Around the age of twenty-two or twenty-three, Rev. Edge had spent much of his time in the service of God. He attended church faithfully, led devotional services, and led songs as a member of the Lebanon Baptist Church Youth and Young Adult Choir in his hometown of Plains. One particular Sunday he recalls having sung songs that expressed love and adoration for God. Unbeknownst to him, there was a parishioner that was paying particular attention. It was later revealed that the onlooker thought from his demeanor at church that he had the perfect relationship with God.

However, it was far from the truth at the time. Later that very evening, he met that particular person as he was coming out of a certain nightclub with a cup of beer in his hands. Filled with indignation, the individual looked him in the eyes and pointed a finger in his face and declared, "You are nothing but a hypocrite." Looking back, he says, being called a hypocrite was the best thing that could have happened to him. He sees God's loving intervention in the act. Even though he attended church faithfully and was busy in the church, he admits that he still was not saved. He was portraying one image in church, but a relationship with God was not a part of his lifestyle.

That, among many other experiences, led Rev. Edge to salvation. Another vivid occurrence includes a dream in which he and others were on a pier when someone pushes him into the ocean. Knowing that he was surely going to drown, he reached out for help by lifting his hands up. In response, hands reached out of nowhere and lifted him up out of the water. He didn't quite understand the dream, but the revelation was soon to come. The very next Sunday in church, the first song the choir sang was "Love Lifted Me." The lyrics pierced his heart. God wanted to rescue him from being lost and dying in sin. He knew God was nudging him to have a deeper walk with Him.

When he accepted Christ, there was joy unspeakable. The joy of the Lord radiated through every thing he did. That joy, to him, is the true manifestation of the Lord in your life.
However, answering the call to ministry was an entirely different set of challenges. He simply did not want to do it. He felt that working out his own salvation was quite enough for him to have to do. But deeper still was a feeling of dread because of the enormous responsibility of ministry. He did not want the blood of others on his hands. So he ran from the call of God. But God was relentless. He continued to deal with Rev. Edge concerning his purpose for him.

On one occasion Pastor Edge recalls having a vision. In the vision, he was exhorting the congregation before the choir would come forth to sing. However, during his exhortation, he began to compel people to come to Jesus. People began to come out of the pews to the altar. Suddenly he saw a spotlight shining about him. God spoke, "This is my son in whom I am pleased." The experience, he shares, was like God marking him on his forehead. He pondered the vision in his heart.

But there were consequences. The harder he kicked, the more difficult things in his life became. And God would supernaturally deliver him out of all of his troubles. One miraculous incident purely revealed God's power operating on his behalf. He was under his home using a snake to unclog a pipe. Suddenly, a ball of fire traveled quickly down the drain and engulfed him. Literally shaking from the experience, he realized that not a hair on him had been singed. He knew that God was watching over him. Being convicted by the goodness of God, he would relent and determine that he would fulfill God's calling. But the feeling did not last. He would later make excuses for not pursing ministry. But a major breakthrough was on the way.
For one solid week, Rev. Edge had gone without sleeping. God visited him every single night. Without having rested, he kept his appointment to sing with the Echoes of Heaven quartet at the church of Pastor Wallace Jordan. That day turned out to be a divine encounter. Pastor Jordan talked with him about ministry. In the conversation, it was revealed that he wasn't waiting on God, but God was waiting on Him.

After the event, he thought he could return home and finally get some sleep. He could not. He arose from bed. With a heart full of complete submission, he requested that God would show him once and for all if He had a plan for him. In response, God led him to Isaiah chapter 49, verses 1 through 6. God revealed the meaning of the passage to him. He saw for the first time that, although he was the eighth child of his parents, that God Himself had ordained his birth for his service.
Rev. Hosie Waters, of Lebanon Baptist Church, mentored him. He was licensed. And the weight of ministry that he dreaded was actually lifted off of him when he completely surrendered to the call of God.

Since then, Rev. Edge has encountered many transitions in his seventeen years of ministry. It seems to him that God uses him for specific purposes--to uproot, replant, and tend the seeds he has shown. (His first name, George, actually means farmer.) One of the major obstacles he has often had to deal with is traditions. For him, it has been very difficult to help people flow with and be led by the Spirit. His current inspiration is to see people come into the kingdom of God.
Throughout it all, Pastor Edge's wife of twenty years, First Lady Lindsay Edge, has literally walked by his side every step of the way. In fact, he thanks both God and his wife for his salvation. The manner in which she walked with conviction was a testimony unto him. She continues to serve as a constant source of encouragement. During times of transition, he lovingly recalls how she expressed her support. She stated that she trusted him to hear from God. "It means so much to have a wife who lives with me everyday, who knows me better than anyone, and actually trusts the ministry gift that God has placed in me," Rev. Edge stated.

In 2006, Pastor Edge founded the Restoration Church of Americus, Incorporated. The aim of the ministry is to expressly restore God's people back to their original place of authority and dominion. The founding scripture is the forty-eighth verse of Isaiah chapter fifty-eight: "…the restorer of paths to dwell in."
The Restoration Church of Americus is currently located at 1213 Douglas Circle. More information about the pastor and ministry is available online at www.restorationchurchofamericus.com.
Pastor and First Lady Edge are the parents of Katasha, Lakeisha, Aaron, and Caleb. They are the proud grandparents of Shaquaja and Aaron Jordan.