John T.
I came to the Center of Hope in the spring 2006. I had been addicted to Crack cocaine for over 16 yrs. I remember
when Pastor Dale first told me I needed to have a close personal relationship with Jesus, I was very offended, but I
kept it to myself. Though I accepted Christ as my Savior at 9 yrs old I never developed a true personal relationship
with Him. Since coming here to the center I have learned through the program that Pastor has put in place, that a
personal relationship with Jesus is more than one-sided foxhole prayers. I have learned to put my whole life in
God's hands and not to worry anymore. My feelings of inadequacy and loneliness have gone away since i have
learned who I am in Christ. I have learned that I CAN trust God and it has changed my life. Oh P.S. A big chunk of
the pride issue has been dealt with too. God bless you.
I came to the Center of Hope in the spring 2006. I had been addicted to Crack cocaine for over 16 yrs. I remember
when Pastor Dale first told me I needed to have a close personal relationship with Jesus, I was very offended, but I
kept it to myself. Though I accepted Christ as my Savior at 9 yrs old I never developed a true personal relationship
with Him. Since coming here to the center I have learned through the program that Pastor has put in place, that a
personal relationship with Jesus is more than one-sided foxhole prayers. I have learned to put my whole life in
God's hands and not to worry anymore. My feelings of inadequacy and loneliness have gone away since i have
learned who I am in Christ. I have learned that I CAN trust God and it has changed my life. Oh P.S. A big chunk of
the pride issue has been dealt with too. God bless you.
John D.
John came to us in the spring of 2003. He had been through many programs
throughout his adult life, but came to grips with his life in Christ and his
addiction to fast muscle cars and loved fishing. He devoted all his spare time
to helping in the ministry and blessing Pastor Dale. He also served in the
choir at Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater, Florida.
John passed away Sept. 11th 2006, saved, sober and loving Jesus with all his
heart
John came to us in the spring of 2003. He had been through many programs
throughout his adult life, but came to grips with his life in Christ and his
addiction to fast muscle cars and loved fishing. He devoted all his spare time
to helping in the ministry and blessing Pastor Dale. He also served in the
choir at Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater, Florida.
John passed away Sept. 11th 2006, saved, sober and loving Jesus with all his
heart
Todd... The biggest servants heart you may ever find. He would bend over
backwards to help anyone. Todd is now serving full-time as a missionary to
prisoners in the Florida Dept. of Corrections and bringing many to Christ
and having bible studies with the inmates.
backwards to help anyone. Todd is now serving full-time as a missionary to
prisoners in the Florida Dept. of Corrections and bringing many to Christ
and having bible studies with the inmates.
Daniel... Keeping the story short is a hard thing with Daniel. He
knew Pastor Dale in youth group at Countryside Christian Center
for many years and like many he had to try the world out and like
many of us fail, but now he is living a fulfilling life in Christ now. He
is married with two children and has a great job and attends church
on a regular basis.
knew Pastor Dale in youth group at Countryside Christian Center
for many years and like many he had to try the world out and like
many of us fail, but now he is living a fulfilling life in Christ now. He
is married with two children and has a great job and attends church
on a regular basis.
Hello, my name is David Pobuda and this is my testimony of how my Lord Jesus Christ took me for rages to riches.
I had spent the first 37 years of my life chasing after every kind of worldly pleasure you could think of. I had been to jail numerous times in my life and after
coming to a point of total desperation in my life, had found my self locked up again, this time looking at 30 years in prison. As I was sitting in that jail it became
very clear to me that there had to be something better to life and that I had probably lost any chance to experience it. While I was sitting there feeling sorry for
myself, I had an overwhelming sense that I needed to start reading the Bible. I had never read the Bible before and had almost no concept of who God or
Jesus Christ were. As I sat there with a Bible at the end of my bunk that I had not even opened, a fellow inmate came over to me and told me he did not know
why , but he felt that the Lord was telling him to suggest that I read the book of James. It was God’s hand at work, I have been reading the Bible everyday since
and that was two years ago. I gave my life to the Lord Jesus Christ while in a jail church service and started to dedicate my life to study God’s word. 7 months
to the day after being locked up God saw fit to set me free and give me a chance to redeem my life. This was at this time that I came to live at the Center of
Hope and to disciple under Pastor Dale. After a short time at the center I started to teach a beginners Bible study class and God revealed his calling on my life
and I came to understand why I had never found anything in my life I was happy doing.
