Hello to you!
My name is Vince
Giordano. Where do I start?
I was born in Flourtown
Pennsylvania, not Flowertown, haha! My town is located just outside of
Philadelphia. I was born into a family of two, with my brother Sal. My Mom and
Dad have always been there and support me with all they’ve got. They have
influenced me greatly over the years with my work ethic and attitude. Oh yeah,
I cannot forget about King Louie! (my Chihuahua)
I grew up going
to Catholic school for K-2. I then switched to public school and stayed there
until I graduated in 2005. Faith, God, or being saved by Jesus was never
important to me until my junior/senior year of high school and into my first 2
years of college. I met some great people (The Ashmans!) and was welcomed into
a contemporary-style church. There I joined in with a youth group, met some
great fellow teenagers and guys and my foundation began to be established.
Over my high
school years, I frequently ran into trouble. I was convicted twice for felony
offenses. I was a womanizer and a racist. An overall bigot. After some buckling
down, I got into Shippensburg University and cleaned up my record. I graduate
in May 2009 and every year in college was amazing. I met new friends each year,
took quantum leaps in my faith and steps towards Christ, and I still continue
to this day to fight against my sins, my struggles with guilt, contentment, resting,
and the past. There is so much I cannot do, truly, and it seems too good to be
true to just give it away to Jesus. I sometimes struggle going through
different seasons of life: adapting, learning, finding a reason to fight/care,
accepting helping hands. I enjoy looking at life from a bigger picture
perspective.
I know what
happens to me as I walk with Jesus is part of a grandiose scheme for my
betterment. It is still hard for me, but lately I have been facing Jesus’ one beatitude:
blessed are those that mourn, for they
will be comforted [Matthew 5:4]. Jesus knew that we would struggle in life,
we would cry, be heartbroken, and see death far too often. I need to let Jesus
do his job and not be ashamed. If you are reading this, you may very well know
me. Keep me accountable and reach out to me. Let me know what I can pray for
you about. Brothers and sisters must come together, for this life is too much
to go alone, silently, or with pain untended to.
A little more about me…
I love music
(who doesn’t?), eating different types of food, basketball and baseball (not a
big football fan), reading is fun for me and I love finding new books to add to
my library, I student taught history and economics, so I love looking at the
world and studying it down to supply and demand curves, bank systems,
historical themes, and the down and dirty politics! I did not vote in 2008 and
I enjoy ending the night with Jesus, NOT watching CNN/FOX and having my blood
pressure go through the roof. I enjoy exercising in a variety of different
ways, cleaning is fun for me, camping, whitewater rafting, hiking, and building
fires are my thing, I am an Aquarius and I swam competitively since I was five
(once against Michael Phelps and won! Ask me about it!), I enjoy relationships
with others and meeting, greeting, and chatting with old and new friends and
complete strangers. I enjoy challenges and I work hard to face them with open
eyes and ears.
I am sure there
is much more, but it wouldn’t do justice to me if I just put it all here. Find
me and let’s talk!
