Valley Christian Magazine

October 3rd, 2012 | by valleychristian

Articles

My Valley Story began as an idea to share the story of people who have come from wrecked lives. People who have hurt others, and been hurt. People who are cheaters, liers, perverts, violent, bitter, and angry. People with all of these characteristics who were radically rescued by TRUTH.

For the next 12 months Valley Christian Magazine and Logos Community will post a story, and a video of these people. You will here them tell rough, painful, stories of ugliness. Of pain. They will vividly describe to you, their scars.

So why would anyone do this? I assure you, none of them are choosing to do it for shock value, or to recount a war story. None of them seek credit for the change in their lives. Why we share our stories is so that those of you who are like us can receive HOPE. Hope that who you are is not who you have to be. Hope that real forgiveness and new life is possible. All of the people whose stories you will hear and see have been saved by HOPE.

Truth and Hope have a name, and that name is Jesus.

Welcome to My Valley Story…

I first became aware of Korey at Logos Community when I saw her tattoos. They were clever, thought provoking, and had awesome color. I watched her over the next weeks to see who she was. What I found out was Korey was one in a million.

I’m not even sure how Korey came to Logos Community, but once she made it here, she immediately brought her two nieces, her sister, and her sister’s husband. Since then, she continues to bring people into our community.

Korey is a local pastry chef at RGV cupcakes. She was quietly becoming a part of our community, and volunteered to serve with our kids ministry almost immediately. I did not see her make much of herself, but saw her make much of others. Her friendships grew quickly, and soon Korey had established herself in a community of friends inside our community.

She sent me her testimony to me one day via email, and it blessed me tremendously. The strong, confident, young woman who loved Jesus and her friends and served children for the glory of God had been through some hard times. The character I saw exhibited in her service and relationships had been forged through the fires of pain and hurt.

When we began envisioning www.myvalleystory.com, and how it could serve the RGV with stories of redemption, Korey immediately came to my mind. I knew that she had a tale to tell of need, pain, abuse, and being saved by King Jesus.

Korey grew up in a religious home, attending church and being a part of a community that called Jesus Lord. Feeling distant from her peers, and being introduced to sexual things at this early age, She became distant and angry, not seeing the reality of Jesus, but the ugliness of the world.

Korey began to seek acceptance through her friends by talking like them and acting like them. This led to a continual spiral of sin and self inflicted pain. When she went away to college at 18, church was a thing of the past, and partying was her calling. Any man who gave her attention would receive her affections, and bitterness and anger continued to grow in her spirit. Complete hopelessness was a her present reality. When she moved back to the RGV, she was called a drunk by her own family, and the drinking, sex, and anger escalated. Korey was invited to attend church January 1, and out of a deep need for change, she decided why not. Jesus took hold of Korey’s heart, and change began to take place. “Without meeting Christ”, Korey says, “I don’t think I would be alive today”.Go to www.myvalleystory.com to watch Korey’s amazing story.