About six months after coming to the Center of Hope, the Spirit led me to make an amends call to my ex-father-in-law. To make a long story short, about 2
months after that phone call, my ex-wife and I made amends, renewed our vows and reconciled our marriage, after 7 years of not speaking to one another or
having any type of contact.
There is a lot more to this story, but I would like to end with the fact that God has led me to go back to school to become a preacher and I am now enrolled at
trinity Bible College and Seminary.
I would like to say thank you to Pastor Dale and all the men at the Center of Hope that help me along this wonderful journey. Most of all I would like to thank
God for his grace, mercy, forgiveness and everlasting love. I also thank my Lord and Master Jesus Christ for loving me enough to sacrifice his life to save me
from my sins and to purchase me so that I could become a member of his family. Love David Pobuda
I had spent the first 37 years of my life chasing after every kind of worldly pleasure you could think of. I had been to jail numerous times in my life and after
coming to a point of total desperation in my life, had found my self locked up again, this time looking at 30 years in prison. As I was sitting in that jail it became
very clear to me that there had to be something better to life and that I had probably lost any chance to experience it. While I was sitting there feeling sorry for
myself, I had an overwhelming sense that I needed to start reading the Bible. I had never read the Bible before and had almost no concept of who God or
Jesus Christ were. As I sat there with a Bible at the end of my bunk that I had not even opened, a fellow inmate came over to me and told me he did not know
why , but he felt that the Lord was telling him to suggest that I read the book of James. It was God’s hand at work, I have been reading the Bible everyday since
and that was two years ago. I gave my life to the Lord Jesus Christ while in a jail church service and started to dedicate my life to study God’s word. 7 months
to the day after being locked up God saw fit to set me free and give me a chance to redeem my life. This was at this time that I came to live at the Center of
Hope and to disciple under Pastor Dale. After a short time at the center I started to teach a beginners Bible study class and God revealed his calling on my life
and I came to understand why I had never found anything in my life I was happy doing.
About six months after coming to the Center of Hope, the Spirit led me to make an amends call to my ex-father-in-law. To make a long story short, about 2
months after that phone call, my ex-wife and I made amends, renewed our vows and reconciled our marriage, after 7 years of not speaking to one another or
having any type of contact.
There is a lot more to this story, but I would like to end with the fact that God has led me to go back to school to become a preacher and I am now enrolled at
trinity Bible College and Seminary.
I would like to say thank you to Pastor Dale and all the men at the Center of Hope that help me along this wonderful journey. Most of all I would like to thank
God for his grace, mercy, forgiveness and everlasting love. I also thank my Lord and Master Jesus Christ for loving me enough to sacrifice his life to save me
from my sins and to purchase me so that I could become a member of his family. Love David Pobuda
Hello Pastor
I bet you never expected to hear from me again. There are a few things I feel I need to say to you. I want to thank you Dale from my heart and I
do have one these days, praise God for all the chances you gave me when I was in Clearwater. Yours and Pastor Vicky's have never left my
heart. I hope your ministry is being blessed as I know it is. Please give Vicky and the children a big hug for me OK? I want you to know I turned
out to be a man of God. I now live in Casper Wyoming and God is using me for His glory. I have been sober going on two years now. I work as a
security guard at the hospital here. God is the one who opened that door as well as many others. I have a national security clearance. Can you
see God in that ?
Joe
I bet you never expected to hear from me again. There are a few things I feel I need to say to you. I want to thank you Dale from my heart and I
do have one these days, praise God for all the chances you gave me when I was in Clearwater. Yours and Pastor Vicky's have never left my
heart. I hope your ministry is being blessed as I know it is. Please give Vicky and the children a big hug for me OK? I want you to know I turned
out to be a man of God. I now live in Casper Wyoming and God is using me for His glory. I have been sober going on two years now. I work as a
security guard at the hospital here. God is the one who opened that door as well as many others. I have a national security clearance. Can you
see God in that ?
Joe
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