Chrissy

Where do I begin with my journey, here goes :

I became a follower of Christ in 1978 whilst on a retreat weekend at Scargill house with my Mum and her parish.

I was different to everyone there, something was missing, I didn’t feel complete in some way. Following a prayer led by one of the team my life suddenly changed, Jesus came to me, laid his hands upon my head, a surge of power ran from head to foot through my entire body, this I believe was the powerful Holy Spirit. Boom, such love had entered into my body, I gave my life to Jesus there and then. I will never forget that moment , I will carry this memory for the rest of my life.

I was confirmed on 22nd May 1979. At that time I was married to a non believer which made following my faith so difficult, so much so I struggled with going to church and being part of a church family as which led me to hide my faith. In 1998 my marriage came to an end but I believed God had something better waiting and future plans for my life. I met Les who also had faith but he too kept his faith to himself, we fell in love and we married in the year 2000. Together we searched for a church but never felt settled so didn’t attend often. In 2001 our beautiful daughter Brogan was born, she’s a true gift from God and is loved by all who know her.

In 2011 we had been invited to a social event at Emmanuel Church, Bridlington, our lives changed forever, we were made so welcome by everyone, so much so we stayed and   never looked back, this must have been Gods plan that we had been waiting for, the love we receive is truly Gods and this is displayed by the loving, caring family at Emmanuel Church.

Together as a family we have grown closer to God, I’m humbled and so thankful that he still loves us even though we turned away from him over the years, yes he pours his love and grace upon everyone, we are his children and he loves us unconditionally. God has given me the confidence that’s needed to do the ministries he’s gifted me. I did once dare to laugh at God and say “ no way, I can’t do that, I’m not good enough and not fit for purpose “ Not anymore, God knows best so don’t even dare to try to argue with him!

I’m now on the second part of the Mustard Seed “ stepping up “ programme which is a great course to do, I’m gaining more confidence and I pray that everything I’m learning will be of great use within our church and community for meeting the needs of the lost, the hungry and the unloved. I never thought I would be living the life I am today but as I recently said “ By Gum, with Jesus holding my hand you can’t go far wrong!”