In the year of 2003 my family and I joined a church called Bethel MBC. I feel sorry for the church because they got one of the craziest families out there. At first what bethel meant to me was not a whole lot of anything. I had come from a church that I loved, and sadly that church went to ruins, to a church that was way to big for my liking. In turn for having to leave my old church I hardened my heart towards Bethel and any ministry it wanted to give me. As time went by I cussed out one of our youth directors, got in a lot of trouble at church camps and youth events, and... surrendered to preach. I know, I know, it doesn't make since, but I have always said God works in mysterious ways. After I surrendered God started to change me, once again, into a person who is totally different then that person described up there. I had respect for the people who Bethel was made up of. I didn't realize that God was trying to use those people to help me grow, and all those years I rejected correction. By the time I had changed my life around to following God I had screwed up so bad I had to start completely over with my church. I have been preaching, teaching, and playing music for the kids. I have taken every opportunity of ministry I can in hopes of being respected by my church.
Most of all, my main reason for doing these is to follow God's plan in furthering his kingdom. God has shown me that we are not called to make up ministries of man, or advanced musical performances, or elaborate speeches. We are called to advance a kingdom, and in order to do that we must go to war; which is not a happy little comfortable place in a pew or chair at church. I have seen the world and I have seen more love of Christ come out of a hostile country than a our "free" country.
