“When I was eight years old I was sexually molested by someone who was pretty close to me, who I knew pretty well.” It was very hard for TJ Pompeo to deal with as he was attempting to observe what it meant to be a man.
“Went through the next ten years of my life very bitter with God, very confused, very frustrated, didn’t really understand how God would allow something like that to happen, why he would allow it if he was supposed to be the one that protects me.”
Being angry with God made him search for comfort and happiness in other aspects of life such as girls and the party scene.
In his freshman year of college, his roommate would invite him to a bible study on campus every week, and TJ would always decline. “I think cause I knew ultimately what I was going to encounter when I went to this bible study, I was going to encounter some spiritual awakening and I wasn’t really sure if I was ready for that anyways.” After the Christmas break, his roommate continued to invite him and TJ decided to go, primarily so his roommate would stop asking.
