Eric Waugh Ministries
Evangelizing Sinners & Edifying Saints
“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”
1Timothy 2:4
About Eric Duane Waugh
I was born in Atlanta, GA, to two young parents. I am the youngest of three boys. In a sense, my parents were kids trying to raise kids. Unfortunately, I was exposed to alcohol, drugs, and violence at a young age. By the age of 10 years old I was already in trouble with the law. By the age of 16, I had been sentenced to life in prison, where I would spend over half my life.
Thankfully, God’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save anywhere, under any circumstances or conditions. I was a hopeless, helpless, and hapless case, but God reached down in a prison cell and saved me on May 20, 2000, when, in broken repentance, I finally repented toward Him and put my faith in Jesus Christ to save me. It was then that I found what every soul on this earth looks for and longs for. I found love, joy, peace, fulfillment, purpose, and direction that only comes with a right relationship with the one who created us.
Today, I am what I am by the grace of God. Not by self-will, self-reform, education, or correction, but by the grace and mercy of God. My heart’s desire is to see others saved and delivered from the power of sin that holds them captive, and from the penalty of their sin that will be imposed in the life to come if they die in them. The Lord gave me a story for His glory, and I will continue to tell it for all eternity.
Evangelism
God has given Eric a unique testimony, and he desires to go tell it for the glory of God. It is one that exhibits and magnifies the grace and power of God and is a reminder of the purposes and providence of God. Untold lives have been scarred by a dysfunctional childhood, drugs and alcohol, and incarceration. All three stand true for Eric, but out of those things, God brought a monument of His mercy to extend the same hope to all in the “blessed hope” of Jesus Christ.
Eric is careful not to magnify the sinful life he lived prior to his salvation and focuses more on the new life that God has given him in Jesus Christ. As part of his testimony, Eric also plays the acoustic guitar and sings songs that God gave to him that were borne out of his own life and salvation experience. Bible-based songs that exalt the Lord Jesus Christ.
Prisoner Epistles (Letters)
If you have a relative or a friend who is incarcerated and you would like for Eric to write to the individual and pray for the person, he will gladly do so. Eric has a desire to beseech the sinner in bonds to come to the only one who saves and be reconciled to God. Unsaved people in prison don’t need parole from their sentence; they need a pardon from their sin. They also don’t just need a pen pal. They need someone who has been there and can hold forth the word of life with wisdom.
Eric lived in prison as an unsaved man for 7 years before he was saved. He understands the mindset and mentality of a lot of the people in prison, and having been there himself, he can effectively communicate with them. Eric also served 19 years in prison as a saved man. He knows what it is like to be a saint in solitude. He wants to help edify, exhort, and equip Christians on the inside to serve God and not time and to be focused, faithful, and fruitful while using their time for God’s glory. Along with letters, he can be a source of good, sound, biblical Bible study materials.
Pulpit Supply
Approximately two years after he was saved, Eric yielded to the call to preach and teach God’s word and has been doing so for over 20 years.
Eric completed his Doctor of Biblical Studies through Gulf Coast Bible Institute and, more importantly, has been a student of the word his entire Christian life.
He believes the Bible is God’s inspired words and that God has preserved those words for His children to have, hold, believe, and solely rely upon. He studies those words by rightly dividing them (2Tim. 2:15) and then he preaches and teaches them by rightly applying them in doctrine and practice.
Eric is available for individual or multiple services.