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When Greg Jackson was a teenager, his parents divorced and his life radically changed. Although raised in a Christian home and baptized in the Holy Spirit at age 13, doubt and rebellion consumed him and he walked away from God into the arms of worldly pleasures.

"I got involved in the party lifestyle," Jackson, 39, of Modesto, California, said. "During this whole time, the Holy Spirit was tugging at me and trying to pull me back." Jackson enjoyed some in the exotic dance industry, but that lifestyle couldn't satisfy the spiritual hunger growing in his heart. His pursuit of satisfaction soon found a dead end.

"It's amazing, the wickedness I was involved in," Jackson said. "The sky was the limit when it came to the Devil. I prayed, 'Lord, get me out of this!' I knew it was wrong and I knew I was going to hell." So in August 2001, under the Holy Spirit's conviction, Jackson left the entertainment industry, walked into Neighborhood Church Assembly of God in Modesto and recommitted himself to Jesus Christ.

Now Jackson knows what satisfaction is. "I needed to surrender everything," he said. "I needed to empty myself, to die to myself, to die to my flesh. And the blessings came. His love is everlasting despite my wicked past. I have peace in my life."

Jackson's appetite for the world was replaced with a passion for the Word. His aunt, a missionary in La Paz, Mexico, directed him to Global University, and he is now studying to earn a B.A. in Bible and Theology.

Jackson's personal Web site was created for people involved in exotic entertainment. It helps them to understand his departure from that lifestyle, how Christ changed his life and why they, too, need Jesus.

"I wanted to reach them and let them know that the sexually immoral will not inherit the kingdom of heaven," Jackson said.

The Web site immediately delivers visitors a poignant message, "When [eternity] comes, who will be there to meet you?" Other pages on the web site detail Jackson's testimony and the way to salvation as shown in Scripture.

Global University has enabled Jackson to study the Word and know his Savior better. "Global University has been instrumental in my life and I thank God for the privilege to be able to study His Word formally, through Global," he said.

Jackson is a full-time legal clerk in Modesto. Although the road to ministry may be long and present many challenges, he said time isn't a concern. "I don't have an agenda," he said. "The only thing that I know for certain is that I hunger for God's Word and want to study."



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