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This page is here to describe how I came to know Jesus Christ as my Lord,
Master, Saviour, and
Friend. If you don't have a healthy, growing relationship with Him, please
e-mail me p38eddie@aol.com or my roommate
f18pete@aol.com. Check out his
site on Christian Persecution at
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Info or see one of these fine Christian organizations and persons,
who will be more than happy to introduce you and your family to Christ.
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My name is Edward Hubbart Jr. My friends call me Ed.
Most of my family and some friends still call me Eddie. I'll
respond to either. I'm 39 years old and live in Norfolk, Virginia in the
United States of America.
I come from a Catholic background. I went to Catholic
school for three years of my elementary school years (3rd thru 5th grades)
at Saint Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church here in town. My family
and I only worshipped there occasionally when I was growing up. Sure, I spent
a lot time there with school, but for the most part, we were Christmas and
Easter Catholics. I later joined Boy Scout Troop 490 which was sponsored
by the church as well as worshipping there occasionally.
Then in 1991, I was traveling for the weekend of August
29 to September 1 in Richmond, Virginia. While there, I attended a
non-denominational, Christian worship service. At the end of the service,
the speaker presented an invitation to come forward. With tears streaming
down my face, I went down that day and asked Jesus Christ into my life. I
was "saved" at that point, but didn't really seek a relationship with Him
for a while. I even went to a friend's church (now the one I attend regularly)
a couple of times. His leading is always perfect. Slowly, God started stripping
me of everything I thought was important until all that was left was Him.
I lost my job, had my gas run out in the trailer I was living in, then lost
the trailer itself and moved back in with my parents. My car gave out, and
I lost a couple of other jobs. I wasn't able to pursue my hobby of building
model aircraft (see me model collection starting at
P38Eddie's Modelling
Page) for a while because of the limited space at my parents' house.
I also was unable to participate in the Rescue Squad I had been a member
of since age 16, because my certification as an Emergency Medical Technician
had expired and I had been unable to recertify. I couldn't do much with my
beloved Scouting because I was now too old, and without transportation. My
college studies at Old Dominion University also came to a screeching halt
because of grades. On top of all this, I was officially diagnosed with a
minor case of Tourette's Syndrome. I have had this condition since early
childhood, but now came the process of finding the right medication to help
control my symptoms (many of which added to my listlessness and made me tired.)
An Encounter with Tourette's
Syndrome. I was forced to declare chapter 7 bankruptcy because I was
unable to pay my debts. My self-esteem was so low, I felt like I had to look
up to see the bottom. Through all, the Lord Jesus was there. Not barging
down the door of my life, just gently knocking at the door of my heart. He
reminded me that He was there and would come in if only I would let Him.
He never barges in on anyone, but
always waits to be asked in. I went back to a job that I had previously at
a local McDonald's in town. I managed to be able to afford to buy my
sister's car in payments of $50 a month until I paid the full $300. This
was now about May of 1993. I went back to
First Baptist Church of Norfolk
, where I had gone before with my great friend, Curtis Byrd. I made the decision
to join the church and to be baptized by immersion. This was the beginning
of a truly wonderful and growing relationship I've had with Jesus Christ
ever since. I'm still not perfect. Many of my friends and family will
attest to that. Now though I have Jesus in my life, not only as Saviour but
as Lord. I joined and became active in a Bible Study class. I've been serving
as a leader of the class since September of 1994 as an Assistant Care Group
Leader and the Prayer Ministries Coordinator. I've taught a few lessons from
the Change the World School of Prayer, taught by Dick Eastman of Every Home
for Christ.. Along the way, I've beaten down an addiction to pornography
that had been with me since just after high school. (This is the thing that
caused me to go forward at the altar call I mentioned above.) I still
sometimes struggle with this issue, particularly with the ease of accessing
it on the web. I would ask for continued prayers on my behalf so that
God will continue to help me stay away from this garbage. I've changed
my taste in music and now listen to mainly Christian Contemporary artists.
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| Cindy Morgan | Point of Grace | |
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| Phillips, Craig & Dean |
I still listen to some of my favorites from before,
but I've become much more selective now. I've done the same thing with the
movie collection I had amassed off of cable TV. I hope this will let some
my friends and family know where I've been, how I got where I am now (only
through Jesus), and inspire some of you who don't know Him to begin a
relationship with Him. He'll never let you down.
