In
honor of my mother,
Judy S. Walker
March 25, 1944 - March 22, 1994
Tony Walker was born on November 9,
1983 in Anderson, SC. His childhood rarely involved going to
church. His family situation was unstable but he had a mother who
did the best she could.
On March 22, 1994 at the age of 10, his mother was murdered by his
step-dad. He was then taken in by a life long friend of his mother.
She and her husband was given custody of Tony and took him in as
their own son.
With the new addition to the family, they saw the need to raise
Tony in church. In 1995, they began attending Gethsemane Baptist
Temple in Starr, SC. In the winter of 1995/96, at the age of 12,
Tony made a false profession of faith to please his new parents but
his life never change.
The journey into teenage years began and resulted in regrets and
disobedience to what he heard every Sunday and Wednesday at church.
Still, his "adopted" parents raised him in church so he could be
brought up under the word of God.
Then things changed in the spring of 2001 at the age of 17 when
Tony began to realize the things he was involved in were not only
displeasing to his parents and those who knew, but to God himself.
In his room with simple faith and a simple prayer he asked Jesus to
save him. Something happened that did not happen in 1995/96, his
life changed!
He began to pay attention in church, read the Bible, witness, and
try to make his senior year of high school count for God. As high
school drew near to the end, questions about what to do after high
school began to come into his mind. In January of 2002 he attended
an all men's meeting at church and during the altar call told the
Lord that he would preach if that is what he wanted from him.
He preached his first message the next month, graduated in May of
2002, and began attending Tabernacle Baptist Bible College that
August where he is still enrolled. On July 30, 2005 he married his
high school sweetheart who is a great wife, friend, and
help-meet.
Currently, he helps teach the children on Wednesday evenings. He
also preaches at nursing homes, every Saturday publicly on Main
Street in Anderson, SC and every Friday at 5:00 pm on WRIX-AM
1020.
"But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people
alive."
- Genesis 50:20 -