Hello! Greeting you in the name of Jesus Christ and his joy. My name is Stephen Underwood. I am a son of a minister, who is Rev. McKinley Underwood, Jr. and my mother was Betty Underwood who is now deceased for several years now. I write this to you so I can unload my burden that I have been carrying for several years toward the Church of God. No one knows that I am writing to you not even my father. I have harbored great hatred toward the Church of God because of the lack of support and care that my father endured during his time of sorrow. So, I come to you today asking that you will forgive me for my hatred and dispissing of your organization. God has I feel has mended my broken and sorrowful heart of great loss that me and my family endured. I am returning to ask the organization to forgive me of my ignorace and hate. I have always loved the Church of God, but I believe that God allows you to go through things for a reason and a specific season.

During my time away from the Church of God. I have often asked God what he wants me to do with my life. One of the first things that he has instructed for me to do is make amends with my long heritage with the Church of God. Two, He has called me into ministry, which I am doing and serving in ministry at my local church within the Assembly of God. I teach a group of men at Teen Challenge and also serve in the Prison Ministry as well as the Prayer ministry at my local church. I would like to return home some day to my roots and one day if there is a place for ministry for me within the Church of God, I would like to be able to serve in some kind of capacity. I now know that the Lord our God has called me into his ministry and to advance his Kingdom. I thank you in advance for praying for me and with me that the Lord God will continue to guide and instruct me on what I should do in his ministry. Thank you and God Bless!

Yours In Christ,

Stephen Underwood