AGE:

24

Likes:

I like most things and try to get along with what I'm presented with. I really like technology, though that sounds really nerdy I feel that along with my degree in computers it sort of helps me to identify myself with those in my field. I love music, but you'll hear about that later... I really enjoy doing most anything on a computer be it graphics, music, gaming and surfing the Internet on www.stumbleupon.com. I love to think and read, philosophy is a great subject and when applied to a conversation it creates a depth unlike any other.

Dislikes:

I don't like country music! I never have and I don't know why... It just doesn't appeal to me. I don't really dislike to much else, I'm really easy to get along with and very complacent with most things.

Degree:

I have my degree in Network Engineering. That means I'm a full-time nerd!

Favorite Books:

Waking the Dead - John Aldridge Wild at Heart - John Aldridge For Men Only - Shaunti Feldhahn and Jeff Feldhahn Who Made God? And Answers to Over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith - Ravi Zacharias and Norman L. Geisler Paul: a man of grace and grit - Charles R. Swindoll

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Romans

Struggles in Life:

I have struggled with a lot in my life... I grew up in a good family and always had good friends, but I've made a lot of mistakes that sometimes I regret. I got involved with the Rave scene in Detroit and became a promoter at a young age. I was 16 when I threw my first party in Detroit and knew little of the implications neither legally nor morally. I made a lot of money and found myself through the next few years gaining the respect of a lot of very influential people. I did a slew of drugs and didn't really know what that would mean for me later in life. The only real thing that has been true in my life has been my relationship, through all of this, with Jesus. Though at the time my actions and choices made were poor I never gave up my faith. I can't say I was faithful to my end of the deal with God, but I know that he was faithful with me. You see it isn't really about what I did in my past... It has little to nothing to do with what I can do to change it now, but rather what He did for me on the cross... My sins were forgiven. It says in the bible, "as far as East is from West so too shall I remember your sins no more." Jesus Christ died and through His blood I was set free of the bondage of that which ties me to the mistakes I've made. Though I will never forget what I did, He doesn't see them in me. Paul talks about how he wants to do good, but can't because there is something inside him that is conflicting that which he knows to be good... that is the part of us that is of this world. The mere fact that I know what I did was wrong means that there is something good inside me. My biggest struggle in life has been allowing God to do the actual healing he promises within me. I know outright that I am forgiven of my sins, however it has been hard for me to see what I've done as merely a character builder for who I am today. God uses my mistakes to minister to those who make similar ones in their lives, because He tells us in our weaknesses he is strong. It's hard to understand and don't let me fool you I deal with this struggle daily, but the end result is the same; I strip away the feelings of worthlessness because they are the struggles of the world not that of God. He gives me struggles that will build me up and make me a better person for the advancement of the Kingdom here on Earth never something that would keep me down...

How long have I been Christian:

I re accepted Jesus at the age of 15 while in my Freshman year of High School. This was the beginning of my walk, though there have been many stumbling points for me. Today I am active through my home church Faith Lutheran in Troy Michigan. I go on a mission trip to Juarez Mexico yearly and look forward to more opportunities to help pass along the message of Christ.