Darrell - Parents - Word of Life Bible Institute

At 19 years of age, Darrell thought he had his life figured

out. He had earned a full scholarship to play football at the

University of Massachusetts and was living a life many young men

only dream of.

But he was unfulfilled and unhappy. He felt a deep longing

for something more.

Darrell had first heard the Gospel at the

age of 8, but he

didn’t have anyone in his life to help provide

him with a

clearer understanding of what he had heard. He

grew up with a

difficult home life, raised by a single mother

while his father

was in prison.

Years of living for his own selfish desires eventually

caught up with him during his first year at UMass. He knew his

life needed to change. Remembering what he had heard from a

youth pastor he knew in high school, Darrell’s heart was drawn

to the Lord and he began to read the Bible. Soon thereafter,

Darrell accepted Christ as his Savior, and his heart and life

were changed!

Because of his new relationship with the Lord, Darrell made

another big change. Although his mother and friends didn’t

understand his decision, he left UMass - and his football

scholarship - and enrolled in the Word of Life Bible Institute

in Schroon Lake.

“I just really wanted to change my life for the better and

to do what I was truly passionate about,” he says.

At the Bible Institute, Darrell is receiving clear Biblical

teaching and practical ministry experience as he follows his new

call to the pastorate. The training he is receiving at the Bible

Institute is preparing him for what the Lord has in store for

his life.

Darrell wouldn’t have been able to come to Word of Life

without the support of friends like you. Thanks to your gifts,

he received a scholarship to attend the Bible Institute. And

just think - countless other lives will be impacted by Darrell

because your support allowed him to be trained and equipped for

a lifetime of ministry.

“I really appreciate the scholarship,” says Darrell

gratefully. “It will allow me to do the things I love. Thank

you!”

Darrell At 19 years of age, Darrell thought he had his life figured out. He had earned a full scholarship to play football at the University of Massachusetts and was living a life many young men only dream of. But he was unfulfilled and unhappy. He felt a deep longing for something more.

Darrell had first heard the Gospel at the age of 8, but he didn’t have anyone in his life to help provide him with a clearer understanding of what he had heard. He grew up with a difficult home life, raised by a single mother while his father was in prison. Years of living for his own selfish desires eventually caught up with him during his first year at UMass. He knew his life needed to change.

Remembering what he had heard from a youth pastor he knew in high school, Darrell’s heart was drawn to the Lord and he began to read the Bible. Soon thereafter, Darrell accepted Christ as his Savior, and his heart and life were changed! Because of his new relationship with the Lord, Darrell made another big change. Although his mother and friends didn’t understand his decision, he left UMass - and his football scholarship - and enrolled in the Word of Life Bible Institute in Schroon Lake.“I just really wanted to change my life for the better and to do what I was truly passionate about,” he says.

At the Bible Institute, Darrell is receiving clear Biblical teaching and practical ministry experience as he follows his new call to the pastorate. The training he is receiving at the Bible Institute is preparing him for what the Lord has in store for his life. Darrell wouldn’t have been able to come to Word of Life without the support of friends like you. Thanks to your gifts, he received a scholarship to attend the Bible Institute. And just think - countless other lives will be impacted by Darrell because your support allowed him to be trained and equipped for a lifetime of ministry. “I really appreciate the scholarship,” says Darrell gratefully. “It will allow me to do the things I love. Thank you!”