I am going home!!

"I was taken from the hospital as a baby to the basement of my grandparents' house on South 3rd Street. Whether it was a home or not, I will never know.

My grandparents took me under their wings from day one. I am positive that my grandma introduced me to my first and only home here on earth, which was church, at a very early age.

The Church began to teach me a lot about the Lord and who I am to Him. Now that I am 48 years old and I look back, this is also where I began my training.

Love, fellowship, and basically family could be found at church. Learning of great leaders, learning of disciples, learning how to walk the way of the Lord impressed me. I wanted to become one of His angels.

I had learned of great mansions built in heaven for those that God chooses to call home. God knows our plans even before we are born. I believe that God put me on a path of homelessness so that I would have the opportunity to be where I'm at today.

Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'1

At 8 years old, as an innocent child, I was taken from God without the knowledge of His word. My body was ravaged, and my soul was broken. This is when I believe I was granted everlasting life and chosen to be an angel for God.

At 8 years old, I was not fully an angel, or even capable, but I believe that's when I got my Angel Nubs. I have a long way to go before I ever earn my angel wings. I continued going to church with my grandmother until I was 15 years old.

The path that I was put on in my life has been pure hell for me. But my path has a true meaning. My path is a path that I want to make better for all. Now I want to stay on the homeless path, but for the reason that I'm called.

Not a single person deserves to go through some of the trauma I had to suffer growing up. My job as a volunteer is to help others no matter what. I want to use my life experience to change the lives of many. I also want to be a protector for those in danger.

I want to be like a good Samson. I want to be a fearless leader who fights for our homeless communities. I want to be a fearless voice, a voice like the loudest trumpets played by the angels.

I believe in the path God has chosen for me. The path I've been on from birth. The path He kept me on. The path that has changed me into the person I am today. This path is the only path for me.

So many of God's children are hated here on Earth just because they are in a predicament. I am one of those people. I understand and know what it's like. This is why I have decided to try to change the face of homelessness.

I am certainly not trying to change the face of homelessness for me, but for the many of God's children who suffer. Most of all, I do what I do for my Maker.

I feel that no matter what God throws at me at this point, I can handle it. I love to overcome, not just for myself but for others. I know this path is never going to be pleasant here on Earth. But this path that I am on that was chosen for me has a final destination.

I believe that when God is through with me here on this Earth, it is my hope that the path I am on leads straight to the door of one of those magical mansions in heaven.

It is in my heart and it is my belief that if God decides to call me, I will fly higher and faster than any angel ever has because finally it will be my turn.

I am going home!!"