About Me

My name is Melissa, and I love Jesus deeply. My love of books began when I was a child reading my Good News Bible. Those early pages stayed with me, and over time my love for books grew into a vision for Alpha & Omega Thrift Bookshop-Boutique—a ministry and a Kingdom assignment close to my heart.

I am grateful for my husband Mario, a wonderful man of God, and for our three adult children, Melody, Jason, and Hannah. My family is precious to me, and I thank God for the place they hold in my life.

I earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Mississippi Valley State University, with minors in Elementary Education and Political Science. These are important parts of my story, but above all, I am thankful for God’s grace and for the way He continues to lead me.

Welcome to Alpha & Omega. I’m thankful you’re here and hope you feel the faith and love behind this bookshop-boutique.

I was grateful to share my story in ‘Library of Love,’ featured in The Community News Flash, Volume 23, No. 8, December 2023.

My husband Mario and I are both ordained ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and we walk hand in hand in ministry through Greater Works Apostolic Ministries Outreach International. I’m grateful that my love of books and my faith have come together in this Kingdom assignment, and I thank you for being here.