On Capitol Hill last week, God threw open the doors for people set free from the clutches of LGBTQ behaviors to meet with key U.S. senators to tell their stories of freedom and why the senators should vote against the "Equality Act."

And we got to be a part of it! Our office was ground zero for powerful prayer meetings, strategic planning sessions and high-powered legislative meetings with members of the CHANGED Movement.

One of the groups using our office, Fearless Identity, was co-founded by Angel Colon, whose incredible story we will share below. If the Equality Act passes, it will make people like Angel invisible. It will silence their testimony and ban them from giving or receiving lifesaving counsel. Angel's story will be removed—by law—in all venues.

Even if you already responded, help keep the pressure on our senators to ensure the government never silences Angel's voice and many others like him. HR 5 must NEVER become law! — Your Faith & Liberty team

Angel Colon grew up in the church but abandoned his faith. He became involved in same-sex relationships and drinking that led to drugs.

He was drunk and high during the infamous Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, when a Muslim extremist opened fire, killing 49 and wounding another 50. Later, medical experts estimated that Angel had been shot six times from the number of bullet fragments in his body. Yet in his darkest moment, God miraculously protected and redeemed his life!

After Angel was shot six times, the shooter returned to the place where he was lying in excruciating pain and executed the woman beside him.

I was petrified knowing I was next. I heard the shooter behind me, gauging his next move. That's when I asked the Lord for forgiveness, to forgive me for failing Him, for turning my back on Him. I wanted to be at peace with God, but at that moment, my prayer changed to prophecy.

I prophetically claimed my life for the Lord. I told Him I would not leave that building dead, that I had a purpose, and He would fulfill all the promises He made over my life. I knew in that moment that I was chosen, and God had something big for me.

I promised Him I would worship Him for the rest of my days. The very moment I said, “Amen,” I felt the bullet. Heat swelled through my abdomen, and I was certain I was dead. But when I opened my eyes, I knew the Lord spared me.

EMS workers said if Angel had not received medical care within minutes, he would have died. Instead, he is passionately living his life for the Lord and reaching out with a message of redemption and hope for those trapped in the LGBTQ web.

Six bullets couldn't stop Angel from speaking truth in love to others. But now HR 5 threatens his incredible ministry. Under this bill, he and others like him would face the choice to fall silent or lose everything.

At Faith & Liberty, we are determined to stand up for people like Angel who have found freedom through Christ. We want to make sure that in America, everyone always has the freedom to share what God has done in his or her life. Change is possible. None of us has to live in bondage.

Angel was the first Pulse survivor to tell the harrowing story of that terror-filled night five years ago this month. When he later shared he had become a Christian and Jesus had changed him, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer dissed him. Angel's story went against the LGBTQ narrative. HR 5 will do to Angel what Mayor Dyer and others failed to accomplish—it will silence him!

There are 49 Democrat co-sponsors of this bill. They are frantically trying to pass HR 5 this month during "Pride Month" and the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting.

Tell the senators to VOTE NO on the EQUALITY ACT.

Luis Ruiz was also at Pulse that fateful night. After the last call for alcohol, Luis and his friends heard someone screaming and telling everyone to get out of the club.

With the shots coming closer, Luis kicked down a gate, but his foot got caught, and he was trampled. He called his mom to tell her he loved her! This praying mom warned Luis a year before of this very night. I cannot imagine how she felt when she got this call from her son. But his phone went dead.

After the massacre, Luis felt God tugging at his heart saying, "I'm giving you another chance." But he tried to drown his memories with alcohol. Luis’ breaking point was when he found out he was HIV-positive. "That hit me hard," Luis said. "I realized I was making a lot of bad choices."

He turned to Christ. "Little by little, it was a process," he said. "I would leave church and go to the club. But in that time, Jesus was taking those things away without any effort from me."

Luis and Angel cofounded the organization Fearless Identity so they could share their testimonies in churches and schools. They offer God's love for those caught in the LGBTQ web, but HR 5 will kill their ministry.

They also created a documentary about the change in their lives, More Than a Victim: The Angel Colon and Luis J. Ruiz Story. The hope these young men offer the world is incredible! We cannot let the government silence their message of freedom.

We can stop the Equality Act. We must stop it! Every vote in the Senate will count. Please, select here or the button below to send your fax now.

This is a battle we must win! We must not allow people like Angel and Luis to be silenced. We must stop this dangerous bill in the Senate.

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Sources:

Colon, Angel. "Pulse Survivor: I Began Prophesying Over My Life in the Midst of Massacre." Charisma News. June 11, 2021. https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/76739-pulse-survivor-i-began-prophesying-over-my-life-in-the-mist-of-massacre.

Freedom Alive! TV Program (2021, April 18-25) EPISODE 7: Orlando Pulse Survivors Now Preach Christ - Luis Ruiz & Angel Colon (Parts 1 and 2).