I had recently moved away from my family to pursue an excellent career opportunity. One night I was sitting alone on my couch in a very somber mood. I was asking God, “Why? Why do I have to wait so long? Why do I have to continue on this path alone? When will I finally meet my wife to be and finally get to have sex?” My answer came almost immediately. I felt in my spirit that God was saying, “Perhaps it’s not all about you. Consider what you’ve gone through and what you’ve learned from the poor choices you’ve made. Maybe you’ve endured these challenges to help others avoid those same poor choices.”

This was a profound revelation that I immediately took to heart. Now that I knew what to do I spent the next few days trying to figure out how to do it. I imagined the perfect forum for helping people would be a church setting before a large youth group. I could then talk to them about my goals, successes, struggles, and failures and help guide them on the right path. But I was new to the area. What church would pull together a seminar for their youth at the mere request of an unknown individual?

What happened next was nothing short of Divine. The next Sunday I went to a church and noticed an ad in the bulletin for a Purity Conference! I was astonished. The pastor explained the details during the announcements and it was exactly what I had imagined. I introduced myself to him after service, told him my story, and expressed my interest in the conference. He was gracious enough to put me in touch with the individuals who were running it to see how I could help. They invited me to speak and the conference was a success. It was split into 2 days and more than 300 people attended. I was able to speak to the crowds on both days sharing my story and giving advice to the students. I got responses from students who were still virgins and were struggling to remain pure, who thanked me for the encouragement. And I got responses from students who were previously living a promiscuous lifestyle, but renewed their faith and were now focused on abstaining from sex until marriage!

It was such an honor and blessing to be used by the Lord that I knew I needed to continue. All throughout the week leading up to the conference I was formulating my plan to build a website. I thought it would have been great to end the conference by saying “if you need more information just go to my website…” Two days at a conference is great but what about the following week, or the following month? What if someone needed help and encouragement and couldn’t find an adequate resource? I was determined to provide a solution for them. Shortly after, PurityQuest.net was born, and I’ve been honored and humbled to provide counseling to people all over the world as often as I am able ever since.