My full name is Christopher Patterson, but for the sake of ease I go by Chris. I am no longer bald, as heading to South America with a bald head would be a bad idea. As of right now I am a freshman at Huntington University, the one in Indiana not in West Virginia. I am majoring in Missions, as I have felt numerous times God calling me to be a full time missionary. I am 19 years old and come from a family of Two older brothers. The oldest is out of college now, and teaching at the high school in our home town, and the other brother will be graduating from OSU this year, and then heading off to flight school for the Navy.
I grew up in the church, but God was never real to me. Church was just another thing my mother required us to do. I never paid attention in anything related to church; it really was just another way to spend time with some friends. Thankfully God placed someone into my life to change all this. My first and only girlfriend decided one day to continually pester me about what it was I believed. I dodged the question for a while, as it made me uncomfortable, but eventually on the phone she caught me, and I was forced to try to explain what it was I believed. As I had no foundation at all at this point in time, she was not satisfied by my answer to the question. I gave my life to God during that phone call, but I must admit that at that time it was just to continue dating this girl.
Over the next year or so God continued to lay on my heart committing myself to Him. I started to go to my girlfriend’s church, and multiple times the speaker would be talking about having a relationship with God. Each time I heard this talked about I recommitted my life to God. These times, however, I did this because I wanted to have a real relationship with my creator. Now I can confidently say that Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and that I am making every attempt to follow Him in everything I do.
Growing up was hard for me, as I was that one kid everyone picks on. I was always by myself until my first girlfriend in eighth grade. For many years I dealt with suicidal thoughts, and I even attempted suicide once. I have been extremely depressed for most of my life, and still deal with depression from time to time. Thankfully God put my first girlfriend into my life when He did.
Due to the way I grew up I have become extremely introverted, partially out of necessity. Now it takes me longer than other people to meet others, but once I become comfortable with other people my personality comes out. I have moments where I am extremely goofy, as I sometimes break out into random crappy dancing. I enjoy simply spending time with others listening to them interact. I am rather quiet and tend to keep to myself. As you have probably figured out at this point in time I can be rather long winded, which is due to the friends I have no, as we tend to get into debates that last for hours at times.
There you go a little bit more than just a little information about me, but all of it relevant for you to get to know me better.
