Testimony, K.C.

"You know I'm not going to lie to you, while living the homosexual lifestyle I had some great times, but looking back I can honestly say that it was some of the darkest times of my life."

April 19, 1998 (Sunday) New Life Center: I truly believe that this was the day I began to change and turn my life over to Jesus.

Unlike alot of people living the homosexual lifestyle, I never felt any attraction towards the same sex at a younger age. I entered high school as a star athlete and around my sophomore year I was introduced to the homosexual lifestyle. I lived that lifestyle for about three and one half years.

I received a full ride scholarship to the University of Arizona. At this time the person I was dating lived in Colorado. I couldn't even think straight. I ran up phone bills, ruined my relationship with my family and I walked away from school and basketball to move to Colorado.

After being there for three months I was so broke, so lonely, so empty. I moved back home to Taft. I missed my family and I missed basketball.

I had one more chance to go to school to play ball. I lived in Taft for one year and attended Taft College, received my AA degree and then went to Pepperdine University on a full ride.

During that year, while in Taft, I still had contact on/off with my ex, but I was not interacting with her. I attended New Life Center every Sunday/Wednesday and I started to feel myself heading in the right direction, which was to Jesus.

I finally left school, but it wasn't just me, my ex had transferred to Pepperdine also. At first I didn't want to go because I was scared to fall back into that lifestyle, but then again I didn't want to give up basketball again. So I thought about it for awhile and came to the conclusion that I was strong enough to face the lifestyle because I was beginning to know Jesus. Who was I fooling????

I went through a year of hell. I never re-entered fully into the lifestyle, but I was around it a lot. It's really hard to stay away from it when more than half of your team are homosexuals.

I remember standing in the locker room, after having a confrontation with my ex, crying. I was looking at a person that was trying so hard to find wholeness but at the same time was selling her soul for basketball. I decided that day that I was leaving school and giving up basketball. No matter how much I loved to play, nothing was worth selling my soul for.

So here I am today. I'm the happiest that I have ever been. You know I'm not going to lie to you, while living the homosexual lifestyle I had some great times, but looking back I can honestly say that it was some of the darkest times of my life.

I was abused in and out of the gang lifestyle. I have seen some of the darkest situations in the world, but now I am a walking testimony for Jesus Christ. I am living proof that all things are possible through Him.

I got two tattoos while involved in the homosexual lifestyle, one on my shoulder and one on my ankle. I got the one on my arm removed. It left a really, really bad scar and people stare and make comments about it all the time. But when I look at it I see a scar of honor. It shows me that I've changed and have come along way. All my glory and honor is given to Jesus.

K.C.