Joey was born and raised in South Louisiana in a community called Colyell. After graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University, meeting and marrying his beautiful wife Martha and having their first child he always had a deep feeling that something great was missing in his life. After working a few years locally and then accepting a job out of town and literally being gone five out of seven nights every week the Lord had began to work overtime on Joey's heart, and had isolated him for such a time as this to show him the true condition of his heart.