Other than an occasional hello, I don’t really remember having much contact with my neighbors.  That was, until the one day when I walked across the street and had a conversation with my neighbor. One that would change my life.

I didn’t realize it then, but the neighbors across the street knew what kind of lifestyle I was living.  They saw girls coming and going and staying the night.  They were fully aware that they lived across the street from a house of gays.  That didn’t stop them from reaching out to me. 

I don’t really remember having much contact with them other than an occasional hello or friendly wave or smile.  Until one day when I walked across the street and had a conversation with my neighbor. One that would change my life.

He shared what he called a testimony.  I didn’t understand everything, but he was very excited about how Jesus had changed his life; drugs and drinking and being unfulfilled … it was like he was talking about my life.  I kept listening and he kept sharing.  Eventually he invited me to go to the church he attended. 

I went that night and again that Sunday.  I walked up to the alter when they asked if anyone wanted to receive Jesus and said a short prayer that changed my life. That family across the street continued to love me and help me navigate the changes and learn to grow in my relationship with God. I was a baby Christian and they helped me learn to walk. 

I can’t begin to go into all the details of what took place during those first weeks and months.  But I can tell you that, by the grace of God, I met a young man in that church, and we were married in a little over 6 months.  My husband was kind and understanding and helped us build intimacy in our relationship. What I had known before seemed like love but was mostly mind-games, and deception and hurtful relationships. Nearly everything was done in secret. I was totally in the dark and didn’t understand anything but the way I was living; the way I was choosing to live. But when the light of truth came, my eyes were opened to a new way of being, a better way! As 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV).  The grace of God and His Word helped me to know how to live this new life. 

It has been a journey and we are getting ready to celebrate our 29^th wedding anniversary.  Glory to God!  What a miracle! There is no comparison to the life I was living and the one I have now.  It has been an amazing adventure and I have been able to invest into other’s lives in much the same way those neighbors invested into me.  I am unashamed of the gospel and the love that changed my life. ~ TJ

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