Hello my name is Patrick and i am 33yrs old. I currently live in St. Joseph Missouri. I grew up baptist and at the age of seventeen found myself in an assembly of God church where i was filled with the spirit and set out to fullfill Gods calling on my life. I am blessed and happy to know that Gods love has saved me from a life with no direction a life of darkness and hopelessness and has shown me that joy exceedingly abundant joy is my strength and my salvation.

thanks for sharing! how exciting to see your excitement and passion for God. many blessings to you!

Hello, my name is Kevin and I'm 36 y.o. I used to live in Kirksville, MO but now live in Oregon. I grew up Catholic and left the church when I was 18 after being rejected and judged by my family. In seeking a spiritual place to have a foundation after I left the Catholic church I ended up in various places in the occult and cult groups. I had a born-again experience when I was 26 y.o. that was pretty miraculous. I call it my Psalm 18 experience, God bringing me into "wide open spaces." But in that wide open space I ended up in Exodus and groups like it. I recently just came out to myself, my family, people at work, etc. I was attending a pretty hateful charismatic church in this new town where I live and have been quite isolated. I haven't been to church here in this town since mid-November 2009. I found myself in a suicidal depression a few months ago and I'm trying to get to a healthier place in my sexual orientation and Christian spirituality. I told a leader in the church who then went to the Senior Pastor and then I was "confronted" and shamed. Since then I've not had any desire to go to church in this small, rural town. I've been driving into the closest major city which is about 90 miles from where I live.

I've been feeding off of the videos of the outpourings of the Holy Spirit from a Florida revival (http://florida-revival-videos.blogspot.com/) and also the Prayer Room feed at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, MO.

I would appreciate any prayers and fellowship with other men and women in similar situations.

Kevin thanks for sharing! Prayes for you bro- you should check out a few other websites- www.savedandgay.com and www.cohss.org for additional web links- you will find a ray boltz concert on cohss.org and saved and gay (pentecostal church in atlanta) always has some awesome music and sermons to feed on.

I pray God will strengthen you every day bro!

bradley