I've got my own problems, I've got my own struggles I'm not perfect and I want you to know that I'm here for you. I can help you find help, but what I want you to know is, No. Game: I tell people all the time to just say: I don't know all the answers to your problems. He also explains why people should stop using the term "gay Christian," and talks about whether homosexuality and same-sex attraction is a choice.ĬP: What are helpful things that we can do and say to encourage a friend or family member who opens up to us about their struggle with same-sex attraction? The following is an edited transcript of The Christian Post's interview with Game, in which he describes how family, friends and church members should and should not react when a loved one announces their struggle with same-sex attraction. "God never promised to take away our struggles, temptations and unholy behaviors, but He did send an answer, and that is Jesus Christ," he shared. Even though he's been married to his wife for 18 years and has two children, Game speaks openly about his ongoing recovery from the homosexual lifestyle, which he left 23 years ago to embark on his journey with Jesus Christ.Ĭhristians who have same-sex attraction don't have to accept the gay identity, according to Game, who emphasizes that same-sex attraction, or any other struggle, does not define who a person is. Game, who's an ordained Southern Baptist minister, founded Truth Ministries in 1999, which was a ministry of Exodus International until its closing. | (Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Winning)įollowing the closure of Exodus International last June, McKrae Game, president and founder of Hope for Wholeness, and his team have continued to provide scriptural guidance and loving mentorship to Christians who are dealing with the sin of homosexuality.Įarlier this month, Hope for Wholeness hosted its first four-day conference in North Carolina called "Hope Rising" that was attended by 150 participants, including teenagers who were accompanied by their parents.
Members of the London Gay Men's Choir perform in front of the Houses of Parliament in central London, England, July 15, 2013.
The organization specializes in helping people with unwanted same-sex attraction to live Christ-centered lives. Christians struggling with same-sex attraction and homosexuality are finding support in a nonprofit called Hope for Wholeness.