My Friend MJ: Forgiven. Saved. Redeemed. Free. Child of the Most High God.
MJ walked into our lives one rainy Monday night on April 13. She was on her way to the church she attends in Atlanta but told us later that God strongly impressed her to steer her car into the Mt. Zion Baptist Church parking lot after she saw our sign, "Ladies Night of Praise!" She walked into the church foyer where ladies were gathered to have coffee and desserts. MJ was very friendly, outgoing and clearly was excited to be there. She told us, "When I saw the word 'praise' I was convinced to stop, I am always up for the praise and worship of God!" She told us she served in a couple ministries and is passionate about visiting churches in addition to her own because she loves the Word and the Worship of God. And then she said she was delivered from a homosexual lifestyle. When I heard that I began to jump up and down with excitement and say loudly, "Pastor Doug is preaching a series of sermons on "What the Bible Says About Homosexuality" and...