Testimonies
Personal Stories…from the people who know.
FINDING PEACE IN THE TRANSGENDER STORM
“I was born in a church-attending family, but never encountered God personally. My parents divorced when I was 6 years old. At the of 7 years old, I had a crush on a girl. I didn’t understand what I felt at the age of 7, and never gave it a second thought. I kept on thinking about that girl and was super excited to see her in my dance classes. Years went by and I had crushes on new girls. The feelings became stronger as I gave it more consideration.”
WE ARE VERY NEARLY THERE. MY TESTIMONY OF MY DAD- AUGUST 29, 2017
“My dad suggested that I look to other families who were dealing with the transgender issue to help us deal with it in our family – people that he had become acquainted with online. Of course, these folks were not looking at this whole thing through the grid of Biblical truth which our family is committed to.”
LOST IN CELEBRATION- MAY 30, 2017
It was a day Denise Shick had been dreaming about for years. She stood at the church foyer in an ivory hand-stitched gown, her mind racing and her heart thumping. When the wedding march began, her father crooked his left arm toward her, and as they took their first step, he leaned in and whispered, “I wish it were me in that gown.”
FINDING COMFORT-DECEMBER 28, 2016
“Everyone is on a journey of self-discovery. For me, that journey involved a period of cross-dressing and also in finding comfort in God’s deep love.”
ROBERT’S TESTIMONY
In the very beginning, my life was difficult, I had no idea how the world worked, especially at the home where I was raised. I was a victim of ADD/ADHD and never understood sequential rules and the like. I was disciplined regularly for actions I took; it was a while before I saw the consequences of them, so I could then avoid the consequence of punishment.”
WALKING IN THE TRUTH- SEPT. 20, 2016
“Even before entering kindergarten, I remember pretending to ride my tricycle to my imaginary girlfriend’s house. But I couldn’t tell anyone about her–weren’t girls supposed to like boys? An even deeper secret was my strong desire to actually become a little boy myself.”
BEN’S STORY
I’ve been wrestling with my gender identity for about twenty-five years, feeling disgusted about being a man and desiring to be a woman. Wow. In some ways, it seems crazy to me that I’ve walked this journey so long. So many memories surface, and all that has happened overwhelms me at times. Yet, through it all, I’ve grown, I’ve learned, and I’ve seen God’s faithfulness and His love. God has led me to a place where I have to die to myself and live for Him.
RENE’S STORY
It’s such an honor to share my story.
I married my high school sweetheart, Phil, in 1997. We had a beautiful beautiful baby girl in 2001.
When we married, we were both walking with the Lord. After our daughter was born, Phil decided God was a myth, and our marriage became very difficult. We visited many counselors with no success, and we were divorced by 2008. I was bitter until God began to heal my broken heart, and the way God enabled me to love my ex-husband was truly miraculous. Phil and I became friends again and spent time together with and without our daughter.
WHAT IS MY SIN? BY DANIEL B. JONES
Recently, a dear woman wrote me concerning a transgendered young man who attended the church where she was a member. She, along with several other parishioners, had been trying to minister to him. Like most people, however, they did not understand what this young man was going through or how to help him. One day, the young man asked her, “What is my sin?” She directed that question to me, and I would like to share with you my answer.
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