesus at age 4 and was baptised at 12.  I’ve been kept by His grace and always walked closely with the Lord, never got into trouble or strayed.  A testimony to His power at work within!  I always had a strong sense of conviction and boldness. I’m a passionate, extravagant worshipper, whom God often speaks to in dreams.  I received the gift of tongues in my adult years.   

Though I’ve encountered many hard sufferings and challenges in my journey: physical, emotional and circumstancial, outside my control, my song is redemption!!  Jesus has seen me through it all and given a Romans 8:28 return, exchanging beauty for ashes!  Purpose, compassion and reach are more clearly solidified, through the flames of adversity.  He is the fourth man in every fire!  I value authenticity and transparency in the Body, and believe there is no shame in our struggles, because all is for the glory of God.

Married 21 years to my highschool sweetheart, who is an engineer and sci-fi fantasy author + patented inventor, we have four, creative, homeschooled children ages 4-16.  We've attended different houses of God (denominational and non-denominational churches), in different seasons, as led by the Spirit, and have spent the last five years in an apostolic home church fellowship called "Via Cordis".  In each church we've been part of, I served in childrens, prayer and prophetic ministries and our family hosted revival meetings in our home for two years, engaging the realm of creative arts and charasmatic gifts, to minister.  Our family spent five years walking by radical faith, pioneering God dreams He placed on our hearts.  We are now planted in Laguna Beach, CA.  That incredible, two-part testimony can be heard here and here. 

I have always enjoyed discipling, writing, singing and doing visual art, but my calling to minister in that capacity on Instagram began 4-4-21, as a spoken word poet/preacher, and to champion unity among believers, hence Ephesians 4:4 was the verse that birthed the Instagram account name @the.fourfour 

God clearly spoke to me to step in and He gets all glory for the platform and content, as He is the giver!  I also love to teach the word and speak about the Gospel and I’ve had opportunities to do that as a podcast guest.  Our teen daughter @creativleighinspired does original art for the sermon series posts and I also work in ministry with a talented visual artist from London, UK, @santi_artgo , who collabs my poetry.  This part of the ministry was birthed out of a divine connection and Holy Spirit seals our work.  

The mission @the.fourfour is to usher in renaissance and revival in these last days, bridging culture with Christ, through the inspiration and passionate realm of arts and creativity, which are the least common denominator, that appeal to every human heart.  Additionally, I’m passionate to Kingdom build, by encouraging and equipping other believers, so they can walk fully in their calling and giftedness, for such a time!  

Thank you!

Christine Janelle