Daniel Markoya is a modern-day Psalmist... a musical poet: one singing under divine inspiration. (see Strongs 4396 prophetes {prof-ay'-tace}
Daniel is called by God to sing and speak, having the power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate hearers to
righteousness, love, and good deeds.
To call Christians back to their first love.
To exhort Christians “to be doers of the Word and not just hearers only.”
To encourage Christians to serve God with all of their hearts.
Daniel and his wife are semi-retired and receive income through Social Security, Music sales, and free-will love offerings.
Daniel has spent years as an itinerant, non-denominational Christian Musician. In 1996, he and his wife, Valerie, began touring the United States full-time with four of their six children, continuing into the early 2000s. They lived by faith, trusting God to guide their ministry opportunities and provide for their needs. They stayed with over 100 families during this period and never had to book a motel, even once.
From 2002 to 2006, they lived in Salem, Oregon, before returning to the road in 2007 with their youngest daughter and granddaughter. After several years of traveling and staying with numerous families, they settled in Mendocino on the Northern California coast from 2011 to 2017. They later resumed traveling as a couple, spending time in Arizona, Colorado, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Florida.
Daniel’s music draws heavily from Scripture to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and inspire listeners toward righteousness, love, and good deeds. As a laborer in God’s harvest field, he builds up believers through preaching and singing, equipping them to be “doers of the Word” rather than hearers only and to engage in ministry actively.
In April 2024, their children encouraged them to “settle down” and at least semi-retire from their itinerant lifestyle. Now, they live in Mesa, Arizona, in a comfortable apartment adjacent to a golf course and a park with a lake view. Their patio overlooks a spot frequented by over a hundred ducks and geese, adding a touch of nature to their new abode.