Richard was a grown man.
He was a Christian.
He loved God and wanted to serve God.
He and his wife even went to Brazil for 11 years as missionaries to work with unreached people groups.
But something was wrong.
Something was wrong in his heart... and something was wrong in his marriage.
Richard knew that Jesus had promised life more abundantly (John 10:10)... but he also knew that he was not experiencing the abundant life that Jesus was speaking of.
Richard also thought it was strange that... for some reason... he had absolutely no memories before the age of 12.
Hmmmmm?
Eventually Richard began visiting with a Christian counselor... and that began a difficult journey that invited him to look more honestly at the things that had happened to him during his childhood than he ever had before.
Could the hurtful things that happened to Richard in his childhood still be affecting him as a grown man?
Could those hurtful things be affecting his ability to be present to his wife in the context of their marriage?
Could the hurtful things of his past be robbing him of the abundant life that Christ had planned for his life?
Richard's story is an amazing example of the healing we can experience through Christ... if we're willing to do the work we need to do in pursuit of that healing.
Richard has written a book about his healing journey entitled:
A Child of God's Delight... by John Gleason
(Please note that John Gleason is Richard's pen name)
