A SOUND FOR THE ROAD HOME
SONS OF THE FATHER.
STRANGERS IN THE WORLD.
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS ON THE WAY HOME.
"For our citizenship is in heaven, and we are eagerly waiting for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ…"
PHILIPPIANS 3:20
LATEST SINGLE — OUT NOW
A prayer for the road home — for every morning the way isn't clear: Lord, teach me to follow. Not from someone who has it all figured out, but from someone still learning to follow Jesus, one day at a time.
Teach Me to Follow
Sons & Exile
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"As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you."
JOHN 20:21 — KJV
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"Music for the journey."
THE STORY BEHIND THE SOUND
I'm Ken — a husband, a father, and a follower of Jesus. I was born in Kitwe and grew up in Livingstone, Zambia, and moved to the U.S. in 2019.
I was a missions worker before I was a banker. I've served people from all over the world — in Africa and across the desk in a bank branch. I co-started a nonprofit bringing literacy and libraries to Zambia. But wherever I am, the goal is the same: to champion Jesus.
THE BIGGEST LESSON FROM SEVEN YEARS IN AMERICA SO FAR
"The mission hasn't changed. The setting has."
♪ Music
Songs that point to Jesus.
♡ Ministry
Using music to make a difference.
⊕ The Mission
More souls. Stronger communities. A better tomorrow.
FEATURED MUSIC
LYRICS & SCRIPTURE
Sons & Exile songs are built on Scripture. These are the verses behind the music — the unchanging Word behind the sound.
"For our citizenship is in heaven, and we are eagerly waiting for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ…"
PHILIPPIANS 3:20 — THE EXILE'S ANTHEM
"Be still, and know that I am God…"
PSALM 46:10 — BEHIND "WHEN THE WORLD GETS LOUD"
"You have searched me, Lord, and you know me…"
PSALM 139:1 — BEHIND "YOU KNOW ME"
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
GALATIANS 6:9 — BEHIND "MORE GOOD THAN WE CAN COUNT"
"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."
MATTHEW 16:24 — BEHIND "ALL THE WAY IN"
THE JOURNEY
Grace. Second chances. A calling.
LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA
I grew up in Livingstone, Zambia — a town named for an explorer, sitting at the edge of one of the great wonders of the world. I didn't know it then, but the road home would take me further than I ever imagined.
2019 — THE UNITED STATES
In 2019, I moved to the U.S. to start over. New country, new life, same God. It strips you down to what matters — faith, family, and the quiet voice that says keep going.
MISSIONS WORKER, THEN BANKER
I was a missions worker before I was a banker — and the calling never changed, only the setting. Whether on mission in Africa or serving customers from all over the world in a bank branch, my goal has always been the same: to reflect Jesus.
THE MISSION
For a long time, I thought about ministry in terms of where I went and what I did — serving in Africa, working with communities, and helping build something meaningful through missions. But following Jesus has been teaching me that a calling isn’t confined to a mission field, a pulpit, or a church building.
Today, I work in banking. I help people navigate financial decisions, build relationships, and find solutions to real-life challenges. It may look different from my years in missions, but the heart behind it remains the same: people matter, service matters, and how we treat others matters.
I’ve come to see that following Jesus isn’t about separating the sacred from the ordinary. It’s about allowing Him to shape how we live, work, serve, and love wherever He has placed us.
The mission hasn’t changed. The setting has.
And perhaps that’s part of the journey — learning that God can use not only the things we set apart for Him, but also the everyday work, relationships, and responsibilities through which we learn to become more like Jesus.
2026 — SONS & EXILE
Music has always been part of me. I play guitar, I love to write, and for years I’ve carried songs that never quite found their way into the world. Life is always full, time is always limited, and the music had to wait.
Now, those songs are finally finding their voice.
Sons & Exile is where my faith, my questions, my struggles, and my hope meet music. These aren’t songs from someone who has everything figured out. They’re songs from someone still learning what it means to follow Jesus faithfully in a world that constantly pulls us in other directions.
Alongside the music, I’m writing books and developing resources to help people move beyond simply talking about faith and begin living it. Some of that work is already out in the world; other projects are still taking shape.
I’m a husband, a father, a banker, a writer, a songwriter, and a follower of Jesus still being formed along the way.
This is me, in a nutshell. Not a finished story, but a journey of grace, surrender, and learning to follow Jesus wherever the road leads.
Welcome to Sons & Exile.
BEYOND THE MUSIC
The music is one lane. These are the others — the work of putting faith into people's hands.
RISE LITERACY ZAMBIA
I co-started a nonprofit offering literacy services and building libraries in Zambia — because a child who can read can go anywhere. riseliteracyzambia.org
SONS & EXILE × FIRE & HEART RADIO
Missions on the go — in any space or place.
Block out any 10 days of your life and pursue Jesus on mission right where you are. No passport, no plane ticket — your street, your workplace, your city is the mission field. Ten days built on three rhythms:
PRAY
Talk to the Father daily
HEAR & SHARE
Receive the gospel, pass it on
SERVE
Love your neighbor in action
The book is being written — the story behind the ten days. Join the letter to hear about it first.
FROM THE BOOK — COMING SOON
"I used to think missions was a place you went. For me, it was villages along the Zambezi — sharing the gospel, making disciples, learning what it meant to show up where the need was…"
Then I moved to America in 2019, and I started over. And somewhere in the middle of building a respectable American life, a question started following me around that I didn't know how to answer:
What happens to a missions worker who becomes a banker?
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