Hi Brunksi,

Thanks for mentioning that, I was curious as to who his friend was that passed on Anthony's book!

He and I have been having an email exchange over the last couple of days. He has apologised for the way his post came across, and has said that his attitude in the thread was not Christ-like. He seems to now have a much better understanding of what we stand for and what we allow on our forums. I don't think he is particularly unfriendly, but rather just somewhat overzealous!

I'll likely continue the conversation with him via email rather than here on the forums.

I hope things are well in your world!

Hi Brunski

I agree with the wise words of Mother Hen. You are doing really well.

We each have our own path to take and at f2b we aim to respect that without trying to lead anyone one way or another. I have no right to tell someone else what to do with their life. I can only direct my own life in the best way I can. And that takes a lot of hard work and introspection. And sometimes it's easier and tempting to focus on others when we should just attend to our own lives. I'm hoping your acquaintance can focus his zeal on his own life rather than trying to convert others.

Great work, Chris!

Blessings,

Ann Maree

It's not your fault Brunski. And besides, the moderators have handy ban-sticks if anything ever gets out of hand.

BTW, I edited your post to remove your friend's name. We at Freedom2b respect everyone's anonymity. And that means that only the poster themselves can reveal their name.

Thanks guys,

Im glad to know that he has been communicating with you Chris maybe you can guide him … from what you say, he seems to be more understanding. He did try to call me and later messaged me but, I was in hospital yesterday and haven't had a chance to reply. His txt indicated that he has been in contact with one of the "forum leaders" thought that was a funny way of putting it. But didn't go into any details other then to say that he has been blocked and his comments were removed and in hindsight, he can see that he was "perhaps a little to gun ho" and if he would like an opportunity to share his story as he IS and ex-gay and he KNOWS that God can set me and all gays free if they truly want it and if they are faithful enough to stand firm when the going gets tough! I have shared with him my own story in the past and things got a little heated. But that was a while back, since I gave him Anthony's book we haven't really spoken all that much.

He has invited me back a few tomes to his Church and insists that I need to be baptised in the Holy Spirit! (I thought I was) but I guess I didn't fall backwards, roll over the ground or get up out of the water screaming and praising God, so I must not be! Oh and of course, I dont speak in tongues, so I am "clearly not baptised in the spirit" If I really was, then I would like him, be able to speak in tongues and gain "direct verbal interaction with God" through the speaking of Tongues. It amazes me just what people believe sometimes.

BTW, I edited your post to remove your friend's name. We at Freedom2b respect everyone's anonymity. And that means that only the poster themselves can reveal their name.

Thanks Mr.Summit I should have known not to include my friends name even if it was just his username.

He will contact me again later tonight and we can discuss things a little more. I am interested to know what he thinks of all of this. But I have told him, that if he simply wants to "convert me" to his "truth" and show me how God can restore my sexuality, then he shouldn't bother. He is convinced that he is doing Gods work and he has been sent by God to reveal the truth to the gay community. He has sent me links to the Godhatesfags site (which for some reason I thought had been removed or something) as proof of what God thinks of gays and then suggested I seek the specialist counselling and pray/therapy healing ministry of Living Waters (apparently there is a Church in the Eastern Suburbs still running this program) not sure if Hillsong still do. Oh and in exchange for my book he has offered me a book, 2 books actually, one buy Joe Dallas and the other by Sly Rogers, oops I mean Sy Rogers. I haven't read either although, I did have a quick look at the Joe Dallas book, but it didn't take long to put it down. I will return them to him and explain why I refuse to read them

Anyway, on a different note, I am well and out of hospital just had another seizure, been stressing out again, just when I thought the whole Sponsorship thing with Tom was over or at least set aside long term, its sprung back up to torment me again! But that's a whole new story for a different time and post.

Hope you are all well,

God Bless,

Brunski

Thanks Anne Marie,

I guess I am in a better place, but still not in that place I want to be, still struggling with the whole "gay thing" my GP has referred me to see a Psychologist while my Neurologist wants me to see a Psychiatrist. Maybe I can find a combination of the two 🙂 anyway, one step at a time.

As for T and as for,

Look at why you are being drawn into this scenario. Are there other ways you can get your needs met?

There probably is another way of getting my needs met, just haven't it having said, a "little voice in my head" has just told me that Jesus can and will fulfill all my needs. Maybe I am just not trusting/relying on Him enough. That's always been a difficult statement for me, Jesus will meet all your needs, of course He meets my spiritual needs, but its the physical/sexual needs that need to be met. Can Jesus fulfill them ? My heart tells me he can, but my head and sinful nature questions if He cant or rather, struggles to understand how, He can meet my physical (namely, sexual needs). I recall my mother once telling me that when you have Jesus He "takes away" that "need for sex" and He replaces it with His love which meets any sexual need to had. Am I missing something ?

The interesting thing with T is that he did show me his passport which shows his visa having expired in May 2011. He tells me he has a bridging visa now, I questioned why that isn't stamped on his passport, but someone told me that bridging visa aren't stamped because they are temporary visa's. I have since contacted his lawyer repeatedly and he finally got back to me, telling me everything that I need to do in order to sponsor T (which I already knew) but he didn't answer my specific question which was, why he has a copy of T's visa and not T and whether he could tell me exactly when T's existing visa (assuming he has one) expires. I am yet to receive a reply. Can't help but wonder if this migration agent/lawyer is legit or even knows what he is talking about. I will contact immigration again, made an appointment to see the Immigration Advice and Rights people, but the waiting list is so long that I probably wont get to talk to anyone before June, July … anyway, sorry I'm going off track, this is a forum for people struggling with their sexuality, not a forum about sponsorship and visa's lol

Hope your well Anne Marie

Blessings,

Brunski