I was born in July 1960 in the village of Edwinstowe in North Nottinghamshire, England; a former coal mining village close to the local mine, Thoresby Colliery. When I left school and began a career I entered the mining industry and spent 10 years, first as a craft mechanical apprentice, and then training and educating to become an engineering manager in the mines, completing a B.Sc.(Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering where I also discovered a passion for mathematics, and computer software development that I would later turn into a career.

They were tough years, but in that time God taught me many unforgettable lessons of life and how things are in the world. In recent years I have written my memoirs of those days, if for no other reason, to give the benefit of my experience to the new generation that know little of what it was like now the mines have closed (The Memoirs of a Sherwood Miner - Amazon UK). When I finally left the industry in 1988 I moved into engineering software development which is something I have done professionally for a long time, mostly working freelance so it gave me the freedom to work for God, but also sometimes taking jobs and contracts as the opportunities came up. I am the owner of software that is used globally in certain engineering industries. More recently I was led to focus more completely on writing Christian books, which I give away at not cost, and engaging in evangelism in the world as God leads me.

My parents founded and led a Pentecostal church in the nearby village of New Ollerton where we moved and lived from age 13, returning to Edwinstowe later when I left home. I had heard and accepted the gospel of salvation from a young age, but later needed to overcome the challenges of youth and I returned to Christ not long after I entered the mining industry. From that time I was totally committed and dived headlong into working out my faith. However, as is true for many, I had to work my way through many things I had grown up with that I now broadly categorise under the term 'religion'. In time that led to some real epiphany moments that led me out of religion and into real relationship with God. Not that I hadn't had this all along, but it was to some degree hindered by those religious barriers until I grew up in my faith and overcame them, as God led me through to maturity in my faith.

I took many roles in church during my years - prayer/intercession, youth leader, homegroups, evangelism etc. - but after some time those realisations I spoke of led me to some exciting times where I began to explore the power of God in the form of healings and miracles which we did on the streets of Nottingham. That is an ongoing form of evangelism I have engaged in ever since in a number of UK cities, including London, and it is perhaps the place where I find God more than ever unleashes his grace and love through me to others in evangelism.

When I was nearing age 50, in 2010, God began to lead me in a new direction, which was to begin to write. Until that time I had felt restrained from doing that, but the time came when God's direction led me to use the literary skills I had developed over my career. The first book I wrote - God's Plan for the Ages - is more or less a download of my faith to the point it had developed over the years. It was intended to be 'strong meat', rather than 'milk', and so contains many challenging thoughts, but it is a book that expresses some of the deepest beliefs I bear in my spirit that underpin my faith and my relationship to my wonderful and glorious God.

Over the years there were many seasons where God led me and taught me many things. Because of my early experience of 'religion' and the problems that caused, I was led to examine the whole concept of 'church' and the way we conduct ourselves when we come to meet together. Over time God helped me get to the bottom of the issues I had there on the way we do church, and eventually directed me to write a book defining what church was originally, and what he intends it to be again before this age is done. It is titled - The Original Church to Come - released in 2018, and it is published free online or a hard copy can be purchased at low cost from Amazon UK.

Once I had finished writing the book on church I asked God how he would want me to promote and authenticate it. In answer to that prayer, and the discovery I made of a hearts desire to move in a greater way in the prophetic gift, God led me to write another important book that had in fact been developing in my spirit for at least 30 years. That book is titled - The 2020 Vision of the End Times - and as the title suggests it focuses on some key global changes that were coming to the world in the year 2020 as we approach the end times. Though many were sceptical about that message, those prophetic predictions came to pass through the global pandemic and lockdown of 2020.

After the release of this book, in 2023 I was led to go on mission to Uganda, Africa on mission, preaching, and bringing healing and deliverance to the African people. When I returned from the mission I was then led to go and live in Africa for two years where I continued with ministry and seeking God. While I was there I met and became engaged to my now fiancé, I will say more on that and my family history later, but that is how things currently stand for me now.

To complete the list of my literary works, the latest book release in 2026 recounts nearly five decades of prophetic experience to show what kind of a life of adventure is possible through the gift of prophecy. It is titled - The Adventure Of Prophecy - and as always it is freely available online.

That is my story in brief on my life so far, in terms of background, working life, and my book releases. I pray and believe you will be blessed by what God has given me to bring through my writings. Most information can be found on each book by accessing the - About this Book link attached to each book.

Please feel free to contact me or comment if you wish to give me any feedback on these works, or anything else that is on your mind. Soon I will set up a Whatsapp group so we can use it for discussion.

This leads me to say a little more about my family situation. I met my ex-wife at school when we were both 15, before I came back to Christ having wandered from God and gone my own way for a while. We were married soon after both I am my girlfriend came to Christ. The marriage lasted for 32 years, so the relationship in total was 36 years. We had four children, that have now expanded into 6 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. However, I had not sought God about this aspect of my life as I was straying from him when we met. Those mistakes meant life was at times very difficult, though we continued together until the children grew up.

One thing I learned by experience is if you ever become a threat to the enemy, he will use whatever means he can to attack you. Family members are a prime target in that regard, so unless they have the capacity to resist, it can make life very tough. I too needed to learn that. Eventually, when the responsibility for children had passed, that led to the marriage breaking, and for me a 14-year period as a single person where I felt I was catching up with the years I had missed in my youth. I was also deternined not to bring someone else into that kind of battle again unless I was sure they could handle it.

When I finally felt ready for a relationship again, I felt I had learned my lesson on making God's choice, not my own, so I was probably over-cautious and reluctant for a long time.

Because I know what a battle it is to continue in a ministry, I knew I needed someone who had some understanding of the battle, and some resilience to fight and resist the devil through prayer and intercession. What I certainly didn't want was to subject anyone to that kind of demand if they weren't ready for it.

Then I met Beneth in Uganda, Africa at a fellowship gathering there. When we met I was near age 64, and she was near 50, so a little younger than me, but perfect in many ways because if you read my last book you will have learned that I know by prophetic revelation I am going to be here on this earth for some time yet. In fact I know the very day God will take me home - as some do. After 8 months or so together we got engaged to be married.

At the moment we are apart, with me in England and her in Uganda, after running into visa issues that forced me to return home. Thank God we have social media to stay in touch, though what we want and pray for is to be together.

Beneth is someone who has a ministry of Prayer and Intercession, working in the Diocese of Mukono, near Kampala, Uganda. She is involved in training intecessors and leading the prayer meetings, and at times preaching the word when she has the opportunity.

What matters to me most, apart from her being a wonderful person, as she is, is her resilience against enemy attack. As someone raised in Africa she has a keen awareness of how the enemy works, and how to access God to resist him. This is something I believe God has shown me I need for help with future ministry, so she is a key partner for me in it. Our plan is therefore to marry soon, when God makes a way, and continue our adventure in the Lord's work together.

Thank you for your interest in my story.

Many Blessings

TREVOR MADDISON