I grew up in a God fearing home where it seemed like I was always in Church. I knew about God and His word, but I didn’t understand completely how it worked. I accepted Christ on June 7, 1998. This has been a very important date in my life, not only because it was the day I accepted Christ but also the day I said my wedding vows to my beautiful wife, Angie.  These are the two most important decisions anyone will ever make in their lifetime.  After I accepted Christ, I didn’t make any radical changes to my life, and, like many of life’s decisions, it took time. I finally started to embrace my faith in high school.  I attended an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) Leadership Camp on St. Simons Island. This is where I first found out what it meant to be a disciple of Christ.  After that camp, I joined the Leadership Team with my high school FCA. Before I knew it I was graduating and getting ready to go off to school at UGA.  When I got to UGA, I was so busy with school and football there wasn’t a lot of time for anything else.  Despite being in class with 300 plus people and football practice with 125 guys, there was still a void in my life that couldn’t be filled with class and football.

I finally met Scott Shepherd who was on staff with Athletes in Action and got involved in a Bible study and the Team United ministry. I started meeting with Scott for weekly discipleship where we would study passages from the Bible. I loved these times, and I felt this is what God was calling me to do for the rest of my life. I was recently presented with an opportunity to come on staff with FCA. I have accepted this job and will be working as an Area Representative for Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Taliaferro, and Jasper counties. Because of what the Lord has done in my life during my college years, I will now have the wonderful opportunity to disciple teenagers in the truths of God and His Word.  Thanks to God for using the ministry of Team United to build me up in my faith and send me out as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 18:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”  My marriage with Angie has truly been a blessing.  It has been an amazing experience walking with my spouse through life and dealing with trials as well as triumphs that we encounter in the Christian life.  My parents have always been great role models to me as a married couple.  They are committed to staying together through thick and thin. Because of them, I have a solid foundation to build my marriage.  Christ will always be the center of our relationship and because of this we will be able to stay focused on God’s will and purpose for our lives.  To Him alone be all the Glory and Honor!

 
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