Early on at the Blackberry Valley Road trailer, circa 1992, I called the phone company and asked them for a new phone number. I wanted an easy number to remember and asked them if they could give me one. I don’t remember the cost, but there was one. I think they said it would cost [...]
Archive for the ‘Rick Converted’ Category
The first year went rather smoothly considering all the changes. We moved across state lines. We lived in an apartment initially and then moved into a larger home. We enrolled the kids into school and/or day care. We both got new jobs. I began going to college at night full-time. We begin working with a [...]
We were off to Greenville to prepare for the ministry. I was excited, but there was more fear. I had prayed a month earlier about a fear of losing my family and not being able to provide for them, but the compelling to go was strong and it seemed like the thing to do and [...]
Being the forever obsessive one who was very frustrated because he couldn’t find his niche I fell into many things that seemed at the time to be my ticket out of poverty, anger and frustration and to fulfill the “prophesy” that I was going to be “successful”. I was introduced to Amway, which may have [...]
I didn’t know it but my Delaval years were coming to a close. I was doing well, making a lot of money for that time. I was at $10 per hour. It was good. Penny was working in the office and making the same. We were taking it in. We had more than we needed. [...]
A number of years ago (probably 1988 or ’89) I met a young man who was living a hopeless life. He had relational problems, drug problems, employment problems and financial problems. I saw these problems and recognized them for what they were and I further discerned what the cure would be. He needed a Savior. [...]
I went to the altar a crying, balling mess. I was slobbering all over the altar. I do not remember everything I said to God at that moment. I do remember it was pretty much anti-climatic. I had already prayed all I knew to pray days and weeks before. I got up, in tears, and [...]
I continued to work in the church through the Summer and Fall of 1985. I couldn’t seem to get enough. My career at Delaval was going well. God was showing favor there as I was becoming more involved in committees and training, etc. It was a good job for me. I told Cal Pearson that [...]
It seemed I couldn’t get enough of serving God in the context of the local church. After God turned my heart toward Grace Baptist I joined the church, got baptized, began showing up for everything they offered, made plans to work in AWANA ministry and was seeking more. Sometime that summer God began to burden [...]
After joining the church it was a course of total involvement. It might be better stated that a course was set for me. I don’t think I really thought about doing this or that. It would be more accurate to say that I was a compelled man. It was sort of like breathing. Laboring in [...]
