Asekor Glay is a native of Monrovia, Liberia. He grew up during the Liberian civil war. He is a singer/songwriter, author, photographer, and pastor. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems and studied for one year at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in the United States with his wife, Marinda, and his two daughters, Anastasia and Forsythia. Currently he writes and publishes. He is the author of Refinement by fire, his memoir.