A survivor from the devastating terror attack in Orlando, Florida at gay nightclub, Pulse, posted on Facebook on 27 April that he found Jesus as his personal saviour and is no longer identifying as gay.
The attack happened in June 2016 and left 49 people dead. ‘I should have been number 50!,’ wrote survivor Luis Javier. ‘Going through old pictures of the night of Pulse, I remember my struggles of perversion, heavy drinking to drown out everything, and having promiscuous sex that led to HIV. My struggles were real!’ he recalled. ‘The enemy had its grip, and now God has taken me from that moment and has given me Christ Jesus.’
Relationship with Jesus
Ruiz added: ‘I’ve grown to know [Jesus’] love in a deeper level. Two out of the 49 were my close friends and are no longer with us. They lost their lives that night. I should have been number 50 but now I have the chance to live in relationship and not religion – not just loving Christ, but being in love with Christ and sharing his love. I know who I am, and I am not defined with who the enemy says I used to be – but who Christ Jesus says I am.’
