My Testimony

I gave my heart to Christ at a young age. It happened when I was nine years old. I was in the Junior Church at my home church in Brooklyn, New York. The Junior Church teacher said that Jesus was willing to forgive a person for their sins, if that person confessed those sins. That sounded great to me, when I thought about the sins I had committed in my young life, sins like misbehaving at home and school and breaking a window playing stickball on my street. I met with the Junior Church teacher after church and she led me in accepting Jesus as my personal savior. Several times after accepting Christ, I found myself rededicating my life to Him, because I felt I was not living for Him like I should. Despite growing up in Brooklyn, I never got involved in gangs, drinking, drugs, smoking or premarital sex. The biggest sin I became involved in was viewing pornography. During my twenties, I spent alot of time and money in places like Times Square looking at peep shows. I thank God for delivering me from my shameful addiction to pornography. I have spent my career working as a proofreader/editor/copywriter. I got married on November 22, 1980 to my wife, Denise. She has been a blessing to me. God has used Denise to chip off some of the rough spots in my character. She is a fifth grade teacher. We have two children, a son, Ian, and a daughter, Avivah. Ian is a chief in the Coast Guard in Milwaukee. I am thankful to God for healing my broken relationship with Ian. Avivah is the program manager for a nonprofit that fights childhood hunger in Minneapolis. I have three grandsons. I currently live in Decatur, Georgia. Denise and I are members of Blueprint Church in Atlanta. I hope to be a blessing to Blueprint Church. I am an active member of K.I.N.G., a national Christian men’s movement.