Going Against the Grain

I have made an awesome discovery about myself which has turned my world upside down and as a result brought some much needed joy in my life. Although my situation has not changed, my perspective has and now I see the potential for things to change. I am a big supporter of education/training and because of that I have sought after it. I have graduated from college, attended conferences and read many books trying to learn as much as I can. With that being said, I know that I am very prepared and I also have what it takes to do ministry. I had an epiphany recently where I was able to see that I thought I was doing what God told me what to do but instead I was doing things man's way. So as a result, I had limited to no success and lots of frustration as fruit of my labor.

I am currently on a mission of riding my bike around Sanford, FL going to every neighborhood while documenting it on camera. You happen to see more things and are more in touch with your surroundings when you are on a bike versus being in a car. I was riding through the Goldsboro neighborhood, which is predominantly black, when I was approached by a female crackhead who wanted me to buy sex from her. I kindly declined but at the same time was in shock because I have never had that happen to me. I had also never seen that in Sanford before. While on another ride with my wife going back home we saw a large male standing over a lady with a knife in his hands getting ready to stab her. My wife passed to safety and I stopped to intervene. A man also came out of the house this was happening in front of at the same time and we worked together to distract the guy. A man who passed in a truck stopped and assisted as well. It turns out that the guy was a 15 year old boy and the lady was his mother. I found out that the boy had mental health issues but had never done this before. I am glad I was obedient to God.

I have discovered that I have to find my own voice and discover my own path instead of following the blueprint of success that most follow. It has not worked for me and every since I have things are very different. God wants us to follow His guidance so that while we partner with Him to accomplish His will and purposes on the Earth, God gets the glory. So my bike riding/fund raising campaign will be call, "His glory, His vision, His Glory." I have always had the desire to do ministry in a new and different way. So my goal is to set out to create a super church. So what will set it apart and make it super is not only being heavy with teaching and evangelism but heavy in service to the city. Mega churches focus on getting members and growing the congregation. So I have learned that if God shows me to something to do I need to do it regardless of how crazy it seems.