Personal Christian Testimony

I grew up in a secular Catholic home.  I heard about Jesus through this circumstance, yet did not know Him.  Through the love, work, and I assume prayers, of believing neighbors, I, at a specific point in time, acknowledged that it was Jesus Christ that I owed my thanksgiving to.  I began to pray to Him immediately and have not ceased to do this ever since.  I was about nine years old.

Being still in my secular Catholic environment, I knew nothing (essentially) of the Word of God and what doctrine was present there.  Through the years, I considered myself a Christian, but still had little sound knowledge to support my belief.  Not long after high school, I felt an urgency to read the Bible – cover to cover – for myself.  As I did, I became aware of a lot of things!  Condensing this account, I learned of sin, repentance, and the relationship of these two (2 Cor. 7:10).  I took the advice of the Apostle Paul in 2 Cor. 13:5 to test/examine myself to see if I was “in the faith.”  Then also of the Apostle Peter in 2 Peter 1:10, to be diligent to “make my calling and election sure.”

Since then, I have been on a massive re-education plan that continues to this day.  I have become an avid student of the Bible and am eager to understand each discipline from a biblically pre-supposed standpoint.  Some cornerstone texts of my present work in teaching science include the ideas of:

•    Being always ready to give a reason – 1 Peter 3:15
•    Being able to destroy or demolish pretentious arguments that oppose God  –   2  Cor. 10:3
•    Practicing the wisdom of listening before answering – Prov. 18:13, 1 8:17
•    Testing/examining everything, holding on to the good and avoiding any evil therein  –   1 Thes. 5:21-22
•    Being a good Berean, examining the Scriptures to see if what is spoken of is in fact true  –  Acts 17:11

The word of God is life to me and to my family.  I work to impart this reality and vision to my students at every turn.  I am now serving as the science director at Friendship Christian School in Suwanee Georgia.  I also work as lead upper school teacher and I am part of the administration team. It is my vision to equip teachers biblically to mature spiritually as they train the next generation for the Lord.