Bro. Josh's on-line church Family

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> ME:
> Thank you all for your prayers.  I am gonna rely on this list to be
> my church family... :-)   Maybe the Lord planned it this way...that I
> would have brothers and sisters no matter what happened :-)  I go to
> church at First UPC in Rusk, Texas.  My pastor is Brother Jan Pate.
> His family and some others make up the "New Kingdom Heirs."  They
> travel a lot and our choir is gaining a lot of recongnition as well.
> -------------------------------------------------

Bro. Josh
I will pray for you!  I was born again at age 13.  My step dad fought
like crazy. Beatings (Bad!) verbal abuse, etc.  If I got to go to church
I had to sneak out to go.  When he caught me he just gave me more
beatings and yelled a lot. I went anyway. When he found out I was paying
tithe's on my part time job he forced me to find a full time job and pay
75% of my wages as room and board.  I still paid my Tithe's and attended
church, sometimes with black eyes and fat lips. When I was 15 he told me
to quit church or get out! I have been on my own since that day.  It
seems that the harder the old devil fought me the more grace God gave
me.  I made it ! (30 years and counting!)  So can you! 

 If you can not attend church I am proud to be part of your on-line
church family.  You have shown on this list that you have a  lot of
Character for a young man of your age.  I am proud of you!

Bro. (in your corner) Mike Harvey