Several
years ago with the help of a friend I accepted Christ as my personal savior. I don't
remember the details exactly. I suppose they're not that important. The problem was, over
the past four and a half years I backslid. I was into porno, I had a bikini website and I
stopped going to church. I kept telling people that my website was just about beautiful
women in swimwear and it was nothing more than what you would see at the beach. What I
didn't see was that this kind of stuff leads to other types of porno and I couldn't
control my links. Well everyone at church prayed for me but I made excuses. I said I'd
come back when I was ready. If I had waited that long I wouldn't be back now. Well, my
father-in-law became ill and we had to put him into a home to get the proper medical care
he needed. My mom-in-law (Dorothy) couldn't take care of Dad any longer but unknown to us
was that her lungs were failing. Pretty soon, because of all the running around, worrying
about the bills, etc. her lungs started getting worse. Soon she was admitted to the
hospital to see what could be done. The doctor had made an airway in her throat to help
her breath. Her one lung was gone and her breathing worsened. My wife Mary and I went to
visit her one evening but she was sleeping and breathing heavily. We left the hospital and
about half hour to an hour we were called back. Dorothy was gone. She went to be with God.
This made an impact on me but not enough. We needed to find my brother-in-law Ken because
he had power of attorney but were unable to find him. My nephew Gil and I went to the
Warner Theater where Ken and his new wife Louann were attending a concert. Gil and I
waited by the front entrance but since I hadn't been to the Warner in some 35 years I had
forgotten about the back exit. Ken and Louann slipped out the back entrance where they had
parked their car so Gil and I started back to the hospital to wait. On the way back Gil
and I had a long talk. Gilbert has a love for God that I haven't seen in a man his age.
That night I turned my life over to God ... completely. I asked him to forgive me and to
return into my life and I asked him to make me a new creation, to give me new life, to be
reborn. That is when this site was created and how it got its name. I now see with new
eyes, like a light was turned on. I prayed that God would forgive me for what I was doing
with my life and to give me the strength to change it and to follow him. Through Him my
website now only glorifies our Lord and Savior. He has given me the strength to burn all
of my porn and I have started back to church fellowship. It's still not easy. I have to
face my co-workers everyday but I pray that Jesus will be with me through it all. I love
the Lord with all my heart. I pray that He will give me the strength to do His will. Thank
you for taking the time to read this.
Yours in Christ,
Don Jewell |