In 1989 or so I began to function as a sort of lay counselor for the little congregation we attended. I had no idea what I was doing nor what I was getting myself into by opening my heart to the pain of other souls. It’s been an amazing and rewarding journey…and sometimes heartbreaking. By early 1992 I had earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Biblical Counseling and quit working in an oil company office to counsel fulltime by faith. Since then, I have been on a continual quest