6 years ago, Chris Simpson led a white pride march. 4 years ago, he abandoned the white supremacist movement. 3 1/2 years ago, he was baptized.
Simpson, a 38-year-old garbage man and former Marine with "PURE HATE" tattooed across his knuckles, was consumed with hate.
"Hate will blind you to so many things," says Simpson. "It will stop you from having so many things. It consumes you."
After the loss of
his first child, Simpson had a lot of hatred and anger built up inside. The white pride movement gave Simpson a place to direct his anger and frustration--at people of other races.
Things began to change, however, during a family trip to Walmart. One of his children looked down an aisle, then up at Simpson and said, "Daddy, you can't go down that aisle. There's a _____ down there."
"It was time to make a change for them, "Simpson said of his children. "I don't want them following that path."
After he and his family watched the movie Courageous, Simpson began attending church. One month later he was baptized as a follower of Jesus Christ.
"Any kind of burdens I carried before, I
let them go." Simpson added, "There's no need to carry things that happen in the past. I forgave all those who wronged me and asked forgiveness from those that I have wronged."
Simpson has left hate behind. He's even going through the Freedom Ink Tattoo removal program--starting with the word HATE.
I am continually amazed
at God's ability to take a person who was involved in the deepest depravity, and bring them to repentance and healing. We serve an amazing God!
