My experience at the 2017 K.I.N.G. Summit

The Summit was such an amazing experience for me.. I have been so blessed by K.I.N.G over the past 2 months, that I was really looking forward to this experience. It was actually my first K.I.N.G. meeting. I am a new member and had been interacting with a few of the members in my local chapter, but had not had the privilege of meeting with them face to face. It started with a car ride from Charlotte to Xenia and we had a great time. We shared our stories with each and got real about things we struggle with and about our personal lives. This is something I haven't been able to do but with a select few, but it felt so natural to be in a judgment free zone, where we could listen to each other and encourage each other. This then turns into keeping each other accountable, which for me is a huge blessing. I don't want to let my brothers down, so for me, these relationships are valuable to my walk. I really love what this movement is about, I love the unity of races. Being a predominately black organization, I didn't know how I would fit in, but being embraced and accepted truly warmed my heart, and confirmed everything I had come to know about K.I.N.G. from the past couple months. I really enjoyed listening to all the workshops, they really gave me some insight from seasoned brothers that have done life longer than me, and can inpart on me some true wisdom. I wanted to give a shout out to Chris Broussard, Steven Stack and Xavier Vallhonrat. I wanted to thank Chris for having the heart for us and for sacrificing some many of his personal resources to impact other men's lives for Christ. Also to Steven, he is a humble leader and constantly pours into people without anything to gain, I am blessed to call him brother. Finally, to my best friend Xavier, thanks to him for introducing me to K.I.N.G. and being the catalyst for this amazing change that God is doing through me over the past couple months. Be blessed brothers, I look forward to doing life and serving with my local Charlotte chapter and can't wait for 2018 K.I.N.G. Summit, STRONG IN THE LORD!