1. As an infant I was baptized into the Catholic Faith, but my mother raised me in a Protestanthome. Therefore I was not afforded the opportunity to experience the blessing of the Sacramentof Confirmation. Throughout my childhood, attendance at the local Presbyterian Church'svacation Bible school and youth group were a regular requirement, and at the age of 15 I wasmoved to accept Christ. It wasn't until I was married that I actually felt God calling me to sometype of vocation, so I enrolled in a local Bible college and after 3 years graduated with aDiploma in Ministerial Studies. I went to Vietnam and served as a missionary for a short timeand when I returned I began co-pastoring a local Christian Church. I had also been asked toteach regularly at the Bible college I graduated from. I had been teaching for 8 years when,while preparing to teach courses on the Early Church and the Protestant Reformation God leadme to start questioning the Protestant faith. Eventually I left the Protestant Faith altogether anddedicated myself to God, the True Church, to Jesus Christ and to Mary Immaculate.

2. I have been reading the Catechism and have started a prayer group to pray the Holy Rosary withseveral others who are recent converts to Catholicism. I believe that God may be calling me to aprayer ministry as well as back to teaching, but this time to teach His truth.

3. Baptism was and is my initiation into the New Covenant, much as the Judaic circumcision wasthe entrance rite to the Mosaic covenant. It is the place where I was washed in Christ's blood, allmy sins were remitted. I was united with Christ in His death burial and resurrection. It is whereI became Born again of the water and the Spirit. It was the point in time where I became a partof the Family of God. Confirmation (which I received last year) was an opportunity for me toconfirm my Baptism and receive the Holy Spirit and the seven-fold gifts; Wisdom,Understanding, Right Judgment, Courage, Knowledge, Reverence, and the Fear of the Lord.Holy Communion is where I am able to finally receive Jesus Christ unto eternal life, His truepresence, body and blood in the gift of the Eucharist. By this I glorify God showing Christ's“One, Full, Perfect and Sufficient Sacrifice for my sins and those of the whole world.”Confession is where I obey God by confessing my sins to a priest so that I may receiveabsolution and grace to continue on the sanctified path, growing ever closer to my Lord.Anointing of the sick is a grace offered to my by God so that when I am sick or in-firmed I maycall on the priests of the church to anoint me with oil and pray for my healing. Also, It affordsme the blessing of Last Rites if and when I need them. Holy Matrimony is the state of sharingmy life with a help-mate that god has chosen for me, our union to be a spiritual reflection of theHoly Trinity as my wife and I become one, spirit, soul and body. Holy Orders is the Sacramentwhereby those whom God has chosen are ordained Bishops, Priests, Deacons by the “laying onof hands,” thereby becoming the “Ministers of Christ, His Word and His Sacraments.”

4. I have pledged myself heart, soul and mind to Christ as a living sacrifice and to the authority ofHis true Church and to the Pope the successor of the great Apostle St. Peter.

5. I work with Senior Citizens at an Institution called Senior Life. I assist them in their ability tolive independently at home. I assist them with certain medical needs like wheelchairtransportation, oxygen delivery and administration, the delivery and installation of variousmedical devices as well as being a licensed Emergency Medical Technician.

6. Right now I am in training to be a Lector in Church, hoping eventually to become a Deacon. Iam currently leading a Prayer group which recites the Holy Rosary and prays for the wholeChurch. I also sometimes lead as we read from the Catechism.

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7. I did not graduate High-School but dropped out in my Senior Year. However, I did go on to getmy G.E.D. that very same year (6/3/88). I have a diploma from the Governor’s School of theArts, a Diploma of Ministerial Studies from Shiloh Bible Institute in Washington PA as well assome other college courses from the Community College of Allegheny County.

8. I am interested in GBC because I know that God has placed a call on my life to minister insome fashion. I spent several years of my life in the man-made faith of the Protestant religiontrying to connect with that calling, and now after years of praying and searching I have finallybeen lead to GBC and have the opportunity to know the One, True Faith that was delivered toGod's people, and will be able to share it with others. Last but definitely not least I'll be able tolead my family and to train up my children in the Catholic Faith.

9. I will dedicate as many hours as necessary to GBC and her studies. I am ready to do whatever ittakes. I am a sponge just waiting to drink it all in!

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