I was all of the above and needed a way out.

Thankfully, the verses continue to say that we are washed, sanctified and justified in Christ. So, despite all my sins and shortcomings, I knew I could come to Christ, washed and clean.

I also began to understand what it is like to live with HOPE. Not just a blind hope for good things, but one that comes from the assurance that God has the best intentions for me, even when the current situation looks bad.

This is the kind of hope and freedom from sin I pray you will experience as you watch my video on how God taught me to put my hope and trust in Him.

Love,
Beom Soo

On one side, I enjoyed the sweetness of sin and pursued pleasure like a drug. On the other side, I went to church with my family and grew more frustrated that I couldn’t gain the true peace or contentment they had in Christ.

But I pray that as you watch my story, you will join me in giving thanks for the broken roads I’ve traveled to find where I belong. I no longer fight to gain peace, but I have learned that my peace comes from the One to whom I belong.

May churches in Korea become a safe place for people like me to come home to.

Love,
Sang Woo

In my 20s, she was coerced by my relatives into having my then girlfriend arrested for theft after we ran away from home. But when I was in my 30s, she chose to stand up for me and would faithfully nurse me from my heartache after each breakup even though she still did not agree with my lifestyle.

She reached out to me with a kind of love that could only come from God. This sparked my earnest search for truth found in Christ and He became the Lover of my soul.

For parents of children who experience same sex attraction or gender dysphoria, do what Jesus would do; Love them. Do not write them off, because our God doesn’t. Do not condemn them, because the world already does a great job in that. Pray for them, be their safe space and gently point them to Jesus. As with my case, it was God’s unceasing love through my parents that brought me Home.

Love, Diana.

I was always the outsider. At home, I was the only boy and could not relate to the conversations my grandma, mum and sister had. In school, I could not keep up with sports, I could not communicate well, or like girls like the rest of the guys. I wished people would notice me, but eventually, I learned to be content in sitting on the outside looking in.

In my late teens, I found attention from body building. That followed a life of pleasure and slight celebrity. But even those highs started to fade. Some things just did not add up for me. I began to question God’s design and intentions toward creation.

As I researched, God became increasingly real to me the more I read up on history and mankind. That was the start of a very deep and intimate relationship with God. I was no longer an outsider observing others, but now know what it’s like to know and to be known intimately by God and a healthy community.

I hope my story will give you the hope that Jesus is close. And if you are in the same journey like me, don’t be afraid to question God and seek answers. Read His word, study history, or go explore any other ways that God may reveal Himself to you. You’ll be amazed by what God will show you!

Love, Philip.

So, whenever I suspect that anyone was close to finding out my secret, I’d uproot and leave that community.
“Did anyone notice my effeminate hand gesture?”
“Omg, did I just let out that slightly higher pitched laugh?”
“Was I too friendly? Does anyone suspect that I like guys?”

This cycle continued for a decade until it became a burden too heavy to bear. This was when I knew that I had to speak to my fears and break the cycle. My constant act of worship unto the Lord was to “come home AND stay home”, to not run away because of my fears but to face it.

Slowly but surely, I came out to my community. They held space for me in my pain, and rejoiced with me in my victories. They valued me not for my struggles, but who I am. And for that, I am thankful.

You can find the link to Joseph’s personal story here.

Lustful affection always fell short and ended up toxic for me. My past experiences skewed my ability to receive and give love, but I never gave up wanting to find out what true love was all about.

When I heard about Christ’s love in 2009, I asked Christ to come in and clear the clutter, to realign everything that was skewed. That began my journey of falling in love with Christ – my Redeemer, my Friend, my All in all.

I really hope that while you watch my story, you will put all preconceived notions of love aside to witness my unfiltered story of redemption.

Love,
Paresh

Will we extend Christ’s righteousness and love? It can look like… being there for a friend, cooking them a meal, dropping them a text, reminding them of God’s truth in the midst of their mess, praying for them, amongst many many other things and ways.

Here, we have a conversation with Highway – a Church family that has chosen to be a friend, to walk with people in their community who experience same sex attraction by embodying the Grace and Truth of Jesus.

The guilt, shame and loneliness that accompanies people who wrestles to reconcile their faith with their desires is real. You can be in a crowd and feel completely alone!

However, God sets the lonely in families (Ps 68:6). God’s family of love, grace and friendships forged for eternity. Join us as we discuss ways in which we can rise up to be the family and friends that God wants us to be, for those we know who might be experiencing unwanted same sex attraction.

I always felt like a square peg in a round hole, like I was dwelling on the margins of life. No one really understood the REAL me; the one underneath the smiles and the ‘poster child in her Sunday best’ which became part of a well-crafted performance. I lived out of sync with who I was — being drawn to women.

I was drowning in shame and guilt; alone, unseen and unheard.

Except, Yahweh El-Roi, the God who sees, saw me. He saw my deep yearning for love, intimacy and community. He restored me, and gave me a family and church community who lovingly journeyed life with me.

Love is patient, Love is kind, it does not hold record of wrong. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13)

Love lifted me to who I am meant to be and He wants to do the same for you.

Love,
Supriya

Earlier last week, Zion shared his story and journey, and how his family banded together.

Zion’s diagnosis brought about an unexpected blessing in his journey with God, and a closeness in his relationship with his parents.

Together, Zion and his parents learnt to hold space for each other’s hurt, to navigate the problems that arose, and how to be there for each other in the mess.

If you are like Zion, or are in the shoes of his parents, we hope you’ll take the time to have a conversation, be present for each other’s emotions, and learn how to journey together in the process.

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If you’d like to watch Zion’s personal testimony in Bahasa Indonesia: click here.