Mike Tremblay's Weblog

There are three impactful events in my life that are up next. Today's post is the first. In fact, the recent events that took place in Wilmore, Kentucky at Asbury University is the reason behind my sharing these stories.  I do not remember where and when, some of the details of the past are fuzzy ... But this I do remember. Ray offered to take me to a church in Worcester where a revival was going on. Again the details are fuzzy but the main point was clear. God was at work and I was witnessing it. As a fairly new follower of Jesus, this was all new to me. I had never experienced anything like this before. But I was amazed at the confessions, the crying, the humility, the spontaneous words of prayer, the hugs, etc. This was not anything anybody conjured up, it was a moving of the Holy Spirit of God. After a few hours, Ray and I had to leave. But we left knowing God was in that place.  Sometime later we went back to experience more. The work of God was ongoing. I was amazed at w...

The Life story continues... In the summer of 1969, I had a summer job/ministry at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, NY. That continued for the next summer and for a few weeks in 1971, the year I graduated from HS. Just a couple of notations here:    - I recently found out that the Inn (which was renamed the Lodge) was sold and closed. This was a shock to me as those summers were used by the Lord to develop depth in my walk with Him. Some of my work mates were attending a college in Tennessee and I became impressed with that school because of these guys I worked with. I applied but my HS grades were under par so I was denied entrance into the college but did get approved to attend their Bible College. That summer in 1970, I knew Word of Life was opening their own Bible Institute so after being rejected in Tennessee but accepted into their Bible Institute, I reasoned why travel to Tennessee when NY was closer to home. I applied to WOLBI and was accepted for the fall 1971 school ...

The time period: September 1967. The place: Southbridge, Mass. The story: A 14 year old HS freshman's account of his meeting Jesus Christ as his Savior and the beginning steps of his life as one of His followers. The invitation: If you would like to directly contact, or if you have a question for Mike, use the LifeJourney email: lifejourneyconnection@gmail.com or text: 603.960.4949. On with the next segment... My times of discipleship with Ray, Mrs. O, John DeBrine, youth group or church just did not address any kind of strong opposition people may have toward the Gospel message when shared. Neither discussed was the devastation I was feeeling with the physical attack I encountered on my paper route while telling others of the new life Christ offers. But it's important to say that even though I was completely floored by the incident, I never once denounced my faith or desired to turn away from my Savior. But I did have very strong feelings about witnessing or sharing my life st...

 The events noted in parts one and two ... And now part three are reflections of activities that took place in the fall of 1967. I was a freshman in High School. That's the 9th grade folks. A very long time ago. The Lord is bringing back to my mind these events now, some 55 years later. Some of these things I have not thought about for years and years and more years (even decades).  Just as soon as the Holy Spirit was working in my heart to grow in my new faith, I sensed His moving in my heart to be an "active" follower of Jesus. I sensed it was my duty to live for Him. It was my duty to proclaim His Good News to others. It was my duty to be active for Him. I was becoming a deeply devoted Christian. It was more and more of a Holy Spirit burning in my heart to do things His way. No longer was my life my own but His. My disciplers, my daily teacher of the Scriptures on the radio program, my studies in Sunday Bible classes, youth group and worship services all pointed to a d...