Here's a brief story of my path to faith...
God had established an intimate relationship with me at a very early stage in my life. I was about eight years old when I first gave my life to Him and it was then that I felt His calling for my life. However, with a lack of individual discipleship, I began my path into the secular realm after the death of my then pastor, Rev. Nelson Patterson. Beginning in my mid to late teen years, I began a life full of worldly indulgences including daily alcohol use, drug use, and promiscuity. I found myself in a downward psychological spiral at the age of 28 after the death of my father in 2002. I truly found myself at a crossroads in my life. Although I found great refuge from this trivial point in my life by spending time with my mother, there was still an overwhelmingly growing emptiness inside of me. Driven by the power of a praying sister and her family, I felt the tug of the Holy Spirit on my heart and I found myself reaching out to Christ. That's when the transformation began. I felt a renewal and a refreshing in my mind and spirit. I began regularly attending Trinity Full Gospel Church in Zanesville, Ohio under the leadership of Rev. Terry Rowland where I found a scripturally strong foundation for my faith to begin to grow again.
In August of 2003, I married an angel by the name of Jill Renee whom God has blessed me with. I now have three beautiful, energetic, Jesus loving children. With this reformation that God has performed in my life, He has given me the opportunity to realize the strength and the power that I have through Him. And He is giving me the understanding and purpose of my calling in life. Everyday in my life is truly the reflection of God's grace and mercy and because Jesus died for me, I choose to live for Him. †