oung black men often beat you when you were in school and yet you don’t believe in racial division and think that we all need to learn to get along. What transpired in your life to let you know that love and racial healing are better than hate and division?
I felt no love around me anywhere I went. All I knew was Jesus died for my sins. And I knew about forgiveness and Gods love. So when I got saved it was in all black church and they just loved me as I was, and not what they wanted me to be.
How did you learn to forgive those young men that beat you?
Because I saw my mother forgive my father no matter what he did.
How did forgiving them change your life?
It set me free. It gave me peace of mind and I learned how much Jesus Christ loved me and by studying the word of God.
Tell us about your days in the military?
I love the military and that is where I learned to serve and I found out that I love helping people and still do it to this day.
15. How did the military change your life for good?
I learned how to be responsible for my actions.
Donielle Ingersoll was gifted with a double portion of creativity and an active imagination. Located in the western portion of the United States, this author brings a unique view of God’s guidance in our lives to readers who love spiritual romance and adventure. Sometimes it is good to see life through the eyes of others.
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Avigdor Bonchek is a clinical psychologist with more than fifty years of experience as a therapist. He received a doctoral degree from New York University and did post-doctoral studies with pioneer behavior therapist Professor Joseph Wolpe at Temple University. He also studied with Professor Giorgio Nardone in Italy. He taught in universities in the United States and Israel for more than thirty years and is the author of numerous articles and books on psychotherapy and psychology.
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