Personal Statement Of Personal Ministry Experience

As I consider the question for then personal ministry experience paper I realize that my personal life experience has shaped my life and calling tremendously. In fact I have stated many times that I wished I would have kept a daily journal of all the things the Lord has done in my life since I became a believer. But, as you will see as you read this paper, after becoming a Christian, and having now been saved for almost 13 years, I can look back and see the sovereign hand of the Almighty working throughout my life. I did not come to know Christ until December of 2003 at the age of 25 at First Baptist Church of Gordonsville Tennessee. As a young boy, I had a desire to know GOD, and had even made a profession of faith, but never had anyone†¦show more content†¦My thinking was this: we could go to boot camp and if we did not like the Corps then, in the reserves, we would only have to serve one weekend a month. I wanted to hang on to those old things and people in my life. But GOD had a better plan for me. When I introduced my idea to Scott, he said, â€Å"no†, â€Å"if we are going to do it, let’s do it†, and my exact response was, â€Å"then let’s do it†. And so we did. We signed the dotted line making a commitment for 4 years of active duty service in the infantry of the USMC. We left our home town in November of 1997. Little did I know, even in my lost state, the Sovereign hand of GOD was working in my life. The Lord knew that I not only needed to get out of my home town, and away from my old friends, He knew I also needed to get away from Scott, and in just a matter of days I would be separated from him as well. Within a week or so Scott would suffer a leg injury and eventually be separated from the Marine Corps. While at boot camp in Paris Island South Carolina I once again started to desire GOD in my life. I began to read my Bible and pray. At that time I also began to think about what I would want in a wife. 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