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I was born in 1968 to a little preacher woman. I was born again in 1977 in my bedroom, and filled with the Holy Ghost in
1979 in our little country church. I was so excited about Jesus! I knew then I wanted to serve Him with all I am. In 1983
I joined a southern Gospel quartet. I loved travelling and singing for the Lord. I still do! God has been so good to me!
I could never thank Him enough! When I was 18, I had a terrible car wreck. I should have died, but God saved my life. In
1988 I got married. Things were going OK and then the enemy made another attempt on my life. While I was in Alabama visiting
my Great Grandmother, my left arm began to hurt. It swelled to twice it's size! I was rushed to the hospital immediately,
and tests revealed that I had a blood clot in the subclevian vein above my heart. The doctors at one point thought the only
way they were going to be able to operate, and ensure this would never happen again, is to remove my breast bone. I refused
to let that happen! I believed God, and everyone prayed, and I'm healed today! In 1998 my little girl was born. She's truly
Daddy's Little Angel! I loved the time I spent with her when she was first born. Rocking her to sleep, diaper changes, and
teletubbies! It seemed back then, that life couldn't get any better. My little girl was everything I ever prayed for!
The joy I had with her however, was sidetracked. In 2002, my wife of 14 years decided she wanted a divorce. She gave
me a choice. Her, or my family. That was a choice I couldn't make, so she made it for me, and we divorced. It devistated
me! How could I live without my little girl? What was happening to my life? I went into a deep depression. As if all this
weren't enough, it was about this time that I began to realize, and admit to myself that I was gay. I always knew it deep
down, but I brushed it off as adolescent foolishness, and was able to supress my desires. Even then God faithfulness to me
was so evident. You see, my brother had come out a couple of years before, God had already shown me in the Word that it
was OK to be gay and a Christian. Had He not revealed that to me, I'm not sure I would have made it through that time in
my life, but God is faithful and will NEVER put more on us than we can bear. Around this time, my brother took me to a little
country church. It was a gay affirming chuch. I had never even heard of such a thing before, but I went, and I loved it!
I knew God had went before me and prepared a way! I was home! It wasn't long after I had been attending church that I met
a young man who seemed to love God just as much as I did. We began dating, and in October of 2003, we had our Holy Union.
It was beautiful! We had already moved into our first home, and we were blessed! Then, one more time, the enemy struck.
This time it was at my back. I knew he was just mad becuase I had made a major decision to be obedient in the area of our
finances. In 2004, we had to move out of our home, becuase we could no longer afford the mortgage, and that same year I
had to file bankruptcy. On top of that, I was out of work. Here is my point again, GOD IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL! Later, He blessed
me with A NEW JOB. One where I was off on weekends! We eventually moved in to an apartment, and the enemy made one last
attempt at my back. I ended up in a wheelchair, and was out of work for 7 months. Then one day while watching Gloria Copeland's
healing school, I stood to my feet, and put one foot in front of the other! God is awesome! I am back at work again, and
I am EXPECTING God's favor and Blessing like never before. 2007 will be our year of complete VICTORY! I praise God for Living
Faith Fellowship, and the opportunity to serve Him there. God is moving mightily in our midst. Come check it out, and you'll
see what I mean.
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