The rest of this page will often take the form of a "journal" as God continues to use me for His kingdom and His glory. Ed
Update as of January 9, 2000. God had continued to use and stretch me beyond what I thought was possible. Over the last year, I have led the Sunday School class one morning, done the administrative functions a few times and also filled in a few other duties in the absence of the people who usually do them. A year ago, I would have told you that doing any of these was beyond my capability. Well, it was all through God's provision and direction. I can't attribute anything I've done in the class over the last year to myself. Only to Him. I've also developed a hunger for reading the Bible lately. Since July, I've been trying to read 5 chapters of Psalms, a chaper of Proverbs, a portion of the Old Testament and a portion of the New Testament daily. More often, it ends up being every other day sometimes or even every third day occasionally, but I've finished reading the books of Genesis to Numbers, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon in the Old Testament, and from Acts to 3 John plus the Gospels of Matthew and Mark in the New Testament. God continues to show the value of being in His word to me often. Sometimes through a discussion with a co-worker, sometimes a discussion with my roommate, maybe something at a Bible Study, just everywhere. I may do further updates to this as time passses, but this is all I can think of for now. Allow God to use you in ways you never thought possible. Ed
Update: February 26,2000 - My church is putting on an evangelistic drama entitled Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames this weekend. Shortly after they announced that this was coming about a month or so ago, I felt God leading me to be a part of it. I've been praying and prerparing myself mentally, physically, and spiritually. I've invited many people to come, and I'm praying for God to do a mighty work through us. As of writing this, we have met the director last night. Today, we were cast in our parts. I don't have a speaking part, but I feel God will use it anyway. We rehearsed today and went through each scene. Final rehearsals are tomorrow afternoon followed by performances tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday evenings at 7pm Eastern time.This is going to be a powerful thing to lead people to Christ. More on this as it progresses.
Update October 3, 2000. I've been serving as the secretary of my Bible Study class for about 6 months now. God continues to allow me to use the memory and heart for prayer He has gifted me with to serve His people Participated in the Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames presentation listed above back in February. I played one of the demons. God used all of us to draw 418 people to Himself over the three nights of the performances. Praises be to God!! Many of us are eagerly looking forward to doing it again next year. My job at JCPenney's has given me some additional responsibilities and experiences. I am most often working in the catalog department of late, where I have assisted in training several newer personnel. I've been blessed with good superiors who often call on me to help when others call out. It's nice to be neated and know that they rely on me, but it can get a little tiring sometimes when they ask you to clock in early for the fourth time this week (has happened recently). I'm now qualified to work in the credit, watch repair, and catalog depts. Dec. 1 will be two years there, and God has allowed me to gain a lot of respect among my coworkers and superiors. My reading in Scripture over the last few months has seen me completely read all of the New Testament since beginning in June of last year, and I have just recently started into the book of 1 Kings after completing up to 2 Samuel from Deuteronomy. Praise be to God for all He is and all He has shown me.
Update October 30, 2001: Yesterday, I joined my passion for Christ with my hobby of modelling by creating the Christian Modelers Group at www.yahoogroups.com. Feel free to join. All modelling subjects are welcome except those of a sexually explicit nature. I mostly do aircraft, but it is to post pictures of our work and discuss our common love and service of Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Update February 17, 2005: I've been at JCPenney for just over 6 years. We've just come through the holiday season fairly recently, and things went well during it. My Christian Modelers group is hovering around 40 members. Some have come and gone, and we almost reached 50 once, but haven't quite gotten there. I finished my initial reading through the Bible probably sometime early last year. Don't remember exactly when. I haven't been as diligent lately in being in it as I should. I know that reading the Bible isn't necessarily the key, but applying it to life, but I can't apply it if I've never read it.
Pete and I are both members of a local chapter of American Christian Writers under the name of Tidewater Christian Writers Forum. We meet the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Lafayette Branch Public Library in Norfolk. The group has been meeting for about a year and a half. We are both founding members. Pete was led to start the group to encourage and empower Christian writers. He started to develop this idea shortly before I started the Christian Modelers group.
Our Bible Study class at church has gone through a lot of changes in about 2 1/2 years. We went from having a really strong group through having practically no group at all. Since Sept. 2002, Beth Wade has been leading the class again. Pete and I both started out with her years ago, so it's kind of like going full circle. Numerous people have come on board since then. Some have left to pursue where God takes them and He has brought others in. We average about 35 people attending in a week, with about 50-60 active names. We have a Yahoo group that I have been the administrator of to help with class communications. As of Sept. 2004, I have stopped doing the role of Secretary for the class after a tenure of about 4 1/2 years (seems a lot longer). I still serve as an advisor to our current Secretaries because of my memory ability, and I help train both of them to take over the job. I am now in the position of Outreach Coordinator unti; God puts me elsewhere.
