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My mom always took me to church and Sunday school. My dad never went. When I was 12 I asked Jesus into my heart. I remember receiving a package from church on what being a Christian meant and what you should do but no one mentored me and I think that is what I needed.
I soon just started doing what I wanted to do. I still went to church because if I didn't than I had to help my dad build fence or clear land on Sunday. Church only took a couple of  hours - my dad worked till dark. When I was 15 I started using drugs of different types. I do not remember much from high school because I was stoned just about every day.
[Photo: Richard and his wife, Jill, on a recent camping trip]
In ‘75 I entered the Air Force. Within a year of entering the AF I began to see that life without God had no meaning. On Sept. 5, 1976, I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins. I became a new creature. From then to now I have walked with Christ most of the time.
On 13 Dec. 2000 my legs went numb and over the next week I went numb from the chest down. By Feb of 2001 I was told I had MS. For about 4 months I asked God "WHY ME"? I was angry at God, felt rejected by God and worried about what was going to happen to ME. In July of 2000, one afternoon when I was at home by myself, I started repenting. I cried and prayed for a long time and finally I told HIM "From now till I die I give you the life of Richard Spurlock”. I want to be able to say with honesty "it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me".
My life has not been the same since. It has not been easy, but to see our FATHER touch lives is awesome. My dad died last Wed. of cancer but he entered into the salvation of God the week before. My friend David died Friday night of cancer and last night I learned he became a Christian the week before he lost the ability to communicate with people.
HE is an awesome God. Thanks for praying for both my dad and my friend David. I am sure they will welcome each of you into heaven and tell you "Thanks for praying." It never ceases to amaze me what God can do with a lump of clay if it will only sit and be still on HIS potters wheel.
I love each of you. And I am praying that Faith is doing well and we will soon hear from her. I pray for Diane2Live, and for Charlie, may we hear from them also.
Richard
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