Who am I?

My name is Russell Nash and I was born in 1969 in the county of Essex in England. I have worked most of my life in Information Technology and gave my life to Jesus at the age of 27. I moved to the USA in 2003 where I now live with my wife and children.

In 2012 I was encouraged by a pastor friend to dig deeper into the bible and to start preaching. I began to do so regularly and to lead bible studies. In 2019, pressures of a busy job slowly began to distract me from my relationship with the Lord and led me to back away from my preaching, bible study and music ministries. God refused to leave me there though.

In 2020 I ruptured two discs in my lower back and could not stand due to the pain. In late 2020 I had a lumbar fusion surgery. This fixed the discs, however, over the next few months a new problem arose, my legs and feet were swollen and the non-stop pain in my legs was almost unbearable. Also, the lightest touch on my legs was immensely painful. An MRI revealed that my spinal cord had been damaged during the surgery and that it could not be repaired without the risk of further damage.

The extended time off resulted in the loss of my job. If it hadn’t been for the love and caring of our church family and a long-term disability policy, we would have lost our home.

The Lord had me exactly where He wanted me, all the distractions removed and my seeing clearly where I had backed away from my relationship with Him. I now walk with a cane and have difficulty standing or walking for more than short periods of time. I also deal with near constant nerve pain in addition to neuropathy, blood flow issues and CRPS in my legs. Despite this, I would not change a thing. My relationship with God is now the number one priority in my life and I can see how He used my health to get my attention and to make it clear to me that He had work for me to do.

I love to preach God’s word, lead bible studies and play the bass in worship of our Lord!

Why this blog?

I have always had a burden to share God’s Word, and since my disability the Lord has made it clear to me that Christians have neglected their relationship with the Holy Spirit. If it is God’s will, I hope to lead people into a closer relationship with the Lord and being led and transformed by the Holy Spirit.