Bedford High School 1964 Alumni

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	Bob Erb
	I live in Hawaii, where the temperatures of 70 to 80 degrees every day of the year. It is paradise on earth. In addition to the pictures attached, lots more pictures of me and us at work, feeding the homeless, are linked on www.boberb.org. I had been helping a friends and family deal with significant life changing experiences in Virginia and Ohio,and Las Vegas this past year. I am back in Hawaii in the process of trying reenergizing the Waikiki Beach Outreach Ministry(more information is on www.waikikibeachoutreach.com). Thank you for your interest and expressing your desire to learn more about me. Praise the Lord for giving us life and an opportunity to experience new dimensions in our lives. God is good and it is always a pleasure to share the Spirit of the Lord. For those who know me and the family, I am from a family of 6. My brother, Steven, committed suicide about 15 years ago, three sisters, Nora, Lynn and Sherry are living in Ohio and one, Jean, lives in California. I am the second oldest. Both my mother and father have passed away from this world. I have 3 children born by me. Robert III lives in Ohio, and has 2 children, Robert IV and David. Angelena lives in Ohio finishing college. Ryan lives in Virginia and has a new baby coming with his new wife. The mother of Robert divorced me in 1978 for another man. The mother of Angelena chose to sleep with other men. The mother of Ryan left me in 1997 right after I was fired from my professional job that supported her well on a lake. I have not had a professional job since and have learned how to be homeless as I am helping others. I used to work as a project contract engineer or ran my own businesses most of my carrer. I went to Sunday school and was first baptized by water sprinkling at the First Methodist Church in Bedford, Ohio, during my teenage years. I became lost in the world and became addicted to alcohol. This addiction led me into Alcoholics Anonymous on November 6, 1972; six months later I turned his life over to God and was baptized in the Spirit. In 1985, after becoming very successful and earning several degrees, I became a member of the Blue Ridge Shores Baptist Church and was baptized with immersion. I continued to serve God by teaching Sunday school, helping churches to renovate and expand, ministering and leading Boy Scouts, leading a prison ministry for three years, preaching when called upon, earned several more degrees, and helped many other organizations whenever I was asked. I encountered challenges that led me back into drugs and alcohol when I turned my back on God’s will in 1997. I became homeless and lived on Waikiki Beach for 7 months and experienced how the homeless live. On March 28, 2003 I rededicated his life to God and my life began to change again. I knew God didn’t allow those experiences to occur for no reason as I was reading scriptures every day. Less than a month later I was invited by a church as a volunteer pastor and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Today I am following the voice of the Lord feeding the homeless by sharing my pension to provide food for the homeless. The Holy Spirit has assured me that others will assist me with their time and resources as they recognize the needs. I was granted a scholarship for a degree in church ministry that I have completed and have registered to attend the Hawaii Seminary in September 2006 to earn a doctorate in theology.