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Eric Melvin

Eric Melvin

Eric and his wife Siovhan and their 2 kids came to do Family DTS & School of Evangelism at YWAM Tyler in 2019-2020. Eric’s passion is to help men find the same freedom he has found in the area of sexual sin. They hail from Southern Illinois and currently are staff at YWAM New Orleans.

Recent posts by Eric Melvin

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Getting Free from PORN is Possible.

By Eric Melvin on 28 Jan 2022

Breaking a Porn Addiction

I am sharing my story to encourage others who may be entangled in this web of deception. There is hope and a sure path to freedom. 

Topics: YWAM Tyler YWAM DTS Divorce Freedom Family DTS Missionary Training ywam nola Overcoming porn sexual sin pornography sexual addiction
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Jesus Set Me Free From Porn!

By Eric Melvin on 5 Feb 2021

First Steps to Breaking a Porn Addiction

I am sharing my story to encourage others who may be entangled in this web of deception. There is hope and a sure path to freedom. 

Topics: YWAM Tyler YWAM DTS Freedom Family DTS Missionary Training ywam nola Overcoming porn sexual sin
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God Said Go, I said No

By Eric Melvin on 12 Jun 2020

God said "Go", I said "No" 

What if God asked you to go? To leave everything⎼your house, job, friends and family to follow him into the unknown? What would you say? Well, I can tell you what I said, "NO!"

Topics: Family Family Adventure Family Adventures Families in Missions Family DTS Family Missions Faith Family Discipleship
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When God Told Me Not To Go To College
Jun 24, 2022 by Meg Ferguson

Dennis is a solid guy, and we want to honor his life and story through this blog. He serves here at our YWAM Tyler...
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8 Steps To Frustration Free Fundraising
Jun 17, 2022 by Megan Bixler

Sometimes, people want to step out in faith to attend our training schools here at YWAM, Tyler. But fundraising can...
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Does God Really Set The Lonely In Families?
Jun 10, 2022 by Meg Ferguson

In 1982, I entered the foster care system. I was three months old. My parents moved out of our apartment without me. I...
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Do The Little Things Really Matter?
May 27, 2022 by Meg Ferguson

Have you ever made the mistake of believing a task isn’t worth investing time on because it’s “just a little thing?” I...
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The Send: Joining the War Against Inaction
May 20, 2022 by Amanda Pearl

When I went to The Flood, I was expecting breakthrough, but little did I know what it would entail.

The Flood was a...
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Bombs Erase Ukraine's Historic Beauty
May 6, 2022 by Tyler Tom
In these last few days, the bombing has shifted away from the surroundings of Kyiv, to the Black Sea cities of...
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Let's Go to Mongolia Together
Apr 22, 2022 by Tyler Tom

Want to hear an audacious goal? We want to reach the entire nation of Mongolia with the Gospel and place a Bible in...
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Easter Sunday on the Mediterranean
Apr 15, 2022 by Abby Gilliland

When I woke up on Easter morning, I saw the Mediterranean Sea glistening in the sunlight.I was on my School of...
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Highs and Lows of Living in Community
Apr 8, 2022 by Abby Gilliland

I woke up to the blaring beep of someone else’s alarm clock. A quiet hush was over the girls' dorm when I left my room....