Testimony:
As a submariner in the U.S. Navy, the earlier years of emotional abuse from a raging alcoholic stepparent had informed my own pattern of rebellion. Despite success, ranking as an E-5, sailing the world, and journeying under the polar ice cap to the North Pole, I was angry inside. I was drowning in alcohol. With my first enlistment ending, I was immediately diagnosed with disorders that resulted in my thyroid being destroyed before leaving active duty. Coinciding with this, my mother received a diagnosis of lung cancer. These events led me to move back to my home state to be near my ailing mother. Despite the appearance of recovery, the cancer returned and was deemed terminal. My precious mother lay dying in the hospital as my girlfriend at the time walked out just days later. I was emotionally debilitated and broken inside. A week later, alone in my house, I lashed out at God. I shook my fist toward heaven. I scrutinized who I thought God was, and with an unforgettable wave of brand new conviction, The One True Living God scrutinized me back. For the first time in my life, I saw an evil, unloving, rebel in my own heart. I was utterly broken, brought to repentance of sin and faith in Christ. I soon collapsed on my bed in exhaustion and awoke in the morning aware that I was a new creature. In one day, The Lord broke a multitude of devilish vices, and set me free in the glorious liberty of His perfect Righteousness. I inevitably lost my dear mother to her battle with cancer. My grandfather, who was my main fatherly guide as a child, also died days later during my mother’s memorial service. Yet, every night for months, I sat alone in the same back room of that house, with my Bible open, devouring scriptures, weeping, praying, and changing. Today by God's redeeming grace, I am the honored husband of Britney, the father of four children, serving the local church as a pastor, teaching and preaching, and am heavily involved in foreign missions work in Africa and around the world.

Navarre Press:

"HOMEWARD BOUND" by Michael Bannon, Navarre Press, Mar.21,2019 Edition

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Radio Interview:

Interviewed live by Chris Arnzen of Iron Sharpens Iron Radio:

February 3, 2020 Show with Conference Interviews featuring Paul Washer, Armen Thomassian, and Austin Huggins
https://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/february-3-2020-show-with-conference-interviews-featuring-paul-washer-armen-thomassian-and-austin-huggins/