A year ago this week, Dewayne Ghoston became a Christian. This is his story. I was raised in a house of four sisters and a single parent mom. My father was an addict on crack back in the 80's when it first hit the south. I've seen my mom being abused many times so as for me coming up I vow to myself that I'll never put my hands on a lady. Seeing my mom always struggling growing up I promised my mom that I was going to get us out of the projects (hood, ghetto). As I got older I realized that I completely underestimated how hard that was to do. Later on around the age of twelve, I was first introduced to marijuana through an uncle. Sometime later at the age of fifteen or sixteen, I first tried selling it but didn't know how to manage my money so that didn't last long. By being in the streets I learned to become a professional thief including selling drugs on the streets. In so many words, I became a slave to MONEY. I've destroyed many lives of others yet at the same time I was destroying my soul.
I was really confused at this point in my life. I was in and out my mom's house because she wasn't tolerating me running the streets while living under her roof. So feeling rejected I began to hide behind my emotions by robbing throughout my community. A bunch of people wanted me dead so at all times and most places I carried a gun for safety. The age of 18 I picked the drugs back up and learned the drug game. I went by the name "Ghost" on the streets, which meant "can't nobody see me (touch me)." In other words I thought I was God. By me being in and out of jail that became a third home for me.
The previous time I was incarcerated I began to open my eyes to life after I received information on my sister being robbed at gun point. Of course I was hurt by the fact I wasn't there to protect her. Here, at this point in life, I finally felt as God was trying to tell me to slow down. Eleven months later they decided to release me. My focus was on doing whatever I could possibly do to stay out of harms way. I started my search of a job and after getting rejected dozens of times I began to sink in discouragement. Weeks later I discovered an organization called "Advance Memphis" which focuses on furthering adult education. Going through the programs I was introduced to the gospel in a different form which led me to realize how broken and in need of a savior I was. On June 8th in the year 2009 I confessed to Christ that I trusted and believed that he is the song of God, repented on my sins and asked him to save me and to take me as I am.
Since then I can honestly say that the Lord has changed me. He has transformed my heart and renewed my mind with the desires to wanting to serve him instead of chasing after worldly desires. In conclusion the reason why I'm seeking this position is because it's a great opportunity to serve God's Kingdom making Christ known while also growing closer to him through my experiences of offering my body to him as a living sacrifice.
PS Thanks for taking the time out to allow me to share the majority of my testimony which led me to Christ with you.
Dewayne Ghoston
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