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My
Life Story Testimony
Cleveland, Ohio,
known as "The Mistake on the Lake," was where I was born
an only child to a single mother. My father had his name removed
from my birth certificate and there are still family rumors about
his true identity. My mother came from a very large family but I
never quite fit in because I was the "OOPs" -- the spoiled,
emotionally unstable, fat, worthless mistake on the lake.
My mother worked
a lot so I was your typical latchkey kid left to my own devices
which included overeating and overactive sexual habits. I was raised
in a strict Roman Catholic home complete with 13 years of Catholic School and depression. My mother
was a different kind of Catholic. She had a relationship with the
Holy Spirit and instilled Him within my heart. At a very young age
I knew that I was blessed with "gifts" and had a calling
on my life. My mother spent her life trying to discipline those
gifts as well as protecting them through prayer.
On the other hand, my
mother and family were very involved in the metaphysical world such
as tarot cards, psychics, etc. Despite my mother’s warnings not
to abuse my gifts, I was rebellious and did just that. I was seduced
by demonic influences and, for many years, to appease them I obeyed
them. I left the Catholic Church but chose to attend a Christian
Bible College. I was inundated with Christians reminding me that
I was bad and in need of being saved. My mother died and my depression
and demonic oppression worsened.
I graduated and pursued
my theatrical career with tremendous success. While working in San
Francisco my search for love and acceptance led me to “Come Out” of the closet as a lesbian. With this announcement I became the
black sheep of the family.
Well, over the course
of 12 years, many Christians were placed along my path as co-workers,
friends, a chance meeting with a person I met in a Chicago elevator, all reminding me that Christ loved me and God has
a purpose for my life. But most importantly, my cousin, Daniel Fram, after years of not seeing him,
told me he had become a Christian. He invited me to come to California for a visit and to attend The Rock.
Dragging my feet, I accepted. I was seduced by the Word. I got saved.
What has God
done in my life? No -- the real question is -- what hasn’t He done
for me? He left the flock of 99 to pursue me. Recently, I attended
a Day of Prayer in San Francisco where I "Broke Out" and
was delivered from sexual and demonic bondages. I have gone from
being fatherless to the revelation that my whole life the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit together as One directed my steps and never
let me be harmed; from lacking self worth to knowing that I was
created in the image and likeness of God, a new creation, His workmanship;
from not feeling important to knowing others are waiting on the
other side of my obedience, chosen to change the atmosphere for
Christ’s return; from "I don’t belong" to being a member
of the Rock Family, the Body of Christ, a branch from the True Vine.
That I am no longer "sick in the head" but the Lord will
use me as a vessel to heal the sick. I graduated the Turning Point
internship program knowing I walked in darkness to be shown the
counterfeit so that I could know and share a portion with others
the glorious light of Jesus -- the Way, The Truth, and the Life. |
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