first time here

[Marcianne]

Hi everyone

This is my first time to post. I found this website while surfing the net. My name in Marcianne. I live in beautiful Northern California and work as an office manager.

As a child, I grew up in the Methodist church but it was all just 'religion' to me. I wanted no part of it. Later, while in a state college, I studied everything from New Age and eastern philophies to the Bible. My major was psychology and history. I have always been a bit of a book worm and would read anything. I got my B.S. and Masters and moved to Washington DC. I worked for the government for 6 years during the Clinton years as a staff assistant on Capitol Hill.
While working in DC, I constantly ran into born again Christians. I was "cornered" and the Holy Spirit began wooing me. I had gotten into some addictive behaviors that ran in my family. I felt like it was the hand I had been dealt.   I was wrong! Praise God! My response to God started in 12 step groups that at least pointed me to a HIgher Power. To make a long wooing period short, I was radically saved and delivered from these addictons six years ago. I stumbled upon a radical coffee house ministry and was drawn in by the love and awesome music.  These precious saints showered me with the love and acceptance I had always craved! God placed me in a awesome church were I grew by leaps and bounds. I was involved in praise teams and intercessory prayer. It was and is a wonderful foundation.

My journey has taken me from Washington to California. God miraculously opened doors for me to come here - much to the dismay of my family! My fiance and I are sevrving the Lord here in CA and lauching a youth ministry and coffee house minisrty here as well as working our "day jobs"

Just an introduction! nice to be here! Isn't it wonderful to be apart of the family of God??!!

in Jesus,
Marcianne

[Soldier4Christ]

Hi Marcianne,

Welcome to Christians Unite. There are som wonderful Christians here and we have a geat time in fellowship. I hope that you will enjoy yourself in fellowship with us also.

[airIam2worship]

Marcianne no one is out of God's reach, once God has chosen you you will continually 'stumble into' bor again Christians. It's wonderful that you shared your testimony with us. I extend a warm welcome to the forum. You will meet many wonderful and kind Christians here. I hope you will stay a while. I live in Florida, my husband and I are both born again and we both serve in the ministry of helps at our church.  

[curious]

             Dear Marcianne:

       Hello and I welcome you to this Forum.I hope
    that you learn LOADS from here.I think you were
    LEAD here.Though it may SEEM like you stumbled
    here.God works in mysterious ways.


                        Yours in Yeshua,
                        curious

[nChrist]

Hello Marcianne,

WELCOME!! I enjoyed reading your testimony and loved to hear about what God is doing in your life.

I am looking forward to reading your posts and enjoying fellowship with you.

Love In Christ,
Tom

Philippians 1:6 NASB  For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

[Maura]

Welcome to the forum!!!