OK, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR MY SALVATION, AND GIVE HIM THE GLORY FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE OR HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE, PAST AND PRESENT! BECOZ, IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD OR HAVE ANYTHING!
I WAS SAVED AT A YOUNG AGE. I WAS 5 YRS. OLD, ON FEBUARY 4, 1989. IT WAS AFTER A WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHURCH SERVICE, AND I REMEMBER IT WAS STORMIMG AND I WAS SCARED AND I KNEW AT THAT MINUTE THAT I NEEDED TO BE SAVED, GOD SPEAKS TO CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE. SO, THAT NIGHT, MY MOTHER SHARED WITH ME THE SIMPLE PLAN OF SALVATION AND I ACCEPTED CHRIST AS MY PERSONAL SAVIOUR!
I'VE KINDA HAD A ROUGH LIFE, ESP. MY CHILDHOOD. WHEN I WAS 18 MONTHS OLD, I SOMEHOW GOT SPINAL MININGITUS, A SERIOUS DESEASE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SPINE AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE SERIOUS BRAIN DAMAGE IF THE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE, WHICH, THANK GOD I WAS! MY PARENTS WERE SCARED, BUT BECOZ THEY HAD SUCH STRONG FAITH, THEY PUT IT IN GOD'S HANDS. AND PRAYED FOR ME, AND HAD FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO PRAYED, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THROUGH THE PRAYERS THAT I WAS HEALED, NOT MEDICINE FORM DOCTORS! THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I GIVE GOD THE GLORY FOR MY LIFE! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN TO POPLE AND I NEVER WILL, BUT I KNOW GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS. OTHER THINGS HAPPENED TO ME DURING CHILDHOOD, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING. I WAS OFTEN SICK AND ON MEDICATION, BUT, EVERYTIME, GOD HAS HEALED ME!
FOR A FEW YEARS AS A VERY EARLY OR PRE-TEEN, MY FAMILY WAS OUT OF CHURCH, AND WE WEREN'T SERVING GOD AS WE SHOULD, WE WENT TO CHURCH EVREY ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT, I WASN'T ON DRUGS, OR IN ANY TROUBLE, BUT I WAS HANGIN' WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE, OFTEN IN SITUATIONS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY. BUT, FOR SOME REASON, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE OUT OF CHURCH, GOD WAS MERCIFUL TO ME AND HE WATCHED OVER ME AND PROTECTED ME. SO, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13 WE WERE BACK IN CHURCH AND , I WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IWTH OUR YOUTH GROUP WHICH I LOVED MORE THAN ANYTHING, BUT I WASN'T SERIOUS ABOUT CHURCH OR SERVING GOD, I WAS STILL INVOLVED WITH MY OLD FRIENDS. BUT THAT SUMMER AT CHURCH CAMP, I HEARD A MESSAGE, I CAN'T REMEMBER IT'S TITLE, BUT, GOD WAS REALLY SPEAKING TO MY HEART. AND I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET SERIOUS. AND AT CAMP THAT YEAR, I PROMISED GOD THAT I WOULD SERVE HIM HOWEVER HE WANTED TO USE ME! SO, AT OUR CAMP MEETING THAT YEAR I WAS SO EXCITED, I WAS WORKING IN OUR CHURCH NURSERY AND HELPING IN THE KITCHEN AND I LOVED DOING IT, BECOZ, THAT WAS A WAY TO HELP THE CHURCH AND SERVE GOD! OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR, OUR PASTOR HAD MENTIONED STARTING A BUS MINISTRY INOUR CHURCH, BUT WE NEVER ACTUALLY SAID," YES, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS" IT WASN'T MENTIONED THAT MUCH, UNTIL THE END OF 1999 AND BEGINNING OF 2000.. THEN WE (THE CHURCH) STARTED PRAYING ABOUT IT. WE HAD ALREADY BOUGHT A BUS, AND NOW AL WE HAD TO DO WAS FIND OUT WHAT ROUTES AND GET BUS WORKERS. SO, IN MARCH OF 2000, WE STARTED GOING OUT ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, KNOCKING ON DOORS TRYING TO GET KIDS THAT WOULD COME......IN THE MEAN TIME, GOD HAD BEEN TALKING TO MY HEART ABOUT WORKING IN THE BUS MINISTRY....SO IN THE EARLY SPRING OF 2000, I SURRENDERED TO WORK FULL TIME IN THE BUS MINISTRY. I ENJOYED IT SO MUCH, BECOZ, I LOVE KIDS, I COUNTED EVERYONE THAT CAME A BLESSING TO ME. WHILE I WAS THERE, WE HAD 7 BUS KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS GET SAVED. MY PRAYER IS THAT WHEN THEY REACH ADULTHOOD, THEY WILL SERVE GOD!
NOW, WE HAVE MOVED TO MARIETTA OHIO! I AM NOT WORKING IN THE BUS MINISTRY AS A BUS CAPTAIN, BUT ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, I GO ON BUS VISITATION....WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN, WHEN THE KIDS SEE THE FILIPINOS COMING THEY RUN TO GREET THEM AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT!
I'M PRAYING NOW FOR GOD'S WILL IN MY FUTURE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS YET, I'M PRAYING AND SEEKING.....I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT, I KNOW I SURENDERED MY LIFE FOR FULL TIME SERVICE AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT GOD WILL USE ME IN A MIGHTY WAY. I'M ALSO PRAYING FOR THE PERFECT MATE GOD WOULD HAVE FOR ME, RIGHT NOW MY SEARCH IS HARD, IT SEEMS WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU THINK IS SOMEHOW SPECIAL, HE'S SO EASILYTAKEN FROM YOU, BUT, MAN CANNOT AND WILL NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF GOD'S WILL......MAYBE HE WILL OBSTRUCT THE WAY TEMPORARILLY, BUT, IF IT'S GODS WILL, WHATEVER IT IS WILL AHPPEN, SOONER OR LATER!!! THAT'S WHY I'M HOPEFUL!!! PLEASE PRAY FOR ME, THAT GOD WILL USE ME SOMEDAY OR NOW! THANK YOU FOR READING MY TESTIMONY, I HOPE IT WAS A BLESSING TO YOU! GOD BLESS! |
