THE FOUNDER’S PROMISE

StriplingSteps.org – A Christ-Centered Path to Freedom

I didn’t start this fellowship because I had the answers.
I started it because I finally ran out of places to hide.

For too long, I lived in the shadows — chasing intensity, mistaking chaos for love, and calling obsession a spiritual experience. I wore many masks: charming, capable, spiritual. But behind closed doors, I was lonely, ashamed, and desperate for connection. I hurt the people I loved most.

I lost families.
I lost my relationship with my children.
I lost my integrity.
And for a long time, I lost myself.

I struggled as a faithful servant — showing up in callings, in service, but empty in spirit.
I have sat in the pews not knowing what to say, nodding during talks while silently drowning. The shame was thick. The gospel sounded like it was for someone else. I had no answer — just a pit in my chest and a prayer in my throat.

This fellowship was not born from success, but surrender.
Not from pride, but from pain.
Not from brilliance, but from a deep, broken plea:
“God, if You can still use me… use this.”

And somehow, He did. I am grateful that grace still found me — grace enough to begin again. Grace enough to help build something like this.

I promise you this:

• You will not be shamed here.
  You’ve carried enough of that already.

• You will not be sold a quick fix.
  This isn’t about behavior control — it’s about soul rewiring.

• You will not walk alone.
  We are building a fellowship of the honest, the bruised, and the willing.

• We honor the 12 Steps, the Word of God, and the power of real connection.
  We are not a substitute for Church.
  We are not a replacement for therapy.
  We are the trench between the two — the place where real spiritual work begins.

If this is your moment — your bottom, your awakening, or your last try — you are not too broken, too late, or too far gone.

You're exactly where God can begin.

This is my covenant:
To lead by example.
To never pretend I’m further along than I am.
To protect this sacred space from anything performative, political, or predatory.

We are here to heal, not to impress.
We are here to serve, not to posture.

If you join us, I won’t promise ease — but I will promise truth, connection, and a path forward lit by grace.

Welcome to Stripling Steps.
You still belong here — especially if you think you don’t.

Brother Bill B
Founder, StriplingSteps.org
Recovered. Redeemed. Still in Process.

Personal Email: Buelna88@gmail.com

Personal Phone:760-390-2677

If you have questions, please feel free to text, set up a time to chat or any questions.