Change is possible with the role of Jesus Christ as deliverer, counselor and Lord.
Eric
was born in Greenville, South Carolina
into a family of five consisting of his mother, father, sister and
brother. Soon after
graduation from High School, Eric joined the U.S. Navy and served a two
and a half year term. After much prayer and many emotional struggles
and battles in his own heart, he revealed to his family that he was a
homosexual. Once he divulged this to his family, he then began living
life submersed in the gay lifestyle. After ten years in this
lifestyle, the mother of a friend invited him to church. He began
attending church regularly, and heard Biblical teaching about the
truth of Jesus Christ. On January 7, 1990, Eric realized that he
needed to know Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. He went to the
pastor and asked if he could pray for Christ to come into his life, and
be made into the man of God he needed to be. The Scriptures
teach in 1 Corinthians 6:9-12 "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall
not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators,
nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of
themselves with mankind...shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such
were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our
God." When Eric accepted Christ as his Savior on that January day, he
became
a new creation! God began to do a work in his life, changing his
thoughts and his values. He studied his Bible, learning how and why he
was created and how God wanted him to live in this world. After
reading the book of Romans, and after much prayer, Eric knew that God
was calling him out of the gay lifestyle. Though at the time this was
an overwhelming thought, he obeyed this call through the help of the
Holy Spirit who now indwelt him. In 1992 Eric married a
wonderful Christian lady named Kelly, and together they have heard and
obeyed God's call to serve Him in the ministry. Eric received his
Associate of Divinity degree in 1997 from Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary. Eric and Kelly are active members at the Richland
Creek Community Church in Wake Forest, North Carolina. On July 10th
1998 Kelly
gave birth to their son, Andrew. Eric gives his powerful testimony and
challenges the church to not neglect its obligation to lovingly witness
to homosexuals. Kelly complements Eric's ministry beautifully,
especially through her ministry of song.