#45 Molested at 7, Drug Dealer at 13, Ex-con Pastor since 2001 Part 2 - Pastor Pete Cropsey

Pastor Pete Cropsey had a brutal past.  From a violent molestation in Mexico at age 7, to his journey through heroin smuggling, burglary, prison, a motorcycle club and then accepting Jesus at Calvary Church where he became a Pastor.  This is an incredible and inspiring three part story of redemption.

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves” - Colossians 1:13

Pastor Pete’s father committed suicide because he had brain cancer.  When Pete went through his personal effects and realized his father had that bad reaction because he himself had been molested and never came to terms with it.

When Pete met a guy named Max who seemed so cool, he became a hero and Pete began dealing heroin for him.

Soon Pete began doing heroin and after his first taste he became a slave for the next 20 years.

Pete got to know the guys from the Vagos motorcycle club and hung around until he was asked to prospect.  This was a year long process.

While he was in the club he became a Christian and went to bible college, but even though he knew his life was changing he didn’t want to abandon his brothers.  He finally went to national and asked if he could leave the club.  He had become the National Sergeant at Arms and earned respect and so they allowed him to keep his stuff.  They always treated him with honor.

Pete’s passion for reading led him to read books from all religions at a young age, but the verses he heard and read from the bible are the ones that rang true. Spirituality is plagued with relativism, but the bible is black and white.

Pete had heard God, but in prison wasn’t ready to serve.  He was prideful and didn’t like authority and had to portray this tough image because of what had happened in Mexico and with his father.

Pastor Pete told the story of his molestation publically at a meeting and was set free by the act.  So many people suffer and hold it inside.

“The purpose of worship is to open our hearts to God and let him wash us off” - Pastor Pete.  Be vulnerable before God.
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