| Well.... It all began feb 26 1986, when I was born. My parents named me Matthieu Daniel Michel Plourde. I was born in a family, where my dad's side was french, and my mom's side was english. My mom's side was pentecostal, while my dad's side was Catholic. I was always picked on when I was in elementary school, because I was short. Because of this, I became someone who firmly stood his ground, and who began to not be intimated by much. At the age of 8, my mom decided to join my father to the Catholic church, rather then go her own way, this way, we would spend sundays as a family. My family got really involved in the Catholic church, and I served mass from 2nd-10th grade. I was someone who was always outgoing, and on the same time stubborn. In 7th grade, I went to ATF. There, I gave my life to Christ at an altar call. At this point, I can't say I really gave my life to Christ, for the sense that I didn't really knew fully what I was committing to. I would still stand up for Christ in school, and always said one day I would be a great leader. As we entered High School, things got more intense. I started understanding more of who Christ was, yet was still comprimising in certain ways. I never drank, did drugs, smoked, dated, or kiss a girl, which is great, because it made me the strong person I am today, yet I still lacked to understand the very meaning of Christianity. In tenth grade, I remember eating lunch alone everyday in the religion room upstairs, because I did not want to surround myself with the garbage this world lived in the cafetiria. I became very passionate around that time, and started reading my bible every lunch. I also met my friend Mel, who was awsome. I thought she was an awsome pro, and was planning to eventually date her one day, figuring this was the next step. Yet after a year, I realized that this was not the person God had for me, and that if I were to date her, that I would only hurt her, and slowly destroy the love she will one day share with a man. Once this was communicated, alot of talk was going around, and I felt like my whole youth gropu, parents, and friends were turning against me because of the decision I had made. I then decided to make a new friend, someone who did not know the Lord. This would be my first time having a non-christian friend, and o boy, can I tell you it had the worst of impacts on my life. I hung out with him at school, and he was of the worst influences on my life. I then figured I would invite him to our youth group. He came, and there, he met this girl named Robin, whom he liked. He would sit with her, and her friend Kasey would sit in front of me. Kasey liked me, and because I was in the place I was, it was like I had to replace this sudden lost in my life, Mel. This had to be the dummest of dummest decisions I have ever made, because my hanging as a group of 4, who did not know the Lord would impact my life tremendously. One friday, we decided we would chill at my friend's house, all 4 of us. When I got there, I told my dad I was gonna stay over night. I went inside, and without my knowing, there was a party planned. There were about 8 other guys and another girl there besides us 4. So As I chilled on the sofa, and fell asleep, i shut my eyes to 2 guys watching MTV, 1 guy sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag, 1 girl and 5 guys playing poker, and my friend and that girl Robin together on the chair. When I woke up 2 hours later, I was shocked, and freaked out. Kasey, who had sat at the end, was now laying beside me, the 2 guys at the TV were watching naked news, the guys playing poker were drunk, the couple behind me, well, my friend had his hands in her pants, and the guy in the sleeping bag was no longer alone, he was having sex with the girl. As I got up, dizzy and about to be sick, Kasey came beside me, and kissed me. I then told myself I have to get out. I then got up. grabbed my shoes, ran to the store, and called my dad to come pick me up. I knew then, that I would never hang out with these people ever again. So from then on, I started to grow. That summer, when I was in my room, I declared that from then on I would be a threat to Satan in ways he had never imagined. I started studying God's word, worshipping my brains out, and praying. I also forgot to mention, that the day after I dedicated that I would live for Christ, me and Pascal became the best of friends. He was such a support in my life, he encouraged me, and I could tell that God's love was evident in his life. We grew together, fished together, did dramas together, witnessed to others together, etc... A year later, I met my friend Ben. He was an awsome guy, and our lives related so well. We were both obsessed with some girls we only knew so little, and thought we were going to marry them, yet we started to realize it was our flesh speaking, rather then our hearts. As we gave up, and realized that we would walk the path God has destined us to walk, and figured that he would send 2 girls whom would know Christ, and whom would sharpen us so well, we started growing quickly. We started to grow into the leaders God wants us to be. Now to give you an idea, this was about August 2003. In May, we met the 2 finnest ladies in this world. Paige and Joy. They are both our friends, and can't say much negative about them, because they are just about perfect. LOL. Anyways, as all 4 of us, Ben Joy Paige and I all grow together, and support one another, I find myself being here at the Honor Academy. We do plan to all meet up again, this may. That should be rather interesting. lol. I think all 3 of them would agree with me on that one. Anyways, thats about it. I'm growing alot as we speak, and know that God has much destined ahead of me. If you have any questions or remarks, please email me at [email protected] |
