“I remember it was a time of frustration and fear, because I wasn’t sure what was going to happen and how I was going to make ends meet. And I remember clearly, just crying out to God.”

“Living in a broken home, I always felt lonely. I had a step father who was kind to me but abusive to my mom.  After my parents divorced, I was left without a father.  My biological father was never a part of my life. It wasn’t until the age of 42 when I finally met him.”

“I was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. It was a shock to all of us , and I knew that a new chapter was going to start. To describe what that experience was like was very simple: hard but beautiful.”

“All along God has had a plan of his own for me. I doubted him. I ignored him because of my own selfishness. All because I thought I could do this all on my own.”

“I quickly found myself angry with my parents, angry at my siblings, and angry at the world around me. And I always resorted to being secluded in my room and not talking to anyone. Quickly, I was having lustful desires and pride issues that never seemed to go away.”

“After going to the club, doing drugs, and getting drunk many nights, I took an aerial view of my life and saw myself where the prodigal son saw himself. It had been years since I heard the voice of God, so I didn’t know what to do when He called me.”