01/28/2021
Well Facebook friends and family and colleagues, as I look back over my life and challenges I've had to deal with, I can truly say I'm blessed. I've had some good friends over the years, I mean friends that stood by me no matter what, well most of them are gone now, one friend I remember from my childhood, Ervin from Mississippi, he had epilepsy but he was a good friend, my friend from my high school days, Jack Zillion of Peoria, Illinois. A girl I'll never forget from my college days that help bring me out of a 14 month depression after my heart was broken, Reagan Harris of Chicago, Illinois, also another girl I loved so deeply but never got a chance to marry, Tracey Reed, my good friend Pastor Ray Strong, the late Supt. E.S. Glass all of Tuscon, Arizona. Man don't let me start with friends from Vegas, Mother Clara Davidson, the late Alberta Williams, the late Pastor Arlee Anderson and the late Bernice Wesley(Ma-Reed). Lest I forget, there were three men in ministry that help shape my spiritual journey, namely; the late Bishop T.T. Scott of Clarksdale, Ms., my father in the Gospel, the late Supt. Robert James Criss, Sr. of Peoria, Illinois and Supt. Administrative Assistant James Washington, Jr. of Las Vegas, Nevada(one of the best friends I've had in life). Upon moving to Philadelphia PA, I was just lost, no friends, no job and really no place of my own to stay, but God sent me a man named the late Rev. Louis B. Mccants that helped me to the fullest and from his church came another friend that loved me until God called her home, the late Bishop Vernetta Merritt, may God rest their souls! Now don't get me wrong, I've had family that deeply impacted my life especially my late grandmother Zeola and others assisted me along the way, but the several individuals that are not family members impacted my life the most. I realize I have loved hard, made some terrible mistakes and some failures too and yet I've accomplished many great goals, namely; one, I never thought I would be a father, yet I have children and even grandchildren; two, I've had beautiful women in my life, two of whom I have produced offspring, and three; I was given the awesome opportunity to pastor a lovely group of people of whom I felt quite honored to serve and I produced spiritual children in the ministry. I'm currently carrying out the Ministry of Helps, I'm promoting men and women in ministry that have been displaced, disguarded and or distracted by the hurt of the church. I shall keep moving forward by the Grace of God and I hope I will not fail Him(God) in this hour of my life. This is just a brief summary of my life, the half hasn't been told! Be blessed y'all!
