Jesus Christ has been my personal savior since I was 6 years old. He has saved me physically, mentally, and spiritually many times in my life, beginning with my near death from a kidney infection at the age of 2. Later, at the age of 6, I was pinned at the bottom of a pool by a large child. I said, “Jesus please help me – I cannot save myself.” Suddenly, a figure, who I believe to have been my guardian angel, appeared and lifted me out of the water to safety. It was then that I truly began to feel a bond between me and my Savior Jesus Christ.
When my only brother was in the last stages of his cancer in 1998 and we had run out of desperate, mortal attempts to save his life, I turned my grief over to Jesus, saying, “Thy will be done.” Steven passed away on February 27, 1999, cradled in the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, his Bible by his side. Since then, I have lost my father (2012), my mother (2016) and my mother-in-law (2017), all following very long and sad declines. One of my greatest sources of support during the last 12 years has been IWU. I work with and teach the best people at this special university!
I believe that Jesus laughs with us, cries with us, grieves with us, and dies with us. As a tribute to Steven, my parents, and our glorious Savior, I have written two songs -- “The Power of Prayer” and “Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord.”
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.