I was born in Falkirk in a small village called Carronshore and spent most of my life there with a few occasions living in the likes of London and Wick for a short period.
I have had touches of God through my life, once when i was 7 and again when i was 17 while in Glenochil DC and while i didnt respond to this the seed had been planted through the Holy Spirit.
For myself the seed took fruitition ultimatley in April 1997 at the age of 27 while i was on a drugs run to Stornoway and came into contact with some Christians on my way from Falkirk to Stornoway and back again.
While heading to Stornoway one of the Christian ladies spend the evening with me walking about the streets of Inverness while waiting on the ferry to take me to Stornoway. This ultimately led me to only wanting to get back to Inverness to hear more as God had touched my heart and soul and i spend all my time in Stornoway secretley wanting to get back to Inverness.
When i eventualy returned to Inverness to head back to Falkirk, i asked if i could stay one more night to hear more while my friend headed back and at this point something amazing happened to me.
While sitting in a house with the girl who has spoken to me the first time (Barbara),
God clearly reveled Himself to me as she explained the Gospel to me and after finishing she placed a bible on my lap and while flicking threw it i became aware of God's prescence and my whole life flashed past me in an unfolding story and i seen the ultimate futility of my fears, pains and sin. I knew then and there that i was standing before a Holy God full of sin and conviction which brought me to tears and she asked if i would like to pray, which i nodded yes.
I then went to my bed and when i got up the next morning i knew that a change had taken place. The weight of my guilt and shame was gone, Christ had set me free and i was on a journey that was going to be an amazing turn around in my life.
Since then there has been many things that have taken place, good, bad, hurt, pain, rejection, fear, falling aware and many more stories which i am still to write. Yet through it all i can say that God has never left me and has always been a place of peace, acceptance and love.
More to follow
God bless