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Real Stories - Family & Friends
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Read how one mother's heartbreak turned into an oppurtunity to serve
the Lord in ministry to others, and how that ministry ultimately
brought her healing and hope.
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A Response to P. Mark Achtemeier’s And Grace Will Lead Me Home Address to the Covenant Network Of Presbyterians on November 5, 2009
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Since many folk involved in Exodus-related ministries have struggled with same-sex attraction, I have been asked many times if that is true of me. It isn’t. My desires and behaviors since my adolescent years have been consistently heterosexual....
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It has been nearly 12 years since our son, Ted, disclosed to us shortly after graduating from HS that he had been struggling with homosexual feelings since he was a young teen. This past autumn while on a vacation, my wife and I began working on our testimony. In reviewing the events of that first week, the feelings and emotions we had experienced once again became fresh to us.
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Usually, when homosexuality becomes known in a family, the greater attention and focus is normally placed on the individual that has announced his or her being gay. However, when homosexuality comes a knocking on your personal front door, it affects much more than just him or her. Immediately, the crisis becomes a family matter with the family having to work through the blow of learning of a child’s homosexuality.
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When Cherrie's daughter turned to lesbianism, she felt betrayed by
God. How could this happen to her? Through painful years of
seemingly unanswered prayers, she began to see the greater work God was
doing in her heart.
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Ten years have passed since we learned that our son was gay. Steven, a junior in college, refused help because he had become involved in a gay-affirming support group at school. He was convinced that he was born gay and that he could never change. He did, however, state that he planned to remain celibate. That all changed four years ago.
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I hadn't intended to write this article today, but I'm burdened for so many parents and family members who desperately desire their loved one, who is affected by homosexuality, to be free.
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What was your biggest concern when you were nine years old? Was it trying to memorize your memorize your multiplication facts? Was it that the school cafeteria might serve you your least favorite vegetable lunch? Perhaps it was something more serious; perhaps your parents were talking of getting divorced. My biggest concern at nine was how to keep my daddy's secret, ...
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Welcome
to our Parents Corner!
My name is Cherrie, but at Exodus events I'm better known as the
"Volunteer Mom". Among
my many blessings is the time I get to spend volunteering at the Exodus
office. I love the
privilege of working with this incredibly gifted staff and my heart is
always humbled to
see how God uses them to affect so many broken people.
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For many reasons, I should not be sharing my story with you; the main
one being that it was not a part of my life plans. Thankfully, God’s
plans are bigger and greater than mine.
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Maybe I was losing my mind. After all, it’s not like I had just
found out about his homosexuality. It had been several years and hadn’t
I done what most people said to do - ‘just accept it.’
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"Beth," my friend confided, "when I pray about your husband, two words keep getting impressed on my heart. One is suicide--and the other is homosexuality." |
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The discovery of my son's homosexuality sent me into the deepest despair. Even after months of grieving, I had no idea how to get out of my pit of depression. |
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“I have wanted to talk to you about how I felt about your being gay for a long time, but the timing hasn’t been right. I didn’t know what to say without getting angrier or getting into an argument with you. I told Mom that God would find the time and the place, as well as give me the words to say. That time is now." |
Jakii's birth mother, who lived as a lesbian and constantly abused
her, taught her many false lessons about life. As Jakii grew into her
own form of brokenness, would she be able to find the strength to
forgive and grow past her pain?
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Hi, I am Rodney's sister, and I loved him very much. |
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After five years of marriage, my husband confessed he had committed adultery with countless other men since our wedding day. |
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When I found out my daughter was involved in lesbianism, I began to search my own heart, tearing myself to shreds. How could I have failed my child (my children) so badly? |
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When Gloria learned of her son's homosexuality, she suffered through
confusion, fear, isolation, despair, and ultimately, healing. She found
that, though some dreams died, God always has a way to bring new life.
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