Hey Everyone!
My name is Michael Bussey and this is my world race blog! Hopefully with your help I will be leaving October 5th for 11 countries over 11 months to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and His love.
A little bit of history about myself. I was born and raised in the buckle of the Bible Belt in the small town of Graham, TX. Best description I have for it is a small Mayberry town in color. Where everyone knows everyone and actually cares and tries to help one another. There is literally a church on every corner it feels like (we have 46 churches and only a population of over 8,000) but there is still a lot of lost and broken in my town.
I was raised in a loving Christian home with a mother who was my hero my whole life. When I was a toddler I was diagnosed with leukemia and she was there by my side every step. When my biological father left she still was strong and constantly gave it over to God. When my brother was diagnosed with severe asthma while I was still going through treatment she stayed strong. Through every peril we’ve faced her faith stayed strong and was an example that I would strive for always.
In April of 1990 I had my last chemo treatment and we celebrated, that summer I was saved and baptized that October. Our family was very active in the church and it became my second home and were I felt the most like me.
On Februrary 13, 1997 I surrendered my life to vocational ministry and at that time I thought everything couldn’t be better and so did most of my town. I was seen as a good well-rounded young man, but little did they know that I was battling some dark demons that I couldn’t share because of the position that I had been put in.
How could this Christian young man who was striving to become a preacher be battling sins like pornography and homosexuality. Due to the fact that I couldn’t reach out and didn’t reach out I would live a double life for nearly the next 20 years.
I had lots of head knowledge of God and knew the truth, but I didn’t have heart knowledge. It wasn’t until I went on the Walk to Emmaus in October of 2014 that I truly developed a deep relationship with God. I was able to release my demons and walk in the light that He always intended me to walk. It wasn’t instantaneous it took time and is still a work in progress, but it is finally there.
Now 5 years from that day I am finally taking a step in faith and following his calling of ministry in partnership with the World Race.
For more information about me subscribe to my WR blog or you can also check out my ministry website www.truedisciplesministries.com
In Christ,
Michael B. Bussey
