I grew up in a Christian home where our family attended church regularly. My grandfather, after whom I was named, was a preacher. I also loved my parents and my family, especially my father.

However, I was sexually abused by my next-door neighbor, a boy two years older than me, when I was a kid. The experience and stigma of being abused stuck with me after that, so that all my life, I carried around a gut full of shame and guilt that fed my anger and depression that grew over the years.

A few years ago at the age of sixty-five, when I was at the point of giving up, I decided to give God one last chance. I told God that I had been struggling all my life to be a Christian that He could be proud of but was this all there is to the Christian life? At that point, I was seriously considering suicide but thanks to a pastor, a Christian counselor, and a dear friend who sent me a copy of Joseph Prince’s book titled, Destined To Reign, God began working a miracle in my life.

Through the book, I learned that God was not who I thought He was. I was also not who I thought I was. For the first time in my life, I was introduced to the gospel of grace!

Today, I am the happiest that I have ever been. I enjoy a wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ. I consider myself a walking miracle of God. Though I am nowhere near perfect, God is still loving me and changing me from the inside out! My friends and especially my grandchildren will testify to the amazing change in me. I cannot wait to learn more about Jesus.

Thank You, Father God, for raising up a man after your own heart to preach the truth of Your unfathomable love and grace to those who have eyes to see and ears to hear!