Tony – My Story

Life before Christ…
I came to know Christ as an adult just like my wife and most of my family only I was the last one to accept Christ. My wife kept on bugging me to go to Church but the more she wanted me to come, the less I wanted to go. Then one day she quit asking me to Church and suggested I read the Bible. I thought that was a good idea, so I started reading the New Testament. At the same time I started carpooling to work with a Mormon who would tell me what they believed and I would compare that to what I was reading. Mormonism seemed manmade but the Bible did not. After the birth of our first son Donald, I started really looking for truth.

When I met Christ…
It was from reading the Bible that I finally understood that I was a sinner and that Jesus didn’t just die an innocent death, He died for me. In May of 1983 in my own home I prayed to God to forgive me of my sins and thanked Him for the sacrifice of His Son for me.

Since I met Christ…
Since that day in May my life has completely changed. God has revealed Himself to me and let me in on His Kingdom plan. My wife and I have seen God start two new Churches in The Colony, save my wife and daughter Rebekah from death during childbirth, save me from a head-on collision with a dump truck, and bring salvation to people in China and South America. All of our children have accepted Christ. I see God at work in everything. Recently, He has helped me to better understand His Word and explain it to others. He has helped me solve problems at my work as a computer programmer that I could never figure out on my own. The best thing is that I have a future hope, I am not alone, I have a helper and comforter, and each day is an adventure.