Andrew Hornick

I grew up in a divorce household starting at the age of two. My father remarried and raised me up in a practicing Christian household, going to church most Sundays. While my mom remarried and raised me in a (for the most part) non-practicing Jewish household, other than the major holidays. I never really took either side seriously, it was just a thing I had to do. I’m sure there was a good amount of confusion sprinkled in there too. I went through some pretty rough moments in my teenage years and wound up in an all boys maritime academy up in Jacksonville, FL. This is where I had my first serious interaction with the Bible. We would read a chapter of Proverbs every morning, every month, for the nearly two years I was there. I came home for my senior year of highschool, and immediately upon graduating I was moved out of my parents home. I tried a lot of things and lived in a lot of places but never faced my issues, my addictions, my deep rooted trauma. Never once praying to God or even having a thought of him. I was living a life guided by the devil. Giving me every little worldly pleasure I wanted and honestly it felt so good. I occasionally had this thought in the back of my head “when is this house of cards going to finally fall”…how long could I live following “my plan” and not God’s plan. Fast forward some time… my life would be many ups and very low downs. At a very low point in January 2025 I woke up and went to this park on the water, I walked out on the dock right at sunrise and said my first real prayer to God in what felt like 15+ years. I begged for His forgiveness, I begged him and pleaded with him to help me not lose everything, and that I was ready to give my life to Him. He heard me that morning but he knew better than I did that I still wasn’t ready. Starting to go to church, not consistently, but making some effort..not really feeling the pull at this particular church and still tightly bound to my addictions. I felt God though, I felt Jesus pulling me closer. My fiance moved from the church we had gone to for a short amount of time to Coastal Life. Her faith in God and her relationship with Jesus was growing rapidly. It all came to a head this past August/September…I had finally done it. I had my now fiance packing her and our sons bags to leave. I was at a massive crossroads, this was the moment God was telling me it’s time. By the grace of God my fiance decided to stay by my side, giving me yet another chance. I sat down with my family and came clean about everything in my life. I kneeled before God praying for forgiveness and telling Him I am ready for Him, His Son, and the Holy Spirit to consume me and lead me to be the man I know I was put on this earth to be. I now wake up excited every Sunday morning to go to 8am service with my little family. Looking back over my life, it’s crystal clear that God has been right by my side through it all, protecting me, guiding me, slowly and meticulously bringing me closer to his Son, Jesus Christ. I am ready to turn the page to the next chapter of my life, I’m ready to put on Christ and follow Him in baptism today.